More Scout Rangers to run after NPA rebels on Negros Is.

By GILBERT BAYORAN
TODAY Correspondent

BACOLOD CITY - More than 500 of the Army’s elite combat-tested Scout Rangers, who are veterans in the campaign against Abu Sayyaf bandits and Muslim secessionists in Mindanao, will soon fight New People’s Army (NPA) guerrillas on Negros Island.

This came after renewed clashes between the communist guerrillas and patrolling soldiers on Thursday in barangay Camindangan, Sipalay City, which killed militiaman Regie Pasuelme.

Two helicopter gunships from Mactan Air base in Cebu are now joining soldiers of the 61st Infantry Battalion in the conduct of pursuit operations against the estimated 20 NPA rebels encountered by government forces.

Meanwhile, Lt. Col. Noel Buan, a former captive of the NPA Melito Glor Command, was designated commander of the newly formed Scout Ranger Battalion, expected to arrive today at the port of Amlan town in Negros Oriental.

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sodusta, 303rd Infantry Brigade (IB) commanding general, has confirmed the arrival of more soldiers on Negros.

The seven Army Ranger companies from Samar, Leyte, Bohol, Cebu and Panay will be consolidated into a battalion upon their arrival, Capt. Gulliver Señires, 303rd IB spokesman, said.

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7 SR companies in Negros and Col. Buan as battalion commander...
The NePs in Negros are gonna face some serious opposition.

the neps are blaming each other siguro for freeing buan

Good hunting gentlemen! :sniper:

Scout Ranger team on patrol :crawling:

your rangers use steyr? so m16 only for regular troops. :snipemo:

Wow ang tindi parang di pahuhuli ng buhay..Im very proud that Filipinos have this kind of soldiers.For me,given the best equipment and continous upgrade in training, Scout Ranger is the best elite fighting unit in the world..Two thumbs up for the scout ranger... :thumb: :thumb:

i think this is a photo op image, rangers dont operate bunched up like that , but otherwise awesome lookin' tough guys! :shades:

what kind of sniper rifles our rangers use?

It is a photo op. Wearing international orange in the jungle? Its like wearing a huge neon sign over your back saying 'SHOOT ME!!!'.

What are those orange thingies in their rucksucks - tarpaulin sheets as tents?
:demon:

one m203 blast and those guys are goners bunched up like that

The photo looks like a recruitment poster :thumb: ... quite right frodo, thats why they dont bunch up like that in operational patrols... heck, you dont need a grenade round, just a quick burst of 7.62 MG fire... perhaps in patrols they are maybe 50 feet apart :snipemo:

:angel: IT'S JUST A PHOTO OP WITH CINEMATIC CONSIDERATION AS THE PARAMOUNT CONCERN; REAL-LIFE SITUATION IS ANOTHER WORLD AWAY.IT IS A CUT FROM THE FILIPINO SOCIETY, MAS MARAMING PORMA, LESSER REAL ACTION WHICH MOST OF US SUBSCRIBE TO.

just like in the movies, pinoy movies. i almost thought that picture was for a movie about SRs :bounce:

starring Robin Padilla? :bounce:

Supposedly they are using Barrett M82s, ROBAR 60s, Accurized M14s and M24 SWS. Their snipers are rumoured to hit 1/2 MOA targets to 600 meters with rifles and 2Km with the barret.

This clearly a recruitment poster, I have observed on TV that they have no patches when operating and they use rain ponchos as tents. And the team is clearly climbing up to high ground in single file column? nah! It would look like a bad WWII B-Movie.

This image is not photo op...3-man SR recon heading out...note the no-nonsense firepower. :snipemo:

ano ba yan kung recon team sila bakit lahat ata grenadier

the recon element is not supposed to engage the enemy, its job is to seek, identify, assess and inform, but if it is detected and is engaged, its better to have the firepower than none at all. the grenade launcher is a force multiplier so 3 recon grenadiers against a platoon of enemy combatants is what i call a fair fight... ;)

I agree, the M203 is used primarily as weapon to cover tactical withdrawal from a compromised recon mission or chance contact. Mass grenadier fire can be effective against massed assualt. Don't u guys watch Robin Padilla or FPJ movies?

Lito Lapid does it better, in one old movie of his, I saw him mow down wave upon wave of assaulting NePs armed only with two M16s - one in each hand. :D

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Transporting the kitchen detail? :bounce:

di ba dapat may radioman? kasi about on what i know the current SR formation is a section composed of two 7 man team saka C2 elements.. and pag recon palaging may kasama na radioman ang team leader to coordinate with the section leader..

Do we have enough radios to equip each team with a man pack radio, If I am not mistaken, the AFP TO&E only assigns one radio per platoon (equivalent to 2 SR sections or 4 SR 7 man teams). Too bad doctrine can not be practiced. kahit man lang handheld.

SOCOM has enough radio..

may cellphone yan bawat isa sa kanila :armytwisted:

:agree: may cell site jan.. :specool:

:agree:

Really? Enough to equip all SR and SF patrol teams? :rifle:

yup.. pero mahirap magmaintain kasai kulang ang budget.. saka mas madami pa din yung pito-pito.. pero they're on the process of upgrading.. may bago na radio na sa Batallion level.

You know that situation they had during operations in Rajah Muda. Cell sites didn't have complete coverage so both MILF and troops had to identify areas na meron signal.

A new frontier in counter ELINT preparation of the battle field. Deployment of GSM and SMS signal blockers to draw users into areas with clear signal, then wait in kill. :specool:

Ya I saw one MI commander being interviewed by a TV crew in his hide-out texting busily while answering the reporter's queries... :armygrin:

Excellent!!!!!

scout rangers or regular army? i think its the latter :armyhuh:

Sabi ng isa nating kuya test mission daw ng SR.

Magaling ang nangyari malupit ang details! hoooah go rangers!

can you describe the details pre?... :rifle:


test mission pa lang yan mga Neps!!! :demon:

Confirmed SR Class 156 test mission under Lt. Col. Paje - the Musangs were able to recover 3 M16s, 1 M203, 1 M60 and 1 M14. 6 BC but more rebel deaths expected as some gravely wounded rebel combatants were seen carried away by their comrades.

Good job Rangers! :thumb:

eye for an eye na laban ng Army at NPA considering the 4ID massacre lately.

But let's not rejoice for the killing of these 9 NPA guerillas. :nono:

They are still Pinoys. :exactly:

Sadly, they're fighting in the other side.
:whogives: