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Unique Ground Transportation
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:10:08
Publish Date: 2006-05-20 11:51:00
Description: Ski Warfare:
  • In the Winter War between the Finns and the Soviets, the Finnish ski troops used guerilla tactics to stop a much larger enemy.  Their high mobility gave them an advantage in the cold conditions (of which the Soviets were not used to).
  • The 10th Mountain Division, a special operations unit in the US, is trained in harsh terrain operations, including ski warfare.  They are a rapid-response unit and have conducted many operations in the 1990s.
Bicycle Warfare:
  • Bicycles are cheap, light, fast, and can carry a surprisingly large amount of baggage
  • When Japan invaded Singapore in WWII, they used bicycles on gravel and pavement to give the impression of a much larger tank force.  This prompted a British garrison that was 3x the size of the Japanese invading force to surrender.
For more information, read: Military History Magazine (Feb 2000): Bicycles in War Special Forces by Samuel Southworth Military Blunders by Geoffrey Regan Japanese Army by Geoffrey Forty Military History Podcast is sponsored by Armchair General Magazine
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