Articles by Francisco Jimenez Moyano

The Israel-Gaza war has been, since its beginning on October 7, an irregular conflict in which Hamas has been resorting to an urban guerrilla war to inflict the greatest possible damage on Israel not only physically, but also in the cognitive. Hamas not only managed to deal a dramatic blow with its initial action, but since then it has successfully used underground maneuvering and has carried out numerous minor ambushes, harassment with mortars and snipers and, to a lesser extent, coups, generally of opportunity, since they do not involve much prior preparation or accumulation of intelligence. Furthermore, Hamas has successfully used the population and civilian infrastructure both to reduce the firepower of its enemies - who have nevertheless caused tens of thousands of deaths among the population of the Strip - and to launch [Keep reading…]

In the current war in Ukraine it is difficult to find a battle[1] in which a town of some magnitude is not involved and, frequently, that urban area has been the main objective of the battle. The present work tries to analyze, in general terms, the tactical aspects of the main battles of this war, generally battles in urban areas, starting with the great city of kyiv, the main Russian objective of the "special military operation" that failed and , with it the short war that the Russians wanted. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer for new subscribers through the following link.

In the current conflict between Ukraine and Russia there is a notable absence of successful breakout operations. It seems that neither side is able to make deep penetrations during their offensives. The result is a stagnant war, reminiscent of the First World War. The question then arises as to whether or not it is currently possible to break through a defensive front with weapons in service. This article deals with this issue and aims to answer this question. To do this, we are going to establish some doctrinal criteria with schemes of historical battles, we will go on to study what is happening in the current war in Ukraine and, ultimately, we will reach a series of conclusions that we will share with the reader. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Revista Ejercitos taking advantage of our offer to [Keep reading…]

In wars there are combats of little importance from a tactical point of view that, however, take on a disproportionate role. A well-known example is that of the so-called "battle of Mogadishu" in 1993, which gained wide publicity thanks to both the images of the corpses of American military personnel desecrated at first, and the film "Black Hawk Down" a few years later. Another case, this much more recent, is the combat on the Balka Uspenivska hills, which took place on June 8, 2023 and has been widely reported worldwide after the first losses of Leopard 2A6 tanks and vehicles occurred. M2 Bradley infantry fighters donated by the West to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. (Continue…) Dear reader, this article is exclusively for paying users. If you want to access the full text, you can subscribe to Ejercitos Magazine taking advantage of our offer [Keep reading…]