This manual covers the tactical employment of the self-propelled tank destroyer platoon and includes descriptions of certain techniques that are not covered in other manuals. It is designed as a guide only and does not lay down a set of inflexible...
With the changes of the capabilities of the armored vehicles from World War I some people have seen the need for change. Then with the Germans start of World War II using the blitzkrieg type of war fair to overpower their foes and America seeing...
This monograph evaluates the employment doctrine for the Army-of-Excellence attack helicopter battalion. It examines whether the organization's doctrine is maximized for effectiveness in the NATO environment. Emphasis is placed on the attack...
This monograph examines the U.S. Army's decision to eliminate Echo companies from the Heavy Division force structure. Since the introduction of the tank onto the modern battlefield the struggle between tank and anti-armor weapon has dominated the...
The history of the 628th Tank Destroyer Bn. in training and combat, prepared by and for the men who saw action with the battalion in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.
History of the 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion in training and combat, prepared by and for the men who saw action with the battalion in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and Germany.
The value of Tank Destroyer’s missions during World War II was beyond question. While the concept of Tank Destroyer had validity, none of them reached the core of the problem; that Tank Destroyer doctrine was fundamentally flawed. Tank Destroyer...
Historical Records and Histories of Organizations. After action report, 752nd Tank Battalion. 23 May 44 - 28 Aug 44, Oct 44 and Dec 44. Jan thru May 45.
This monograph discusses the importance of wheeled armored systems for the US Army's future force design. Operational ideas require future forces be designed for rapid strategic deployabilty high lethality, operational mobility, survivability,...
The ever changing environment, tactics and maneuvers has primary caused the transformation of the United States Army. Lessoned learned throughout the Army’s previous battles and our Armed Forces prove that transformation taken place were not...
This study examines the initiative to build a twenty-first century destroyer that has a crew of only ninety-five sailors. DD21 will lead the Navy in the next century. The crew of 300 in today’s destroyers operates systems, sensors, and weapons...
Current Navy transformation is largely characterized by technology associated with Network Centric Warfare or NCW. New technologies and systems, however, often fail to live up to promised potential due to organizational resistance. The research...
When the 811th Tank Destroyer Battalion was activated on 10, April, 1942, our country had been at war four months. Consequently, our country and our army were new to the ways of war - the country's industries were being geared to the war effort,...