Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

[paramil]

OK so I know Hollywood is Hollywood but something has been bugging me and I want to know what you all think about a particular part in the latest Red Dawn movie.

I don't know if this is the best place to post this so please move if necessary.

OK so the part I want your opinion about is when the cabin was just discovered do to the groups resident nark. They have there OP and have the bolt gun W/optic watching the situation unravel.

So as the active duty Marine; did he make the right decision to lay low and rough out seeing his father killed and the let the Captain walk? Or would anything have been achieved if he had told the group to bug out and take out the leader with a well aimed shot then move?

Now I know the proximity of the rest of the force was pretty close, looks to be within 100yds. So I am well aware that overwhelming firepower would have been brought down on him the minute that shot rang out.

But I also know the value of taking out a key commander in a position like that. So its been a revolving conflict when I think about what I would have done in that position. I'm not a tactician by any means.

Would he had enough chance of getting out of there in enough time to survive or would it have been a suicidal call to make taking the Capt. out then and there?

All of this assuming he knew the scope was zeroed and he had test fired it prior to that incident. I don't know, what do you all think?

 

[kraigWY]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

Don't shoot Captains

Or at least retired captains.

 

[Guest]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

The ability to control ones emotions is critical on the battlefield. When you are the resistance, you choose the time, venue, and consider all ramifications of your action/plan to those with you.
Direct action/confrontation is many times the last thing you what to, do.
Many find it hard to hold emotions at times, but to prevail you have to become very hard. It's not a task for the weak.
Revenge has no place until, after the plan has been completed. If you can incorporate a statement into a sound plan, by all means do it.

 

[MikeeBooshay]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

Rule number one in insurgent activity - live to fight another day. Taking out the other guys leadership at the expense of your own is a very poor strategic trade.

As Patton said " the object, is to make the other guy die for HIS country."

but it's a movie, who cares?

 

[Outlaw1]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mikee Booshay</div><div class="ubbcode-body">As Patton said " the object, is to make the other guy die for HIS country."</div></div>

Good quote.

 

[paramil]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

So I was right in thinking it was suicidal move to make?

 

[Guest]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Paramil</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So I was right in thinking it was suicidal move to make? </div></div>

Yes. Other than getting most everyone with you killed, the gain towards winning the war, would be what?
If you devise a plan to grab his ass later that's different. Then after you info him out, you have all the time you want to peel and clorox his ass.

 

[Coloradocop]

Re: Tactics question from hollywood "Red Dawn"

Rule number one of the battlefield:

Never make any decision on the basis of something that did or did not happen in a Hollywood movie. There's no possible way to debate this as a real-life scenario, since the variables are endless. Hollywood shows you the story they want to tell, whereas real life, and real armed conflicts are quite a bit different.