Russia's Limit of Advance: Analysis of Russian Ground Force Deployment Capabilities and Limitations

Abstract

This report documents research and analysis conducted as part of the project Defeating Russian Deployed Joint Forces, sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army. The purpose of the project was to assess challenges that deployed Russian forces pose to U.S. Army forces; identify opportunities to defeat Russian deployed forces in a range of environments and at various levels of conflict; identify limitations to Russias ground force deployment capabilities, including logistics, lines of communication, deployed force protection, air defense, system ranges, command and control, and joint integration; and recommend ways for the U.S. Army and the joint force to defeat Russias deployed forces in multiple prospective combat scenarios.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1100907

Entities

People

  • Abby Doll
  • Alyssa Demus
  • Anthony Atler
  • Ben Connable
  • Clint Reach
  • Dara Massicot
  • Lauren Skrabala
  • Matthew Povlock
  • William Mackenzie

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Combat Areas
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Landing Craft
  • Logistics
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Transportation
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • Personnel Management
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control