It is an undeniable fact that the strength of the current military is gradually diminishing with the offensives of the revolutionary forces across the country. In more than 20 days of the 1027 operation led by the 3 Northern Alliances, more than 300 soldiers made defected. In addition, the structure of the military council battalions that are currently fighting is 70 per battalion before the battalion is even 100 strong. It came to light from the army that there were only about 80, Those who made CDM know.
The main strength of the military council is the army and police force, Nay Pyi Taw, where the military leader is based. Only in big cities like Yangon and Mandalay, it started as a defense.
Regarding the strength of the military, he said, “The current military structure is far from ours. In our time, there was an instruction that a battalion of military strength must have at least 550. Now there are only 70 soldiers in one battalion Even so, no less must be done. This means that the strength of a battalion is not even a division. Will the army’s capacity increase? To think about whether it will fall…” said a former army officer who attended the Military Academy together with Lieutenant General Soe Win, the number 2 leader of the coup army, in an interview with Myanmar Now Media.
Therefore, as a step forward, the Military Council issued a notification on November 17, “to divide the employees who have attended the National Service University and the veteran employees into 2 companies, one to continue office affairs and the other to handle security and natural disasters.” This means that those who have attended the National Service University from the military (those who have completed military education) are police, fire, Red Cross, school teachers, etc. will be forced to form a militia for security reasons. This is the beginning of the use of subordinates of the military as a military force.
On the other hand, the army is mainly using the air force. Aviation oil, which is mainly used by the air force, Ammunition, which was previously stockpiled, is almost used up. In addition, the MiG-29, which the Air Force currently relies on, Su-30, The weapons used in Yak-130 etc. are only weapons and ammunition purchased from abroad. Because of this, the army, which has a shortage of dollars in the domestic market, is facing crises. These are the shortage of weapons and ammunition that the military council is facing. I would like to inform you that due to the decrease in the strength of the soldiers, only some of the big cities can be defended.
Yours Sincerely,
Naung Yoe