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Prospects of Artillery: Which Way Ahead for the Czech Armed Forces

Author(s): Ivan Mráz, Milan Kalina
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Combat Employment of Artillery; Indirect Fire System; Fire Support; Coordination; Development of Military Capabilities; Future Military Operations; Army; Tube Artillery; Mortar Units

Summary/Abstract: The fire support is an inevitable prerequisite for the success of combat forces in land military operations and artillery is its key provider. Will it be even in a future complex and uncertain operating environment? The article recalls high requirements on the current ACR artillery and with the use of the Alliance partner’s findings, it points to selected aspects that might influence its capabilities development towards the future operations. The article defines artillery as an indirect fire system and clarifies its role and tasks in the framework of joint fire support. It proposes measures to increase the quality of its training and management. It discusses the issue of an operational concept and its importance for the future ACR artillery, together with introducing main trends in areas of its potential development.

  • Issue Year: 23/2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 52-63
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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