"Wire is one of the principal means of communication for all field artillery except mechanized and antitank artillery. It consists of telephone or telegraph communication. All other means augment and supplement wire."
The Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) is a significant part of the U.S. Army's planning process. The IPB is a methodical process that reduces the enemy and the environment into its component parts at an instant in time and finite...
This manual is published for the information and guidance of the using arm and service. It contains technical information required for the operation and maintenance. of the materiel as well as descriptions of the major units and their functions in...
This notebook attempts to supply field officers with essential information and operating procedures brought out in instruction at this school. The matter presented is brief and consists mainly of references to texts, field manuals, and regulations...
"The efficient employment of Field Artillery is predicated upon three equally important factors: Mobility, the ability to deliver timely and effective fires, and signal communication. This memorandum, which deals with the later, discusses in...
The Maoist Revolutionary model provides a template of a successful revolution. Both the Taliban and the Chinese underwent similar circumstances. Both movements formed as a result of failed states seeking ways to restore unity and order within their...
Throughout the past 15 years, both the Western allies and the Russians have entered into a series of military engagements that have in one way or another spectacularly failed to achieve the results intended, namely a decisive military victory which...
This study refutes the claims by many air power advocates that Operation Desert Storm stands as a revolution in warfare. According to their logic, the success of the Gulf War air campaign proves air power has become the dominant force in modern...
The purpose of this monograph is to identify the airborne force role in operational maneuver. Specifically, the monograph attempts to define how airborne forces can contribute to the establishment of a theater of operations or other elements of...
Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) is a graphic method of depicting on a map the military effects of terrain, weather, and enemy forces. Initially designed as an intelligence analysis and dissemination tool, soldiers first used IPB...
This monograph determines if there is a potential to capture the essence of operational design through the use of graphic symbols. Although Army Field Manual 101-5-1, Operational Terms and Graphics is well suited for use at the tactical level of...
Military analysts have employed simple mathematical models to obtain insights into the dynamics of armed combat at least since 1914. In that same year, Frederick William Lanchester proposed his own model of combat dynamics to illustrate the...
From at least 1995 until 2001 the Army Reserve Troop Program Unit (TPU) shortage of Army Promotion List (APL) company grade officers has increased. It will continue to increase under the existing status quo. Several factors contribute to this...
Even though Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom have created a surging trend of research and literature connected with irregular warfare, there is still inadequate study and appreciation of the United States commitment in the Philippines at the...
The Coalition's success in Iraq will be defined by how well it balances the strategy of Rapid Decisive Operations (RDO) against the realistic requirements for post-conflict reconstruction operations. There are many questions posed about how the...
The mechanized task force commander contends with many factors that define his environment. To assist him in contending with this environment, he employs a command and control system consisting of personnel, communication, equipment, facilities,...
This monograph describes a possible technique to allow military planners to identify key objectives that may be affected in gaining control of a city without destroying it. This technique involves viewing a city as a complex "system of systems"...