modern warfare mr. place. evolution of the battlefield

Modern Warfare

Mr. Place

Evolution of the battlefield

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

• Political goals or Grand Strategy

• Example would be Germany in WWII

Strategy

• Strategy, operations

• Example would be Germany invading France in WWII

Strategy

• Tactics

• Example would be once the battle starts the the German SS using fire team rushes to overtake defensive positions.


• How did the bow change the way war was fought both physically and socially?


• 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.


• The musket come along and is the bigger stronger bow of its day.

• However, it is not as accurate and becomes expensive.


• The price of a musket would drop over time because of the mass production of the weapon.

Evolution of Ammo

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.

Evolution of the Rifle

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

Bolt-Action 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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.


• 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


• 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.

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