Interrelationship of Weapons and Doctrine
The Case of the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle
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This monograph discusses how well U. S. Army doctrine exploits the development of weapons. With the rapid ongoing modernization of our forces, it is imperative that the army make the most out of new technology. The premise is that current U. S. Army doctrine and tactical writings fail to make the maximum use of the weapons that have been developed. The methodology used to defend this premise begins with an introduction to the problem. Disclosing that the struggle between weapons and doctrine is not new, the introduction continues by arguing that it is critical to strike a balance between weapo...
This monograph discusses how well U. S. Army doctrine exploits the development of weapons. With the rapid ongoing modernization of our forces, it is imperative that the army make the most out of new technology. The premise is that current U. S. Army doctrine and tactical writings fail to make the maximum use of the weapons that have been developed. The methodology used to defend this premise begins with an introduction to the problem. Disclosing that the struggle between weapons and doctrine is not new, the introduction continues by arguing that it is critical to strike a balance between weapons and doctrine. Next, the terms, doctrine, tactics and technology are defined and their relationship to weapons is discussed. The monograph examines three historical cases to illustrate the problem and to reach some conclusions on how doctrine might have better exploited the weapons being discussed. These examples are the Spencer repeating rifle in the Civil War, chemical weapons in World War I and the Sheridan armored reconnaissance assault vehicle that was developed in the 1960s. Following the historical analysis, the problem is updated by using the Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle as a case study. The first step is a look at the technological development of the vehicle. The genesis of the Bradley is reviewed from the half-track to the future BIFV. A discussion of the impact of doctrine on Bradley growth and current employment follows the technological review. The monograph ends with an analysis of what effect the lack of doctrine has had on the Bradley and recommends a method to ensure that doctrine and weapons complement each other. On the next high or mid-intensity battlefield, technology guarantees intense and highly destructive combat. For the protection of U. S. army soldiers and the survival of our nation, it is imperative that doctrine exploits new weapons. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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