Increasing Small Arms Lethality in Afghanistan Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer

Abstract

Operations in Afghanistan frequently require United States ground forces to engage and destroy the enemy at ranges beyond 300 meters. These operations occur in rugged terrain and in situations where traditional supporting fires are limited due to range or risk of collateral damage. With these limitations, the infantry in Afghanistan require a precise, lethal fire capability that exists only in a properly trained and equipped infantryman. While the infantryman is ideally suited for combat in Afghanistan, his current weapons, doctrine, and marksmanship training do not provide a precise, lethal fire capability to 500 meters and are therefore inappropriate.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2009
Accession Number
ADA512331

Entities

People

  • Thomas P. Ehrhart

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic Weapons
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Gun Support Equipment
  • Guns
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Munitions
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.