DTIC ADA274015: Keeping the Airborne Division a pdf

DTIC ADA274015: Keeping the Airborne Division a

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The airborne division, due to its unique forced entry capabilities, plays a major role in contingency planning. Unfortunately, the current air defense threat may jeopardize the success of future airborne assaults onto defended airfields. Although current doctrine permits airdropping some distance away from the objective and outside the range of the air defense weapons, the airborne division does not have sufficient ground tactical mobility to fully realize this option. This study explores the feasibility of an Enhanced Mobility Airborne Battalion (EMAB) to increase the tactical mobility and lethality of the airborne division. It compares the alternative EMAB with the existing Division Ready Brigade (Medium) by comparing the airlift requirements, aircraft survivability, force lethality, force survivability, and sustainability of the two forces. It concludes that the concept is valid and merits further study. Airborne Operations, Airborne division modernization

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 5/5/1993
• Year: 1993
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Lunsford, James R, ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS, *AIR DEFENSE, *MILITARY OPERATIONS, *MOBILITY, *LANDING FIELDS, *MILITARY MODERNIZATION, *ARMY PLANNING, WEAPONS, REQUIREMENTS, AIRCRAFT, SURVIVABILITY, THREATS, ASSAULT, AIRBORNE, THESES, PLANNING, OPERATION, LETHALITY, DOCTRINE, DIVISION

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