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The model therefore provides a living example that illustrates what meeting those requirements entails, as well as the associated risks. As France's War in Mali: Lessons for an Expeditionary Army details, the French in Serval demonstrated that they are adept at quickly fielding small yet highly capable forces tailored for specific needs and objectives and reiteratively task organizing as the situation evolves. They have done so in part by pushing modularity below the battalion level, enabling them to disaggregate and reaggregate elements of their brigades. The French have also invested in technologies and vehicles designed to enhance the capabilities of its units at all echelons. Moreover, the French Army, particularly its expeditionary brigades, is for all intents and purposes a regionally aligned force that has a demonstrated ability to leverage its area-specific expertise to compensate for its small size and to work effectively with and among local populations. The French Army also appears to have an operational culture well suited for expeditionary warfare, particularly in austere environments and with limited resources. The aspects of French Army operations in Mali discussed in this report make the French Army a model for building the kind of expeditionary force envisioned by Odierno, and perhaps one that is also increasingly in line with future United States Army budgets. The French example also highlights compromises that are associated with becoming more expeditionary and the attendant risks.
Key Findings
Operation Serval Provides an Example of How a Technologically Sophisticated Army Organizes and Fields an Expeditionary Force.

The French Army exhibits many of the traits outlined by General Raymond Odierno in his vision of the future force.
The French Army in Mali operated using small, scalable, and task-organized combined arms forces and built them up or folded them into larger, scalable formations.

French Requirements and Resource Limitations Have Led the Army to Adopt a Force Structure Well Suited for Operations Such as Serval.

The French use relatively lightly armored wheeled vehicles, which have smaller sustainment requirements compared with heavier, tracked vehicles.
The French prefer mobility over protection, a choice that reflects their cultural and doctrinal emphasis on maneuver.
The French Army draws on an expeditionary culture, which reportedly makes coping with austerity a point of pride and also reinforces certain approaches toward operating among local populations.

The French Way of War Represented by Serval Might Not Be Optimal for U.S. Commanders, Who Have Greater Resources at Their Disposal.

Those resources enable Americans to minimize risk in a manner that the French cannot.
Serval does not shed light on France's capacity to handle more-intense conventional conflicts or provide conventional deterrent power.
The French are confident that their success on the battlefield and low casualty rate demonstrate the proficiency of their military, but they took large risks.

Recommendations
The Army should examine the French experience for additional insights, including in the following areas:

the advisability of reducing protection and fielding lighter vehicles to enhance mobility and reduce sustainment requirements, and in particular the introduction of a vehicle with the weight, protection level, and firepower of the VBCI
the potential advantages and costs of pushing modularity below the brigade level to facilitate battalion and company-sized combined arms deployments
the impact of digitization on small-unit operations
the integration of intelligence into lower-echelon operations
training to enable company commanders to conduct decentralized, combined arms operations and practice mission command
French insights into training and interoperating with West African and Sahelian security forces
the costs of France's rotational equipping strategy (PEGP) and its effect on readiness.

gabriel219 escreveu: Ter Mar 31, 2020 7:44 pm França tem histórico de incompetência em suas missões há anos!

FCarvalho escreveu: Ter Mar 31, 2020 12:16 pm Certos paises europeus como sempre, na hora do pega pra capar, olham de lado. Muita falácia e embromação.
Desde 2013 os franceses combatem naquela região e nada dos objetivos militares serem atingidos.
E a situação só piora.

abs

cabeça de martelo escreveu: Qua Abr 01, 2020 7:13 am

gabriel219 escreveu: Ter Mar 31, 2020 7:44 pm França tem histórico de incompetência em suas missões há anos!

As Forças Armadas Francesas são das melhores equipadas, armadas e treinadas no mundo, para além disso são capazes de fazer operações que seriam impossíveis para grande parte dos países.

gabriel219 escreveu: Qua Abr 01, 2020 6:17 pm

cabeça de martelo escreveu: Qua Abr 01, 2020 7:13 am

As Forças Armadas Francesas são das melhores equipadas, armadas e treinadas no mundo, para além disso são capazes de fazer operações que seriam impossíveis para grande parte dos países.

Equipamento pra mim não significa nada, vide as missões que a França faz na África e históricos mais antigos ainda.

Frederico Vitor escreveu: Qui Abr 02, 2020 12:18 am

gabriel219 escreveu: Qua Abr 01, 2020 6:17 pm
Equipamento pra mim não significa nada, vide as missões que a França faz na África e históricos mais antigos ainda.

Não desdenharia dessa forma os franceses. Ter equipamentos pode "não significar" nada, no entanto, é válido ressaltar que são poucas as nações que dispõem de uma indústria nacional de defesa tão vasta, diversa e competente, tal como a França.

Há muita propaganda (anglo-americana) para desmerecer o histórico militar francês. No entanto, há pesquisadores/historiadores (Michael Shurkin - Universidade de Yale) americanos revendo esse conceito e publicando artigos com argumentos consistentes de que, atualmente, se "os franceses estão determinados a ferir alguém, eles vão":

https://www.rand.org/blog/2015/11/the-f ... f-war.html