Changing Soviet Objective Depths: A Reflection of Changing Combat Circumstances

Abstract

Historically, Soviet ground forces have focused on the enemy's force rather than on terrain. The author finds that the changing nature of the battlefield is causing the Soviets to alter the manner in which missions and objective depths are assigned to tactical and operational formations. Recent Soviet writings indicate that the changing landscape in Central Europe and increased battlefield lethality suggest an increased emphasis on terrain. Keywords: Objective depths, Offensive planning norms, Future ware, Surprise, Objectives, Terrain.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA216427

Entities

People

  • Lester W. Grau

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Battlefields
  • Central Europe
  • Classification
  • Combat Operations
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Doctrine
  • Europe
  • Geographic Regions
  • Military Art
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Reflection
  • Security
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

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  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies