tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post2745010625795408377..comments2024-03-29T13:09:31.522+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: Innovative infantry defence conceptsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-15823444316536279302017-07-09T10:20:29.862+02:002017-07-09T10:20:29.862+02:00Many concepts for employment of new weapons and mu...Many concepts for employment of new weapons and munitions were devised.<br /><br />Notable for mechanised warfare is the introduction of armoured bridgelayers and the full acceptance of the night as a regular period for combat (due to night vision, especially since the 1980's).<br /><br />There were plenty trends (such as greater dispersion and accordingly squads or evenf ire teams becoming more important than platoons as units of manoeuvre).<br /><br />The ability to call for support fires even against moving targets has improved and thus the emphasis on it.<br /><br />The whole heliborne thing in Vietnam was in stark contrast to previous warfare.<br /><br />Overall, from individual movement to corps command there was very little conceptual advance if one isn't modest in his expectations. Most if not all things that are in theory or doctrine can be traced back to WW2 and earlier.<br /><br />My biggest concern is about two points<br />(1) still (and especially now in the age of level 4 plate carriers) insufficient adaptation of infantry to the threat of quick (2-4 minutes) and accurate indirect fires<br />(2) inadequate theoretical and doctrinal replacement of the front line as stabiliser and deterrentS Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-13154857397720795102017-07-09T06:35:41.351+02:002017-07-09T06:35:41.351+02:00I have a peripheral question about this. Since WW2...I have a peripheral question about this. Since WW2, what advances have occured WRT the doctrine and theory of land warfare? From my perspective, there has been little real progress: Combined arms has improved, operational art has improved, and thats about it.<br /><br />Some theorys have actually done more harm than good, like revolution in military affairs, effects based operations, and network centric warfare.kesler12https://www.blogger.com/profile/06730943788519488679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-9984043745648514342017-07-05T17:40:53.858+02:002017-07-05T17:40:53.858+02:00Wow. Just one small note: "Distributed operat...Wow. Just one small note: "Distributed operations" was term borrowed from pre-WW2 era Soviet strategist Grigory Samoilovich Isserson - and like many other borrowed terms (such like Schwerpunkt) largely misunderstood and misused by Americans. Karelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236107941843936832noreply@blogger.com