Cutting Teeth to Increase the Tail: The Elimination of Echo Companies from the Heavy Division.

Abstract

This monograph examines the U.S. Army's decision to eliminate Echo companies from the Heavy Division force structure. Since the introduction of the tank onto the modern battlefield the struggle between tank and anti-armor weapon has dominated the thinking of maneuver warfare. Three important elements have had significant impact on anti-armor warfare; technology or new equipment, organizational structure, and doctrine. Framing these elements is the evolving threat and the proliferation of advanced weaponry through new equipment and retrofitting of new technology on existing equipment in third world nations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 06, 1996
Accession Number
ADA324410

Entities

People

  • Thomas L. Rousseau

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Guns
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Combat Support
  • Emerging Technology
  • Employment
  • Force Structure
  • Guided Missiles
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Organizational Structure
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Second World War
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Military Science
  • Strategic Security Studies