Abstract
The idea of using unmanned platforms for combat tasks is progressing. The analysis of contemporary armed conflicts indicates that in the future, military operations will be largely carried out in urbanized areas. The article outlines the tactical conditions determining the operation of unmanned ground platforms on the urbanized battlefield and formulates tactical and technical requirements to be met by an autonomous combatsupport vehicle (ACSV) designed to cooperate with infantry subunits in contemporary and future military operations.
Highlights
Conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria indicate that in the future, military operations will be largely carried out in urbanized areas [17]
Special conditions for conducting urbanized operations in relationship to the traditionally understood battlefield are presented in a synthetic form in Tab. 1. They allow indicating the necessary construction solutions of autonomous combatsupport vehicle (ACSV) designed to interact with light infantry subunits during operations carried out in urbanized areas
It is assumed that the main purpose of the planned ACSV will be a) accompanying a light infantry subunit or mechanized infantry subunits to provide fire and information support during battles in the urbanized area; and b) acting to protect and defend troops in quasi‐urbanized areas or in the field on field‐type positions
Summary
Conflicts in the former Yugoslavia, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria indicate that in the future, military operations will be largely carried out in urbanized areas [17]. Experiences from battles show that in built‐up areas, one of the basic forms of tactical operations of the infantry subunit during defense is an ambush, effectively disorganizing the opponent’s actions and weakening its combat potential before reaching the main line of defense of its own forces [8] The basis of these activities is the fact that the weaker side of the conflict sees the possibility of victory by surprising the opponent and bleeding him in street fights. In analyzing contemporary armed conflicts, the increase of the contribution and significance of operations carried out in urbanized areas is noticeable This is a consequence of, among others, changes in the manner of implementation of combat operations in areas of operational interest, which are currently characterized by dynamics and localness of operations and are aimed at taking control over key areas and infrastructure elements, using units that are mobile, efficiently commanded, heavily saturated with modern combat, recognition and communication means, and of lower organizational level (i.e. platoon, company, battalion). Operations in Urban Areas as a Determinant of the Direction of Development of ACSVs
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