Combat Engineer Operations in a Nuclear/Conventional Environment.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to examine the role of combat engineer support to a battalion task force facing both conventional and nuclear environments. The authors intuitively believe that the tactical doctrine evolving from the defensive oriented warfighting approach envisioned in the European theater needs to be better understood for optimum use of the limited combat engineers available to enhance a favorable battle outcome. This study, therefore, is oriented toward developing a methodology for analysis of engineer support and then the application of that methodology to a specific combat engineer support area to understand better trade-offs associated with combat engineer force application. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 1981
Accession Number
ADA102577

Entities

People

  • James H. Andrews
  • James R. Whitley
  • Ronald A. Roberge

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Support
  • Countermobility
  • Defense Systems
  • Forests
  • Ground Zero
  • Indirect Fire
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Target Acquisition
  • Task Forces
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design