Counterfire: Is It Time to Rethink the Problem

Abstract

This monograph examines how and why Soviet tactical artillery dominance threatens victory on the AirLand Battlefield. Soviet tactical/ operational doctrine, as delineated in the 1987 version of Taktika, is offensively oriented, stresses combined, arms, and places a Soviet artillery force structure and fire support doctrine are clearly consistent with this theme. The U.S. tactical commander must not only specific threat posed by each arm and how it contributes to the synergism of combined arms warfare. (cp)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 12, 1989
Accession Number
ADA226009

Entities

People

  • William H. Parry Iii

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Battlefields
  • Battles
  • Civil War
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Fire Support
  • Force Structure
  • Military Doctrine
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies