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 | AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS
An air assault is a vertical envelopment conducted to gain a positional advantage, to envelop or to turn enemy forces that may or may not be in a position to oppose the operation. Ideally, the commander seeks to surprise the enemy and achieve an unopposed landing when conducting a vertical envelopment. However, the assault force must prepare for the presence of opposition. At the tactical level, vertical envelopments focus on seizing terrain, destroying specific enemy forces and
interdicting ...Read more > | 110 Pages 5.69 MB |
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 | CENTRE FOR LAND WARFARE STUDIES (CLAWS) ARMY AVIATION : THE ARM OF THE FUTURE 13 SEP 2011 SEMINAR REPORT
Future wars in the Indian Sub-Continent will most likely be limited border wars. Manoeuvre will be extremely limited due to constraints imposed by terrain in the mountains and nuclear-red lines in the plains. When manoeuvre is extremely limited, In order to achieve military objective one has to go to the other side of the manoeuvre coin, that is firepower. Therefore there will be a great demand for firepower both from fighter aircrafts and attack helicopters. The need for closer-integration ...Read more > | 15 Pages 800.06 KB |
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 | AIR LAND BATTLE TACTICS : AN ANALYSIS OF DOCTRINE AND EXPERIENCE
This monograph examines whether US Army dectrine and US Air Force doctrine are compatible. In particular, this study assesses the current Air Ground Operating System and the offensive air support it provides to US Army corps commanders. The reserch covers joint, Air Force and Army doctrine. Problems which came to light as a result of Operation DESERT STORM are also considered. Finally, the Air Force and Army positions on effective air support to the ground force are compared. Ultimately, the ...Read more > | 69 Pages 3.72 MB |
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