The Nature of the Operations of Modern Armies
by Kipp, Jacob W.; Burhans, William A.; Triandafillov, V. K.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-09-01
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary
V.K. Triandafillov's 1929 book seeks to link theory and practoice by using past experience to comprehend future combat.
Table of Contents
| The state of modern armies: development of military equipment following the World War - infantry weapons, artillery, chemical weapons, tanks, signal and engineer resources, aviation | |
| possible numerical strength of mobilised armies - small motorised units or million-man armies? mobilisation sequence, possible numerical strength of the mobilisation first echelon in different states, first-line and second-line forces, successive mobilisation echelons, numerical strength of aviation, problems of force quality | |
| established force organisation - correlation between division and corps defensive and offensive resources, modern cavalry, aviation organisation, combat arms correlation, the modern army's transportation resources | |
| Operations of modern armies: premises - density of the operational deployment in the eastern European theatre of military actions, aviation density, division and corps defensive and offensive capabilities, additional suppressive assets for a division and a corps in offensive combat, chemical weapon tactical employment norms | |
| the operation - shock army, approach march to an operational engagement, initiation and conduct of an operational engagement, duration and depth of an operation, attack frontage, forms of the blow, offensive on a wide front, defensive operations, costs of the modern operation | |
| successive operations -premises, how to move large forces laterally in the eastern European theatre of military actions, pace of advancing armies, shock army requirements during prolonged operations, railroad restoration rate, scale of successive operations, nature of shock grouping actions, political support tasks, command and control problems | |
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