This ARTEP mission training plan (ARTEP) is designed to provide the unit commander with a tactical training and evaluation program. It provides specific guidance on how to train at each echelon at the unit. The details of
your training program will...
The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery means - tactical ballistic and cruise missiles - have caused anguish in the West. Few nations are equipped to defend against theater missiles. Theater missiles encompass the broad...
While the Persian Gulf War confirmed the political and strategic utility of using ballistic missiles as a terror weapon, the effect of ballistic missiles on tactical operations has received much less attention. Despite growing evidence of...
The United States has significantly increased the deployment of missile defense systems, specifically Patriot and Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis-BMD), to the Persian Gulf over the past six years. The increase from no missile defense assets...
The objective of this study is to evaluate if the command, control, and intelligence (C2I) process for the coalition TMD attack operation during Operation Desert Storm (ODS). In ODS the TMD Infrastructure and C2I process were immature. The ODS...
This paper analyzes the U.S. Army's field artillery fire support system's ability to deliver devastating and timely fires on the high intensity European battlefield of the 1990s. In an era of budget cuts and manpower constraints, the artillery has...
"The purpose of the plan is to provide modernization recommendations for the M270 Family of Munitions Rocket and Missile Systems fired either from the Multiple Launch Rocket System, M270, or other future launchers such as the lightweight High...
"This revised 1977 draft manual has been prepared to serve as a single source reference document for Lance battalion operations and training. It is a how-to-train and how-to-fight manual to be used by all levels of command."
The purpose of this study is to discuss the role of arms limitations at the strategic nuclear level between the United States and the Soviet Union as it contributes to arms control in general and to strategic stability in particular. This approach...
Under current fielding plans two FA brigades will reinforce committed divisions. Each brigade consists of two MLRS battalions (3X9) and one CRUSADER/PALADIN battalion (155mm, SP, 3X6). A division will be able to use its three cannon battalions as...
This manual is a guide for artillery commanders at all levels for the employment Honest John battalions. This manual is applicable to units organized under TOE 6-525 or TOE 6-175.
As the Cold War becomes a memory, the United States Army finds itself facing a monumental challenge. The Army must transition from a "forward deployed" organization to a "force projection" organization. There are many constraints to overcome during...
This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE). The updated and approved definition for COE is as follows: The contemporary operational...
The purpose of this guide is to present the essential tactical, technical and recognition data on weapons and equipment employed in the armies and security forces of the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. This volume discusses field and coast...
"This manual is a guide for artillery commanders at all levels for employment of Corporal battalions. It covers organizaiton; command,; principles of employment; reconnaissance, selection, and occupation of position; organization of position;...
This study examines the issue of fighting with operational fires at the theater level. Specifically, it examines the question how can the JFC best integrate airspace control measures, fire support coordination measures, and ADA control measures to...
The concern over the infantry squad’s effectiveness in the recent past has focused almost exclusively on its size. Critics argue that the current US Army infantry squads, both light and mechanized, are too small to accomplish their mission...
The following standing operating procedures are published for use in resident instruction in the Department of Combined Arms. Field Artillery School. These procedures will be assumed to be in current use in the various units which are played in map...