Synchronizing Fire Support for Heavy/Light Operations: A Command and Control Challenge for the Heavy Division

Abstract

This monograph examines the fire support command and control problems that confront a heavy division during synchronization of heavy/light operations. The destructive force of massed fire support is a critical component of heavy/ light combat power. Command and control optimizes that combat power by effectively synchronizing fire support. Communications and procedures are two key elements of fire support command and control. This monograph examines these two elements from a historical, contemporary and theoretical perspective. It examines communications in terms of equipment and net structure, and examines procedures in terms of the timeliness of planning, coordination and execution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 27, 1989
Accession Number
ADA234152

Entities

People

  • David S. Powell

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Base Lines
  • Close Support
  • Command And Control
  • Doctrine
  • Fire Support
  • Indirect Fire
  • Lessons Learned
  • Observation
  • Operating Systems
  • Students
  • Tensile Strength
  • Time Standards
  • Voice Communications
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control