Modern Warfare Mr. Place. Evolution of the battlefield.
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Strategy
• Strategy, a word of military origin, refers to a plan of action designed to achieve a particular goal.
Strategy
• Strategy is distinct from tactics, which are concerned with the conduct of an engagement, while strategy is concerned with how different engagements are linked.
Strategy
• How a battle is fought is a matter of tactics: the terms and conditions that it is fought on and whether it should be fought at all is a matter of strategy.
• There are four levels of warfare: political goals or grand strategy, strategy, operations, and tactics
Strategy
• Tactics
• Example would be once the battle starts the the German SS using fire team rushes to overtake defensive positions.
Evolution of the battlefield
• How did the bow change the way war was fought both physically and socially?
Evolution of the battlefield
• The bow gave the common man a important role on the battlefield.
• You did not need a lot of money to have a bow unlike the Knight.
• The battlefield change quickly and tactics had to adapt.
Evolution of the battlefield
• The musket come along and is the bigger stronger bow of its day.
• However, it is not as accurate and becomes expensive.
Evolution of the battlefield
• The price of a musket would drop over time because of the mass production of the weapon.
Evolution of Ammo
• Without the evolution of ammo the rifle would not have advanced as quickly over the years.
• A rifle is only as good as the ammo that it shoots.
Lever-Action Rifle
• The Lever Action rifle is a much faster shooting weapon and becomes very popular during westward expansion.
• It was very durable and became a very popular weapon in the United States Calvary
Evolution of the Rifle
• The arrival of the Bolt-Action rifle provided a new style of weapon that was very accurate.
• The Bolt-Action was very durable much like the Lever-Action but was more accurate at longer distances.
Evolution of the Rifle
• The Bolt-Action Rifle becomes very popular in infantry unites and is the rifle of choice
• It is believed that the Bolt-Action rifle will force soldiers to fire an accurate shot.
Evolution of the Rifle
• As the rifle becomes more successful on the battlefield the infantry becomes more important.
• Many Generals believed that the with the introduction of the Airplane and Tank, the infantry would fill a smaller roll.
Evolution of the Rifle
• The use of a semi-auto rifle becomes very popular to modern day infantry.
• This gives the infantry more fire-power and spreads the battlefield out even more.
• Every man has the ability to place multiple rounds down rang.
Evolution of the Rifle
• This new capability changes warfare and allows special operations teams the ability to maintain a high level of firepower in small groups.
• This high rate of fire contributes to a produces a different mentality when it comes shooting in America culture.
Evolution of the Rifle
• The production of the M-16 and Ak-47 give a full-automatic option for ground troops and becomes the new age for infantry weapons.
• There is also a major change in the size of ammo that is used
Evolution of the Rifle
• The U.S. Military moves to a 5.56 mm round
• This round is smaller but allows the weapon to hold a larger number of bullets.
• There are both pros and cons.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• The development of NATO has a major impact on the type of weapons and Ammo that are used in the U.S. Military.
• This also impacts the the civilian market and the police force throughout the country.
• Smaller becomes better.
M-16
• The M-16 is a very accurate and light rifle.
• It is easy to clean but malfunctions easily.
• Has problems early but over time these become fixed.
AK-47
• Soviet assault rifle that is the most produced weapon in the world today.
• Does not have the range of the M-16 but shoots a heavier round and is full-Automatic.
• Is a very durable weapon that is easy to break down and clean.