Assessing Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles for Australian Mounted Close Combat Operations Lessons Learned in Recent Conflicts, Impact of Advanced Technologies, and System-level Implications.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Armored vehicles, Military--Australia.

Armored vehicles, Military.

Australia.

Physical Description:

xxix, 162 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Rand Corp, 2017.

Summary:

The Defence Science and Technology Group asked RAND for help in assessing the range of trade-offs between tracked and wheeled combat vehicle classes. This report details three key tasks: (1) assessing lessons learned about tracked and wheeled combat vehicles in conflict around the world; (2) assessing the implications of advanced technologies on the vehicle classes; and (3) examining system-level implications of the different classes of vehicles. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Background 1

Objective and Approach 8

Organisation of This Report 11

Chapter 2 Task 1 Results: Lessons Learned About the Expected Performance of Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles in Combat 13

Defining the Measures of Performance of Combat Vehicles 13

Technology-Related Goals for Project LAND 400 IFV Performance 15

Lessons Learned About IFV Performance from Previous Tests and Studies 21

Summary of Expectations of Performance 27

Chapter 3 Task 1 Results: Lessons Learned About Tracked and Wheeled Vehicles Meeting Expected Performance in Recent Conflicts 29

Summary of the Cases Examined 29

Case 1 Mali, Operation Serval (January 2013-July 2014) 31

Case 2 Panama, Operation Just Cause (December 1989-January 1990) 42

Case 3 The Balkans and Kosovo (1999-2002) 49

Case 4 Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011) 56

Case 5 Afghanistan, Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-2014) 64

Case 6 The Battle of the Falklands (April-June 1982) 71

Case 7 Vietnam (1965-1975) 82

Case 8 East Timor (1999-2000) 90

Case 9 Eastern Ukraine (2014-2016) 95

Lessons Learned from the Nine Case Studies 108

Synopsis of Lessons Learned 111

Chapter 4 Task 2 Results: The Impact of Advanced Technologies 115

Hybrid Approaches That Bridge Tracks and Wheels 115

Enemy Threats and Countermeasures 120

Influence of Vehicle Weight on Choice of Suspension 121

Possible Mitigating Factors for Wheeled Vehicles 123

Integrating Protection with Mobility 125

Firepower Options 128

Other Areas to Consider 129

Chapter 5 Task 3 Results: System-Level Implications 133

Why a System-Level Perspective? 133

Lessons Learned from U.S. Army's Modernisation Plan 136

What Is the System-Level Impact of a New IFV for Australia? 138

Chapter 6 What the Assessment Means for Project LAND 400 and the Path Ahead 141

What the Assessment Means for Project LAND 400 141

The Path Ahead 147.

ISBN:

9780833097439

0833097431

OCLC:

982650630