Effects of Air Interdiction Attacks On Advancing Armored and Mechanized Ground Forces.

Abstract

This report studies the effects of air interdiction attacks on advancing armored and mechanized ground forces. Air Interdiction of advancing ground forces is an asymmetric attack. The first effect is an imposed delay of movement The second effect is a complete halt which only occurs after a ground unit suffers a particular amount of damage. Historical occurrences are examined. Doctrine and Tactics of the United States Army and the Soviet/Russian Army are examined. Previous efforts to identify breakpoints or forced posture changes are examined. A rationale for characterizing is given. A method for quantifying one component of delay is provided. Breakpoints or Forced Posture Changes are quantified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331762

Entities

People

  • Daniel R. Clevenger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Interdiction
  • Air Power
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Databases
  • Fire Support
  • Military Applications
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Operations Research
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies