an unmanned military?

aspen
Mon, 19 Jun 2006 18:24:19 +0000

I don’t think a two-person crew qualifies as “Unmanned”. The new generation self-propelled artillery is some pretty awesome equipment. I saw a similar German-developed weapon system on the show “Future Weapons”. It’s ability to repidly fire 5 rounds a minute enables the weapon to fire 3-5 shells using different trajectory angles so that the shells hit the target virtually simultaneously.

Unfortunately, more of today’s battlefield tactics require sustained “up-close and personal” involvment by our troops. The “Shock and Awe” component of the Iraq war passed fairly quickly and has been replaced by the “Knock and Enter” door-to-door urban warfare. Our troops have had to supplement their warrior skills with police and community-building expertise.

Our future military leaders are being called upon to develop and command an increasingly complex set of leadership skills. USMA recognizes this and has modified it’s programs accordingly.