Usawc Strategy Research Project Direct and Indirect Fires in the Twenty-first Century

................................................................................................................................................................III DIRECT AND INDIRECT FIRES IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.................................................1 THE WEAPON............................................................................................................. 2 MOBILITY ................................................................................................................... 3 DEPLOYABILITY ......................................................................................................... 3 LETHALITY AND RESPONSIVENESS.......................................................................... 3 SURVIVABILITY .......................................................................................................... 4 SENSOR TO SHOOTER LINKAGES............................................................................. 5 MUNITIONS. ............................................................................................................... 6 TARGETING SYSTEMS............................................................................................... 8 NEW WAY OF FIGHTING............................................................................................. 9 DOCTRINE.................................................................................................................. 9 ORGANIZATION. ....................................................................................................... 10 TRAINING. ................................................................................................................ 10 LEADERS. ................................................................................................................ 11 MATERIEL ................................................................................................................ 11 SOLDIERS. ............................................................................................................... 11 OPERATIONAL LEVEL IMPACT................................................................................ 12 JOINT VISION 2020. .................................................................................................. 12 OTHER CHOICES. .................................................................................................... 12 ROCKETS................................................................................................................. 12 AIR POWER.............................................................................................................. 13 UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES................................................................................ 14 CONCLUSION........................................................................................................... 14 ENDNOTES.................................................................................................................................................................17