Mounted Raid: An Overlooked Deep Operations Capability

摘要

This monograph investigates whether heavy divisions should employ mounted raidsto support tactical deep operations. It proposes that current doctrine and practice focus on aviation and artillery as the means for conducting lethal deep operations because deep ground maneuver operations require extensive logistics 'tails' to support them. By focusing on aviation and artillery as their lethal deep operations assets, division commanders reduce their flexibility. By employing mounted raids, commanders eliminate the need for a logistics 'tail' to follow the ground force, and they gain the flexibility to use the force which can best accomplish the mission. Raid, Deep maneuver, Raviv, Deep operations, Magdhaba, Hammelburg.