Planning for Theater Warfare Using the Concept of Massive Air Strike to Insure Success.

Abstract

Topics include: Historical background about the role of airpower in achieving victory and the development of this role through the military history; The effect of technology on the current classification of air force missions; The author's views on existing interrelations among these missions in the operational theater and his perspective on reclassification of Air Force missions; and a description of Air Force objectives during the Air Land Battle and the author's suggestions about using the concept of Massive Air Strikes to achieve these objectives. The study emphasizes the planning process and the calculations required to estimate the expected relative results and their effect on the theater air force's role in the Air Land Battle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187081

Entities

People

  • Abdel H. Sorour

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Air Strikes
  • Attrition
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Defense Systems
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Navigation
  • Reconnaissance
  • Reconnaissance Aircraft
  • Surveillance
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.