I'm not a military guy, but was surprised that the weapons-free, kill-anything-that-moves zone described in the article could exist in today's warfare. Turns out it kindof doesn't.
After some quick reading, [1] a "kill box" is still subject to the standard rules of engagement. Its purpose was to make sure everyone is aiming at the same stuff, and to make resupply/logistics work smoothly, not to lift fire restrictions.
Maybe the tactic was abused to circumvent ROE in practice, but the intent seems clear.
After some quick reading, [1] a "kill box" is still subject to the standard rules of engagement. Its purpose was to make sure everyone is aiming at the same stuff, and to make resupply/logistics work smoothly, not to lift fire restrictions.
Maybe the tactic was abused to circumvent ROE in practice, but the intent seems clear.
[1]: DoD publication: https://info.publicintelligence.net/MTTP-KillBox.pdf