This thesis addresses considerations for the employment of Marine helicopters in future conflicts, particularly helicopters in the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). Four case studies examine the utility and versatility of helicopters in the following irregular conflicts: the Vietnam War, the Rhodesian counterinsurgency, the British experience in Northern Ireland, and the Soviet-Afghan War. The case studies illustrate the wide range of roles of helicopters in combat operations and the wide range of operating environments in which they have been used, including jungles, savannah and scrub brush, urban areas, and mountains. The thesis also examines the vulnerabilities of helicopters and provides recommendations for short- and long- term solutions to these problems. The author demonstrates that by failing to make Marine helicopters less vulnerable to small arms, they become potential operational liabilities, yielding a decisive advantage to future adversaries.
Considerations for Employment of Marine Helicopters in Future Conflicts: How Much Risk is Acceptable
2008
39 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Education, Law, & Humanities , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Helicopters , Vietnam war , Rhodesia , Afghanistan , Marine corps aircraft , Utilization , Vulnerability , Risk , Case studies , Asymmetric warfare , Jungles , Counterinsurgency , Mountains , Military forces(United states) , Urban warfare , Military forces(Foreign) , United kingdom , Military history , Ussr , Theses , Northern ireland , Afghan-soviet war , Rhodesian counterinsurgency , Helicopter utility , Helicopter advantages , Ira(Irish republican army) , Risk mitigation , Future conflicts
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