Urban Warfare Mobility Analysis

Abstract

This FINAL report presents the results of a study to assess the implications of conducting military operations in an urban area from the standpoint of the individual, and particularly from the standpoint of ground vehicles and to propose two urban vignettes that could conceiveably occur within the standard available Marine Corps scenarios. The study team examined emerging operational concepts, current doctrine, mission needs statements, current capabilities, survivability and lethality data, Government provided scenarios, and, a variety of lessons learned from diverse sources. The recommended improvements to urban mobility consist of:1) Improved countermine and obstacle clearing capability; 2) Improved survivability (to degrade effects of chemical and kinetic threats, and enhance self-protection capability); 3) Improved availability to furnish close combat service support (sustainment and casualty evacuation); and, 4) Improved agility (turning radius, ground clearance, acceleration).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA380145

Entities

People

  • Booz-allen
  • Hamilton

Organizations

  • Marine Corps Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Lessons Learned
  • Light Armored Vehicles
  • Medical Evacuation
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Second World War
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Urban Planning and Geography.