Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Limitations of Standoff Firepower-Based Operations
The Limitations of Standoff Firepower-Based Operations
INSS PUBLICATION MEMORANDUM
I am pleased to inform you that INSS Memorandum No. 89, The Limitations of Standoff Firepower-Based Operations: On Standoff Warfare, Maneuver, and Decision, by Ron Tira, in both English and Hebrew versions, is now available on line.
In the study, the author takes a critical look at changes in the Israel Defense Forces and other Western militaries regarding force structure and force utilization concepts, based on a preference for standoff precision firepower over classic maneuver. Using the Second Lebanon War as a primary case study, the monograph examines some of the limitations inherent in standoff fire capability and argues that by itself it is generally incapable of bringing the enemy to strategic collapse. Tira contends that given Israel’s security reality, it seems there is no replacing the tactical battlefield that includes maneuvering and conquering territory.
I hope you find this study of
interest. It can be accessed at
http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/memoranda/memo89.pdf.
Moshe Grundman
Director of
Publications
ENDS
Cook Islands Investment Incorporation: Government Partners With Communities To Improve Safety Shelters
Richard D. Wolff, IMI: Political Economy Contradictions As We Lurch Into 2025
People with Disability Australia - PWDA: CMHA And PWDA Demand Justice And Urgent Reform Following Death Of Simon Cartwright At Silverwater Jail
UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Vanuatu Quake - UNICEF Aotearoa Launches Urgent Fundraising Appeal For 40,000 Children In Need
New Zealand Defence Force: Surveillance, Aid, Responders And Evacuees Covered By RNZAF Vanuatu Flights
Leonard C. Goodman, IMI: The Democratic Party Faces Its Day Of Reckoning