Marine Corps Artillery and Essential Steps to Support the Future Force

Abstract

Marine cannon artillery is not, at present, properly equipped or trained to support the force on the modern and future battlefield against a near-peer competitor. Marine artillery overcommitted to the use of digital systems without adequately committing to developing a more robust precision capability. At the same time, it de-emphasized manual methods of fire mission processing that are vital when signatures produced by robust digital capabilities must be avoided. This led to a community that lacked the overall capability to fully support the ground combat commander on the modern or future battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 2018
Accession Number
AD1177007

Entities

People

  • Thomas Giraldi

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Readiness
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Guided Bombs
  • Howitzers
  • Indirect Fire
  • Laser Target Designators
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies