Back to Basics: An Aviation Solution to Counterinsurgent Warfare: Wright Flyer Paper No. 23 - Couverture souple

Davis, Major, USAF, Arthur D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1479194328 ISBN 13 : 9781479194322

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

This study focuses on the current global war on terrorism as a conflict against insurgents who attack US power through asymmetric means. Of late, these individuals have selected as a primary target the military and civilian convoy operations in Iraq and, to some extent, Afghanistan. By examining past examples of the use of airpower in counterinsurgent warfare, this study sheds light on the United States’ current failings in both equipment and doctrine as it wages this type of war. The French used low-technology aircraft—World War II–vintage A-1 and T-6 fighters—in Algeria to attack insurgent forces and defend ground troops. Well adapted to the environment as well as effectively deployed and employed, these aircraft helped contain and defeat the insurgents. In Vietnam, the United States employed A-1s and T-28s—aircraft with a proven track record in this type of war and ideally suited to training the South Vietnamese air force. The United States should rethink its inventory of aircraft devoted to counterinsurgent war by considering possible replacements for the A-1. It should also reevaluate the manner of employing these assets by locating them with the ground forces they support.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1479194328
• ISBN 13: 9781479194322
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 36
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