The Army in Amphibious Warfare: A Contemporary Appraisal.

Abstract

This study is an examination of the Army's capability to conduct amphibious assault operations. The Army's post World War II experience is reviewed with respect to doctrine, changes in force structure and equipment, and training effort. A doctrinal Army landing force is contrasted with the Marine Air-Ground Task Force and existing Army units to determine the feasibility of actually assembling and Army force. A discussion of the continued viability and utility of amphibious warfare of also included. The analysis reveals the (1) Army amphibious warfare doctrine is inadequate, (2) Army force structure no longer supports the doctrine, and (3) there are deficiencies in equipment necessary to conduct an amphibious assault. The study concludes that although the Army ha a collateral amphibious assault mission, the Army is neither prepared for, nor interested in, conducting such operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 05, 1987
Accession Number
ADA186546

Entities

People

  • Douglas A. Goepfert

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Artillery
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Landing Forces
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Second World War
  • Students
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design