The Burmese military is clearly in dire straits, with armed uprisings everywhere. The current situation is indeed quite difficult for the military, perhaps the most difficult of all the civil unrest they have faced. According to incomplete statistics, more than 20 local armed forces across the country participated in the uprising, which is a rare occurrence. Unlike in the past, this time the local armed forces began to work together, rather than fighting in silos. They have coordinated with each other and adopted the tactics of multiple attacks, focusing on the weaknesses of the Burmese military, which has overwhelmed the military. Since Myanmar's independence, the military has faced the problem of arming everywhere, but this time the situation is clearly different. The commander-in-chief of the Myanmar military, Min Aung Choi, also realized that they were really in trouble, and the situation they faced was completely different from the past. Not only are the armed forces stronger than ever, but their tactics are more flexible, and the military has so far failed to find an effective countermeasure. The Kokang Alliance, the Karen National Union, the Kochin Army and the Aung San Suu Kyi Defence Army have joined the fighting, and the situation is almost out of control.
Local forces have been avoiding head-on confrontation with the main military forces, instead resorting to guerrilla tactics for sneak attacks and infiltration. Even the powerful Kokang Allied Army has a total strength of less than 20,000 people, and most of their equipment is only ordinary rifles, and the number of heavy ** such as mortars and rockets is also very limited. Despite the large number of local armed forces in this uprising, they were not well equipped for a head-on confrontation with the main forces of the military. In the face of the Burmese military, which has a variety of warplanes and a large number of artillery and armored vehicles, local forces such as the Kokang Alliance have adopted a strategy of avoiding the real and attacking the weak. Despite the strength of the bison, local forces such as the Kokang Army are like ants, constantly eating away at the strength of the Burmese army. Despite its strength, the Tatmadaw is unable to deal effectively with these local forces. Although the Burmese army has an overall strength advantage, it is unable to effectively exert its strength, resulting in repeated erosion by local armed forces in actual combat. The Kokang Army and other local armed forces have adopted coordinated guerrilla tactics and coordinated with each other through real-time communication and information, so that they can always pinpoint the weak links of the Tatmadaw and attack, constantly depleting the strength of the Tatmadaw and attacking its morale and psychological defenses.
Local forces such as the Kokang Army have used drone raid tactics to inflict heavy losses on the Burmese army in mountainous and forested areas. Under the grim situation, Min Aung Cho took substantive action, mobilizing the main mobile division to the front line to attack the local armed forces, and carried out a large-scale transfer of troops to enhance the combat effectiveness of the front-line troops. However, the Kokang Army has innovatively adopted drone raid tactics. Although the drones used by the Kokang Army and other local armed forces are not advanced, they are equipped with simple ** devices, which can suddenly appear over the Burmese army and cause unexpected attacks on the Burmese army. The Kokang Army and others also used drones to conduct reconnaissance, and once they found a weak link in the Burmese army, they immediately dispatched troops to carry out a sneak attack. Local forces such as the Kokang Army have repeatedly used this tactic, resulting in the defeat of at least three Burmese military battalions, the destruction of the forward headquarters of the commander of the 99th Division of the Burmese Army, and the killing of the division commander, all of which are the results of the drone raid tactics of the Kokang Alliance. The Tatmadaw often appears to be in a hurry in the face of such surprise attacks, and as a result, suffers heavy losses.
It is reported that the Burmese army has been raided by local forces such as the Kokang Allied Army during the fighting, resulting in the surrender of a brigade commander. In addition, the Myanmar army's ammunition depots and logistical supply depots were subjected to continuous bombardment. The Burmese army is already facing a shortage of supplies due to operations deep into areas such as Kokang, exacerbated by successive attacks on its carefully constructed ammunition depots and logistics depots. The Kokang Alliance and others continue to launch non-stop raids on the Burmese army, further exacerbating the plight of the Burmese army. Under the high pressure for a long time, the commanders and soldiers of the Myanmar army were physically and mentally exhausted, and the psychological pressure was on the verge of collapse. The commander of the main brigade was forced to lead his troops to break through, leaving the Burmese army in a situation rarely seen in decades. A battalion deployed at the front suddenly surrendered, and the commander of the 16th Brigade broke through overnight with more than 200 soldiers. It is reported that the ammunition depot of the brigade has been destroyed by the Kokang Allied Army, so the ammunition is in short supply, resulting in the limitation of its ability to continue fighting, and the breakthrough operation is really forced to survive.
In the face of the "ant-eating tactics" of local forces such as the Kokang Alliance, the Burmese army has gradually escalated the size of its daily soldier losses, but has failed to annihilate the main force of the local forces, a situation that has been extremely rare for the Burmese army for decades. In just over a month of fighting, the Burmese army has lost more than 6,000 men, which is rare in history. As the outlying strongholds gradually lost, the Burmese army began to retreat to the cities, becoming increasingly passive. The Kokang Allied Army has seized more than 100 strongholds, and important strategic points such as Lashio, Loikaw, Lao Cai, and Mujie have begun to be surrounded by local armed forces, and the Burmese army is in a difficult situation. For the first time in decades, local militant attacks began from outlying strongholds and rural areas where the Burmese army was weak, but now the Burmese army has been forced to attack from multiple directions and retreat to cities. The Kokang Allied Army and other local forces adopted a tactic of scattered attacks, launching attacks on several Burmese strongholds. At the same time, other forces have joined forces with the Kokang Alliance in attacking the Burmese army's logistical supply lines.
This puts the Myanmar army in a dilemma, unable to respond to threats from all directions at the same time, and the situation is very passive. As the Burmese army retreated to the cities, the resources available to them became increasingly limited, and it was extremely difficult to organize a counterattack. Although the Kokang Allied forces surrounded Lao Cai, they did not rush to attack Lao Cai, but adopted the strategy of encircling the point to send reinforcements. They constantly attacked the troops sent by the Burmese army to support them, inflicting huge losses on the Burmese army and severely weakening their morale. The Kokang Army also began to use rocket artillery to launch attacks on the Burmese army, which seriously affected the mentality of the Burmese army, and many divisions were locked in bitter battles, and no good way to save the situation has yet been found. Although the Burmese army was able to use warplanes to bomb the Kokang Allied Forces and use artillery to strike local forces, they did not expect that the Kokang Allied Forces and other local forces would also start using heavy firepower such as Type 40 rocket artillery. It is reported that the Kokang Allied Army began to use rocket artillery to attack the Burmese army, and caused a major attack on it, bringing huge psychological pressure to the Burmese army.
Under the coordinated operation of local armed forces, the Burmese army suffered successive defeats, and many divisions and headquarters fell into bitter battles. The morale of the Burmese army has been severely weakened, and the will to fight is in jeopardy.