How Small Arms Capabilities Shape Decisions at Battalion and Brigade Level

Abstract

On 27 September 2012, West Point's Small Arms Technology Team interviewed a group of current and former battalion and brigade commanders. The focus of the conversations focused on criteria to measure small arms effectiveness, desired small arms capabilities, perceptions of current US Small Arms by US Soldiers, and driving forces or deep trends that will have a major influence on Small Arms over the next 30 years.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 2012
Accession Number
ADA569719

Entities

People

  • Dan Evans
  • John Willis

Organizations

  • United States Military Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Ammunition
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Emerging Technology
  • Guns
  • Line Of Sight
  • Munitions
  • Network Science
  • Perception
  • Small Arms
  • Standards
  • Target Acquisition
  • Targets
  • Training
  • United States Military Academy
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design