Achtung-Boxer! How to Employ Cavalry in the Mid-Twenty-First Century
Abstract
Despite the changing characteristics of conflict, cavalry maintains an enduring role, which consists of a trinity of purposes, balances a context dilemma of three competing factors, and has a series of enduring tactical concepts, which cavalry continually perform. Successful cavalry operations encompass a balanced application of the cavalry trinity with the cavalry context dilemma. Through theoretical analysis, this discourse will firstly redefine the role of cavalry, outlining the revised cavalry trinity of purposes, while also exploring the context for cavalry missing in Australian doctrine. This study exposes the competing factors of an economy of force nature and a desire for disproportionate effects, which are underpinned by the cavalry force's capabilities (technology and tactics). To frame cavalry's tactical and technological demands for the future, historical analysis through several case studies in the saddle and mechanised era are conducted to ensure that tactics and technological amendments meet fundamentally enduring tactical concepts, purposes, and contexts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 31, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1177694
Entities
People
- Joshua E. Higgins
Organizations
- Marine Corps University