When Non-Standard Missions become Standard: Employing Field Artillery Brigades on the AirLand Battle-Future Battlefield
Abstract
This monograph determines how heavy-force field artillery brigades can be best employed tactically on the mid to high intensity AirLand Battle- Future battlefield. The study focuses on the adequacy of the four standard tactical missions for field artillery contained in Army Field Manual 6-20. The methodology began by examining artillery fundamentals and doctrine to develop the following criteria for successful artillery employment: lethality, flexibility, and intelligence. Next, I analyzed some historical case studies from World War II using the criteria. I then examined the AirLand Battle-Future (ALB-F) battlefield to determine non-divisional artillery requirements. Lastly, I synthesized the artillery fundamentals, doctrine, analyses of historical case studies, and the ALB-F battlefield requirements to derive conclusions and the implications of those conclusions. This monograph concludes that while creation of artillery divisions is a solution with historical precedent, it is impractical under current and anticipated force structure constraints. Therefore, we must ensure the corps artillery headquarters is robust enough to facilitate lethality, flexibility, and intelligence operations on the ALB-F battlefield.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 18, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA233408
Entities
People
- Donald C. Mcgraw Jr.
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College