5D System for Indian Army and Armies engaged in Anti-terrorism like Ugandan Army.
5D system is universal.both for int and ops.
We can apply it to prevent a repeat of poonch attack.Force Protection.
Deny the terrorists information reqd for attack.Deny them the opportunity to attack.Here multiple
solutions exist.Randomization brought into troop movements and route
selection.OPSEC.Scrambling of radio waves so that only a descrambler can read them..in
between all intercepts by terrorists totally inaudible.Low level source operations can curb
information passage to terrorists from their sources.
Deter the terrorists from attacking.Here hardening measures for convoy.Creating a deterrent
climate,say for example persistent recon of route and area and zone.Force protection teams with
intermittent combat OPs along route.
Deliver the local human population from Terrorists influence such as IED collaborators and
lookouts,informers, surveillance assets,abettors.This is entirely persistent HUMINT and low
level source ops.
Destroy the terrorists physically and their capability to attack.
I just gave the basic template.It should be realized 5D system gives a 360 degree view of actions
spectrum reqd for total FP.
We can't use all these methods in one day.A proper intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance
plan is needed and the entire AOR subjected to intelligence treatment and prepared for these 5
step solutions.5D is not instant solution.Time will be entailed but yes a blanket of protection will
finally be installed.
This basic template can be expanded to take into all relevant Army tactical considerations and
suitably configured.
1.Enemy.
2.Terrain.
3.Locals.
5D Force Protection system will leverage intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance and
combat assets mapped onto these three points given above.
Army must understand 5D opens up various angles to " see" ways to counter an attack and
integrate these ways in the most optimum fashion to produce a holistic protection plan for the
entire AOR.
I don't know but i might very well be giving the solution to age old problem of attack on troops
in bases and transit.
The 5D system facilitates three things:
1.360 degree view of enemy activities.
2.All measures to pre empt the enemy
3.Area wise optimum human and terrain exploitation from two viewpoints:
a.type of anticipated enemy activity
b.type of employed or to be employed operation
4.Birth of the concept of operation suitable for a detection,denial,deterrence, deliverance or
destruction COA
5.Design of future ops
5D system will pervade the C2 system for all round ambient info flow.
Operationalizing Ops?? To give a Direction to division and correct alignment of ops to 5
fundamental "direction facilitators of operations".Detect,Deny,Deter,Deliver,Destroy.I will call
them Ops Channel as they guide the employment of the particular type of Ops reqd.
Beginning from the very first vague perception of threat to the final point of threat
spectrum,these 5 Ops Channel points dictate ALL POSSIBLE OPS.
Detect: The very first pt on threat spectrum.We apply HUMINT, Reconnaissance and
Surveillance,Cordon and Search to detect the Enemy.
Deny:We employ Counterintelligence and OPSEC to frustrate enemy info collection,insider
threat,security test and CI activities.We also employ armed R&S to deny avenues of approach
and create a threat environment to deny enemy movement freedom.
Deter: Cordon and Search Ops.Harrasment Ops.Hardening measures.FP Int ops.Tactical
HUMINT Ops
Deliver: To deliver the local population from Enemy influence.We employ PsyOps,faith building
activities,civil assistance programs.Tactical Human Exploitation to seperate pro Govt from
Enemy facilitators and sympathizers followed by Prosecution Ops.
Destroy: Encirclement,Harrasment,Seek and Destroy,Search and Destroy ( these two diff.Seek is
when you have info about threat.Search is you go and look for threat) and other Combat Ops
So we have the basic template on which to correctly and coherently plan Ops.