Fireforce
Fire Force is a variant of the military tactic of vertical envelopment by helicopter‑borne and parachute infantry. The tactic was developed by the Rhodesian Security Forces during the Rhodesian Bush War (1964–1979). It emphasized rapid deployment of infantry by air to locate, contain and engage insurgent units.
The tactic was primarily employed by the Rhodesian Light Infantry (RLI), the Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR), and the Special Air Service (SAS), assisted by the Air Force (RhAF). The Fire Force counter insurgency missions were designed to intercept insurgent units of the Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army (ZANLA) and the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZIPRA).
Fire Force responded to ambushes, farm attacks, observation post (OP) sightings, and calls from trackers or patrols who had made contact and required reinforcements. Fire Force was first deployed in January 1974 and saw its first action a month later, on 24 February 1974.
Fire Force was an operational assault or response group typically composed of a first wave of 32 soldiers transported to the scene by three helicopters (G-Cars) and one Dakota (Paradak), with a command/gunship helicopter (K-Car) and a light attack aircraft (Lynx) in support. One of the advantages of the group was its ability to be deployed from a single airstrip.
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