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Originally Posted by Greg700
Will,
China has a well trained conventional army, and as such if a bunch of average americans tried to fight that army head on they would, of course, lose.
The reasons insurgencies are effective and successful is precisely that the fighters don't get sucked into decisive engagements. Rather, you attack supply lines, support networks, small patrols, etc. in order to force the occupying force to consolidate and waste tremendous resources simply in order to maintain a presence. When it becomes too much of a burden they will leave.
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It's like you're reading my mind.
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Originally Posted by Greg700
Also, IED's are surely an effective tool, but alone they are nothing more than a nuisance. Especially to a country with so little regard to human life. If you surrender, or do not have the basic means to fight, then you will not be able to do so effectively. You have to be able to shoot the two soldiers who were put on patrol around a neighborhood, etc. in order to win greater support from the local populace and force the occupying force to use more resources (maybe 10 guys instead of 2, etc.)
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IEDs, consistently bombing most to all supply routes + bombing raids on supply depots and attacks on landing strips = massive nuisance. I'd probably model my strategies on the activities of the Maquis when France was occupied, as well. They were quite imaginative.