Trip Report - SK-5 Air Cushion Vehicle

Abstract

The Air Cushion Vehicle Unit was visited to determine what doctrine and techniques of employment are being used, the optimum organization for combat operations and material aspects of the unit. The report contains a narrative of the doctrine, organization, equipment and training of the unit. The information was compiled from interviews with personnel of the unit and the observations of LTC Harper. The reader is reminded that the doctrine and techniques stated in this report are projected for a larger organization based on the combat experiences of the current unit, equipped with three air cushion vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1968
Accession Number
AD0849055

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cushion Vehicles
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic Grenade Launchers
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Employment
  • Fire Support
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Helicopters
  • Launchers
  • Machine Guns
  • Maintenance
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Aids
  • Night Vision
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design