The Status of Infantry TOW, LAW, and Dragon Training in USAREUR.

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Abstract:

A critical USAREUR mission is to develop and maintain a capability of engaging and neutralizing a numerically superior armored force. For the infantry, the primary antiarmor weapons are TOW, LAW and Dragon. This study was to determine the status of training for these weapons in USAREUR, and to recommend changes that would improve training effectiveness. Questionnaires and follow-up interviews were administered in infantry battalions nine for TOW, eleven for LAW representing both V and VII Corps. For Dragon, which was introduced only recently in USAREUR, two battalions were surveyed. TOW was perceived as the most effective because of its long range. Most company commanders were skeptical of LAW effectiveness because of its limited range and lethality. Dragon was perceived as enhancing combat effectiveness without requiring change in tactics.

Author(s):
Moon, Harold L. ; Buxton, William A. ; Manthey, Gerald E.
Author Organization(s):
GENERAL RESEARCH CORP MCLEAN VA
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.,
Supplementary Note:
DOI: 10.21236/ADA082983
Pagination:
0133

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ARI-TR-77-B5
Contract/Grant Number(s):
DAHC19-75-C-0009
Project Number(s):
2Q763743773
Monitor Series:
TR-77-B5
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_5.5.2_Task; JCA_5.5_Direct; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_5.4_Decide; JCA_5.4.3_Establish Rule Sets; JCA_4.3.1_Depot Maintenance; JCA_1.2.2_Exercising; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_1.2.5_Lessons Learned; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.3.2_Personnel Management
Communities of Interest:
Biomedical
Descriptor(s):
*ARMY TRAINING, *ANTITANK WEAPONS, COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS, BATTALION LEVEL ORGANIZATIONS, INFANTRY, SURFACE TO SURFACE MISSILES, QUESTIONNAIRES, INTERVIEWING, GUNNERY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Humanities and History, Surface-Launched Guided Missiles
Keyword(s):
TOW missiles, LAW missiles, Dragon missiles, PE63743A, AS773
Report Date:
1977 Nov 01