has any conventional army won a war against guerrilla warfare tactics?

Question

I can't think of any

so is it about time the governments of the world change their ways. Unless like the Israeli's they want to remain in constant conflict.
The Irish situation was ended by public opinion, and not by thr British Army.
Should we not be concentrating on education and diplomacy and fairness instead of tanks and bombs

Answer 1

The British developed a Hearts and mind policy which works against guerrilla warfare with the backing of a benevolent government, and the ability to disrupt supply line's and money. The money is the most important element you only have to look at Ha mas in Palestine the money they throw around surely the main reason they won the election there. That and the blatant corruption of Fatah. The IRA in Ireland the same storey only the money supplied by the USA.

Answer 2

Yes, they win most of the time. Look at the Italians in Libya or the French in Algeria. How about the British in Northern Ireland? Look at the Russians in Chechnya and the British in Malaysia. The Indonesians put down the communist guerrilla rebellion. The Mexicans have put down many guerrilla style rebellions in Southern Mexico. The US army in the Philippines, the Turks and the Kurds, the Turks and the Armenians, the British and the Boers in South Africa, The British and the Mau Mau in Kenya.

How many more would you like?

The fact is that guerrilla movements rarely are successful. Remember, the Minutemen might have driven the British crazy with their hit and run tactics, but it was the Continental Army and French Navy that defeated them at Yorktown.

Answer 3

Britsh Army in Malaya. For the tactics used try to get hold of a copy of "Low Intensity Operations" by General Frank Kitson.

Answer 4

Defenders consistently have an benefit, and guerrilla conflict is amazingly efficient, besides the shown fact that it thoroughly relies upon of the political state Vietnam and China is with something of the international. conflict is amazingly costly for the two sides, and China would not threat an prolonged occupation in an unwilling us of a. additionally, conflict isnt consistently stopped my protection rigidity rigidity, working example, if Europe and u.s. cut back off commerce to China for invading, it would be no longer likely they could be waiting to fund an invasion after that. additionally, there are some occasion from background with Soviet occupation, you ought to look them up. desire this enables :)

Answer 5

British Army vs. MRLA in Maylaya

Greek Army vs. ELAS

US Army vs. Indians

US Army vs. Phillipine Insurrectos

Red Army vs. Forest Brothers

Numerous others , do some research

Answer 6

Yes the British in Malaya their tactics are still studied by military instructors.I am sure if you look hard enough there have been many others.

Answer 7

i think that in theory it is unlikely, if not impossible
a standing army is primarily designed to fight other armies, not insurgents
in counter-insurgency you need loads of specialized forces, intel and military
one of the few standing armies that are effective in fighting guerrillas would be the israeli army
they have fought this kind of war for decades and though they have not won, they have not lost either, and they have far greater experience, they know what works and what doesnt

Answer 8

U.P.D.F v LRA / PDF / ADF

(Uganda Peoples Defence Force ) God bless M7

To put right one of your earlier contributors - the Mau-Mau beat the crap out of the British. How do you think we got independence so quick?

Answer 9

well, counter insurgency ops do not begin to show real results until after the ten year mark. Also, there has to be a certian ratio of troops to civilians and other factors as such. so long as the american people/democrats are squably asshole *******, we will never know if this time in iraq will pay off. We wont be there long enough for it to work... the terrorist know it. the insurgents know it. they know americans are impatient as ****.

Answer 10

you can't, in order to defeat a belief you have to change the persuasion of the people following said belief. Iraq citizens do not agree with insurgents due to there loved ones being killed by them. there fore they are less inclined to help them, they rather join the new Iraq army to fight these insurgents.