Field Artillery Mission Weapon and Organization for Counterguerrilla Warfare

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to determine the field artillery mission weapon and organization which can best support a counterguerrilla operation. Assumptions: (1) area of operations is assumed to be in an underdeveloped country located in the tropics; (2) the environment is that of a sublimited war; (3) the military force supported by the field artillery is limited to an infantry brigade in size. The first phase describes the environment of the guerrilla, tactics, and U.S. Army doctrine for counterguerrilla warfare. The second phase determines the desirable characteristics of the field artillery weapon, and personnel requirements. The third phase is a comparison of four artillery weapons and a comparison of the personnel requirements with the present field artillery battalion. Recommendations are made that the self propelled M104 howitzer should be made the direct support weapon, and certain personnel changes should be associated with the field artillery battalion.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1965
Accession Number
ADA373396

Entities

People

  • Kenneth S. Heitzke

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Tactics
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Environment
  • Indirect Fire
  • Insurgency
  • Military Organizations
  • Personnel Management
  • Self Propelled
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.