Accession Number:

ADB006742

Title:

The SHORAD Requirement of the Armored Cavalry Regiment

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE FORT LEAVENWORTH KS

Personal Author(s):

• Daugherty, William F.

Report Date:

1975-06-06

Pagination or Media Count:

147.0

Abstract:

The problem addressed in this thesis is to determine the short range air defense SHORAD requirement of the armored cavalry regiment ACR against low altitude air attack. After maximizing the regiments organic passive and active air defense measures, an air defense shortfall remains which requires a minimum of 12 ChaparralVulcan CV platoons in view of current air defense doctrine. This requirement equates to a CV battalion. Further analysis establishes that the SHORAD requirement is best met by the divisional-type CV battalion which has an airspace control element ACE, and an optimal mix of 2 chaparral2 Vulcan SP batteries.

Descriptors:

• *AIR DEFENSE
• *CAVALRY
• *SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES
• AERIAL WARFARE
• ANTIAIRCRAFT DEFENSE SYSTEMS
• ANTIAIRCRAFT GUNS
• ARMORED VEHICLES
• AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
• DIVISION LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• HOWITZERS
• LOW ALTITUDE
• MACHINE GUNS
• MECHANIZATION
• METHODOLOGY
• REGIMENT LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS
• TACTICAL AIR SUPPORT
• TANKS(COMBAT VEHICLES)
• THESES
• USSR
• WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS

Subject Categories:

• Antiaircraft Defense Systems
• Surface-Launched Guided Missiles
• Combat Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE