Camp Colt to Desert Storm: The History of U.S. Armored Forces

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Index Note: f following page number indicates figure; t indicates table. AAAVs (Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles), 487, 492f, 493f Aachen, assault on, 173-174 AAVs, 476, 486 AAV7, 478, 488 Aberdeen Proving Ground, tests at Christie tanks, 102 guns, 309 Ml tank, 441, 444, 449, 458^59 M26E2, 301 M47, 304 MICV, 418 Abrams, Creighton W., Jr., 348f as advisor to South Vietnamese forces, 335-336 and Cambodian incursion, 352 as Chief of Staff, 548 and combined arms doctrine, 551 death of, 364 and Donn Starry, 368 and Ml tank, 437, 438-439, 454 and tactics in Vietnam, 343 and withdrawal from Vietnam, 353, 545 Abrams tanks, see Ml Abrams tanks. ACAV. See M113 armored cavalry assault vehicle (ACAV). ACE (Armored Combat Earth Movers), in Desert Storm, 498, 507 Achebe, Chinua, xiii A Company, 1st Tank Regiment, 45f acquisition. See procurement. Active Defense abandonment of, 382 criticism of, 551, 552 origin of, 366-370, 376-381, 551 selling of, 551-552, 555-556 testing of, 551-552 writing of (FM 100-5), 370-381 ACVT (Armored Combat Vehicle Technology) Program, 479^80 add-on stabilization (AOS), 314 Ad Hoc Group on Armament for Future Tanks or Similar Combat Vehicles (ARCOVE), recommendations of, 311 Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAAVs), 487, 492f, 493f Advanced Antiarmored Vehicle Evaluation (ARMVAL), 480 Advanced Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAAV), 487 Advanced Scout Helicopter (ASH) Task Force, 555 advertising for recruits, 408 "advisory effect" in Vietnam War, 335 AEF. See American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). AFCENT (Allied Forces Central Europe) reserve corps, 394 AGE See Army Ground Forces. agility in AirLand Battle doctrine, 385, 386, 392 of tanks, improvement of, 301 AH-1 Cobra helicopters, in Desert Storm, 510-511 590 Index AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and Big Five, 409 and defense of Europe, 383-384 in Desert Storm, 389, 498, 515, 516, 520 development of, 553 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), Germany and, 444 air cavalry. See also specific units. origins of, 545-546 in Vietnam, 336, 545 aircraft carriers in Pacific, 193 Air Defense Center, 555 Air Force in AirLand Battle, 384, 388-389, 391 establishment of, 31 AirLand Battle doctrine, 360-394. See also combined arms doctrine; Field Manual (FM) 100-5. air support in, 388-389 concept of, 385-386, 388, 553 in Desert Storm, 499, 517-518, 557 initiative in, 368, 385, 392 levels of war in, 386-387 origin of, 377, 383, 385, 392, 549, 552-553 political reaction to, 389-390 technology needed to support, 552-553 vehicles required for, 385 AirLand Battle 21, 390 airmobile concept, origin of, 544 Air support in AirLand Battle, 388-389 in Desert Storm, 384, 389 disruption of, in future conflicts , 367 early theories of, 123 in Operation Cobra, 169 and porcupine tanks, 280 AKAs (Attack Cargo Ships), in Pacific theater, 195, 196 Albright, John, 331 Alden, Herbert W., 96 Allen, Robert H., 100, 107, 111 Allied Forces Central Europe (AFCENT) reserve corps, 394 Allied Tactical Publication (ATP) 35, 382 Allis-Chalmers Corporation, 286 Allison, Inc., 412, 415 Almond, Edward M. "Ned/' 230, 241, 243, 252 al Rawaie, Ayad Futayih, 503 Ambrose, James, 460, 461 ambushes, as tactic in Vietnam, 338 AMC. See Army Materiel Command. American Defense Preparedness Association, Combat Vehicle Conference (1976), 317 American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Board on Organization and Tactics (1919), 38 commander of, 2 Superior Board of, 98-99 Tank Board of, 3, 93-94, 110 specifications of, 113 American Locomotive Company, 304 Amiens, battle of, 96 ammunition canister rounds, effectiveness of, 333 caseless, disadvantages of, 312, 334, 446^47, 459 Copperhead artillery rounds, in Desert Storm, 516 for M48 Patton tanks, in Vietnam, 329 for M551 Sheridan tanks, in Vietnam, 333 staballoy in, 461-162 amphibian battalions, post-WW II, 263-264 amphibious assault. See also LVTs. doctrine, post-WW I, 68 logistical challenges of, 186-187, 204-205 fording kits and, 198-199, 203, 204 modern, requirements for, 477 of Tarawa, 185-186, 194-201 amphibious landing craft, highspeed , Marine experiments with, 288-289 Index 591 amphibious landing techniques, development of, 188f, 189 Amphibious Operations: Employment of Tanks (Marine Corps manual), 78 amphibious operations, Marine Corps manuals on, post-WW II, 267-268 amphibious tanks. See also Christie amphibious vehicles. experiments with, 67-84, 72f in Pacific theater, 200 Amphibious tractor, refinement of, post-Korean War, 284 An Amphibious Vehicle. Its Construction and Possible Uses (Fuller), 71 Amtorg Corporation, 115 Amtracs. See LVTs. Andrews, Frank...