The Combat Use of Apache Helicopters in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations: Effective or Not

Abstract

During DESERT STORM, Army Aviation established that it has matured as a combat arm. When employed in close combat, aviation is deadly and decisive. Aviation forces can deliver decided combat power to formidable operational depths, poising itself as the principal maneuver arm of AirLand Battle operations in the nineties. During DESERT STORM, Army Aviation operations demonstrated how rotary-wing aircraft can accelerate the tempo of conventional combat. The executive summary in the U.S. Army Aviation Center's DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM After Action report stated, We won the war, but in many areas, we did not win in the most efficient and effective way. The study discusses the state of the equipment immediately before and during DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. It relates the technical and tactical proficiency of Apache crews to their combat effectiveness. The study relates high-intensity mission schemes and fleeting skills to training issues....Desert Storm, Desert Shield, Army aviation, AH-64A, Apache, Helicopter, Hellfire missile.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1992
Accession Number
ADA258886

Entities

People

  • Randy C. Nelson

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Battle Damage Assessment
  • Combat Operations
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Guided Missiles
  • Helicopters
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Science