Establishment of Lines of Communications -- Lifelines to Combat Operations
Abstract
In the face of the modern facts of military economics, and with the obvious need for our military forces to be able to deal effectively with a variety of situations, it is important to examine the basic fundamentals of logistic support in light of its objective of creating and sustaining combat forces. Logistics is the bridge between the national economy and the operation of combat forces. Thus, in its economic sense it. limits the combat forces which can be created; and in its operational sense it limits the forces which can be employed. Thus, strategy and tactics are always limited and at times are determined by logistic factors. Obviously, therefore, in order to support the combat requirements of strategy and tactics the objective of all logistic effort must be the attainment of sustained combat effectiveness in operating forces. It is the purpose of this thesis to examine our ability to support combat forces in oversea areas by the development of support bases and establishing the supporting lines of communications which are the lifelines of combat operations. This thesis is designed to review our capability to support our combat forces, establish oversea bases and project lines of communications, point out some of the mistakes made in the past, suggest methods of logistic support to accomplish the mission in underdeveloped areas, consider the nuclear environment, and suggest improvements for future war.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 1966
- Accession Number
- ADA526197
Entities
People
- Leonard A. Crosby
Organizations
- United States Army War College