AC-130: The Answer for Marine Corps Close Air Support Problems of Tomorrow
AC-130: The Answer for Marine Corps Close Air Support Problems of Tomorrow
- Neue Suche nach: K. T. Schmidt
- Neue Suche nach: K. T. Schmidt
To continue effectively providing Close Air Support (CAS) in future operations, the Marine Corps must focus on two emerging types of engagements: Military Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) and non-littoral warfare. The current migration trend of the world's population toward urbanized areas make the probability of the Marine Corps conducting MOUT operations extremely high. Additionally, recent operations have proven that battlefields may be non- littoral in nature, requiring forces to deploy far greater distances to reach their objective. These rising battle landscapes will demand specific traits out of future CAS aircraft. MOUT environments will dictate that CAS platforms provide the precise firepower needed in restrictive urban settings as well as greater endurance to gain and maintain superior situational awareness. Non- littoral engagements will require airframes with longer range to support ship to objective maneuvers (STOM) hundreds of miles from the sea. Fortunately for the Marine Corps, this airframe does not need development because it is already in existence. The AC-130, with its precise firepower, superior endurance, and long range, is the airframe of choice to provide CAS for the battles of the future and should be acquired by the Marine Corps.
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AC-130: The Answer for Marine Corps Close Air Support Problems of Tomorrow
2005
14 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Urban warfare , Gunships , Tactical air support , Military capabilities , Marine corps aircraft , Firepower , Military procurement , Aircraft fire control systems , Aircraft guns , Escort missions , Long range(Distance) , Manpower , Endurance(General) , Costs , Situational awareness , Conversion , Marine corps , Close air support , Nonlittoral warfare , Ac-130 aircraft , Stom(Ship to objective maneuver) , Marine corps procurement , Kc-130r aircraft , Mv-22 aircraft
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