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- From: Mika Suoranta Tkkk <MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi>
- Subject: Re: Use of small arms stored in homes
- Message-ID: <BzzCLw.BH@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Sender: military@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM (Sci.Military Login)
- Organization: Turku School of Economics, Finland
- References: <Bzs8Jw.Kzv@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM>
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 17:29:55 GMT
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- From Mika Suoranta Tkkk <MSUORANTA@finabo.abo.fi>
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- In <Bzs8Jw.Kzv@law7.DaytonOH.NCR.COM> Urban writes:
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- > From Urban F <urf@ki.icl.se>
- >
- > The Home Guard, whose very reason for existance is their short
- > reaction times, could not function if they didn't keep their
- > equipment at home.
- >
- > Most soldiers probably defend their country best by quickly
- > going to their places of duty. Thusly an attacker has a strong
- > interest in keeping them from doing so, or at least delaying
- > them. Small sabotage units will not engage trains in firefights,
- > regardless if those aboard are armed or not, rather they'd blow
- > up bridges etc. Having rifles with you on the train does not keep
- > the bridge from beeing blown up: The bridge is better off beeing
- > protected by the local Home Guard units.
-
- Assuming the Home Guard gets there in time. Sabotage
- could start a few days before hostilities.
-
- Good point to bring up the subject of sabotage, as it is
- probably the number one issue and most likely threat, even
- if there would be no all-out attack.
-
- > I can think of only a few situations where it might help you
- > reaching your unit if you're already armed, but I acknowledge
- > there are some circumstances where it might be useful.
-
- Key personnel would need something for self defence as
- they would certainly be in some sort of a hit list.
-
- Some years ago there were rumors about Swedish Air Force
- pilots being "tailed" by East Europeans. And it is a public
- "secret" that most reserve officers are paid a "visit" by the
- KGB or whater within a year or two after their service, just
- to make sure it is known where they live. In my unit every one
- of us has had some strange foreigner coming to their front door
- trying to sell something... and not bothering to go to the
- house next door as well.
-
- > When you reach your unit, some time might be saved by not having
- > to go through the process of issuing personal equipment, but if
- > this time is significant compared to the travel time, I cannot
- > say.
-
- Assuming there are trained personnel present it takes less
- than half an hour to turn a busload of reservists to soldiers
- packed up and ready to go. As far as issuing equipment is
- conserned...
-
- > If some soldiers cannot reach their units, it is better if they
- > have at least rifles than nothing. They are at least trained
- > soldiers, and can augment other units, if perhaps not in their
- > specialities.
-
- Especially if they have some means of communication. Ham
- radio gear, cellular phone etc.
-
- > One aspect that speaks against storing equipment at home is that
- > if you don't have it inspected often, you can't be certain that
- > everyone will care for it well.
- >
- > As for light weapons in "civilian" hands; No matter how good a
- > shot you are, acting singly, without previous military training,
- > you have a very small chance of doing something of military
- > significance.
-
- And you would just give the occupation forces an excuse
- to mistreat the population. Better hit had when you can and
- not just tease them....
-
- > Only way these "civilian" weapons might be put to good use is by
- > a resistance organization led and trained by proffessionals,
- > where they at least have to be augmented by heavy demolition
- > equipment. (Unless you don't specialize in just killing key
- > personell.)
- >
- > (Why "civilian"? Well, as soon as you use them against the enemy,
- > you and your weapon becomes "military", provided you do so "under
- > responsible leadership", I think the term is. You DON'T have to
- > be dressed in uniform, neither does those in charge of the
- > "leadership".)
-
- And you must carry your weapon openly, unless you are in
- uniform.
-
- > --
- > Urban Fredriksson urf@icl.se
- >
-
- Mika
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