The Tactical Air Assault of the Soviet Ground Forces.

Abstract

The Soviet helicopter force has more than doubled in the past dozen years. Drawing on the experience of the US military in Vietnam and on the actions of helicopter units in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, as well as extensive exercise activity, the Soviets have developed and refined an extensive tactical doctrine concerning helicopter employment on the modern battlefield. In this paper, the author examines how the Soviets intend to conduct an airmobile assault (a 'tactical air assault') as a part of a larger offensive operation. In addition, reference is made to some steps which the Soviets see as necessary to combat what they consider to be a very real NATO helicopter threat. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA112640

Entities

People

  • John R. Lohmann

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Employment
  • Helicopters
  • Landing Forces
  • Maneuvers
  • Military Science
  • Training
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.