Where did u get the info that they travel in the number of 100 or so? Maoidts or no other guerilla faction does that as it will make them sitting ducks as such a mass movement is eady to catch.
The isstances which u say that they had men in huge nunbers where well planned ambushes where they had exact knowledge of our patrol routes timings and strengths thanks to movement of men in numbers of dozens.
One more thing which i missed, LRRPs are not for area dominance they are almost Special forces for taking out vulnerable enemies and to act as forward observors and scouts and to recce
First hand info from my relatives who used to live in villages of naxal dominated areas during their peak in 90’s and early 2000’s before Chidambaram & Chandra babu Naidu crushed them.
They used to come and eat at night, people were supposed to leave food items for them to cook. At any point in time only 10% of the group would eat, rest would guard on rotation entire night.
At a theoretical stand point, I agree with you. But somehow our chaps didn’t go the LRRP path. there must be some valid reasons like :
1) cross state jurisdiction
2) recruitment of tribals into security forces started after the peak naxal activity has subsided
3) naxals knew the jungles better than forces initially
