Frente Polisario
HQ Tindouf, Algeria
3-6,000 (estimated)
Reserves
(estimate)<20,000
Estimated 8
battalions.
Estimated
Inventory
Polisario has a huge
amount of equipment captured from Moroccan forces but its
availability is poor.
Algeria provides assistance of all kinds.
|
MBT 10-20 RFV APC/IFV ARTY AD GUNS |
10-20 20-30
(armored cars) <40 <30 (122mm
howitzers and rocket launchers, 120mm heavy mortar) 100 |
Description of
the Wall
The Wall is the
largest single military engineer fortification in the world. It runs
2500 kilometers. The north-south berm has four west-east spurs
running to the coast, which further restricts Polisaro mobility
should insurgents breach the wall.
On the Polisaro side,
the length of the wall is divided into six military regions, each
patrolled by a battalion plus that can be expanded by call up of
reserves. GoogleEye has excellent photographs.
From Wikipedia
Physically, the berm is a two-meter high
wall (with a backing trench), which rides along a topographical high
point/ridge/hill throughout the territory. Spaced out over every
five kilometers are a big, small and medium base, with approximately
35-40 troops at each observation post and groups of 10 soldiers
spaced out over the distance as well. About four km behind each
major post there is a rapid reaction post, which includes backing
mobile forces (tanks, etc). A series of overlapping fixed and mobile
radars are also positioned throughout the berm. The radars are
estimated to have a range of between 60 and 80 km into the Polisario
controlled territory, and are generally utilized to locate artillery
fire onto detected Polisario forces. Information from the radar is
processed by a forward-based commander, who contacts a rear-based
artillery unit.
End Western Sahara
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