This book outlines how to reorganize the U.S. Army into a fully 2 and 3-Dimensional maneuver capable, ground force with terrain-agile, armored fighting vehicles sized to rapidly deploy by fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to the scene of world conflicts and strike at the heart of freedom‚s enemies. The plan to build the Army into Air-Mech-Strike Forces, exploiting emerging information-age technologies, as well as America‚s supremacy in aircraft and helicopter delivery systems---at the lowest cost to the taxpayers, is described in detail. These Army warfighting organizations, using existing and some newly purchased equipment, will shape the battlefield to America‚s advantage, preserving the peace before it is lost; if not, then winning fights that must be fought quickly. The dangerous world we live in moves by the speed of the AIR, and the 21st Century U.S. Army 2D/3D combat team will dominate this medium by Air-Mech-Strike! "Air-Mech-Strike is a must read concerning the most important debate now facing any and all who want to understand future war." -- General John R. Galvin (U.S. Army Retired) "How to move faster, strike harder without spending a fortune. Their ideas deserve a fair hearing at the top decision-making levels of the Army and DOD." -- Joseph L. Galloway, April 17, 2000, U.S. News & World Report Air-Mech-Strike is a monumental work and a credit to the military expertise of its authors. -- General Volney F. Warner (U.S. Army Retired) Air-Mech-Strike is a must read concerning the most important debate now facing any/all who want to understand future war. -- General John R. Galvin U.S. Army (Retired) If you care about our Army read this! New thinking on how to move faster, strike harder and do more. -- Joseph Galloway, Senior Writer, U.S. News & World Report NEW ADVANCED CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN 2ND EDITION: * Enhanced definition of "Air-Mech-Strike" (it ain't rubber tired armored cars) * Computer simulations that show AMS 3D tracked tank force structure is far superior to existing and rubber-tired armored car IBCTs * Afghanistan Operation Anaconda Air-Mech operations using tracked BV-206s and M-GATOR ATVs * Sub-National Terrorist Group decisive maneuver defeat mechanisms * Defeat of enemy surveillance strike complexes (SSCs) by MANEUVER * Piasecki Vectored Thrust Ducted Compound Helicopters * Articulated armored fighting vehicles (BV-206S) * Nose Loading equipment for cargo 747s * Tracked and Air Cushion landing gear for extreme STOL airland operations * Reduced turrets to make M1/M2 into medium weight OFFENSIVE platforms * 2.75" Hydra-70 rockets on ground vehicles for better firepower/shock action * More exclusive photos of Air-Mech operations by U.S., British and Russians * ACTD proposals for 82nd Airborne and 101st Air Assault Divisions * Lighter-Than-Air (LTA) cargo airships to speed heavy 2D forces and logistics without need of runways/ports * Cost and performance comparisons of tracked tanks versus LAV-III/Stryker rubber-tired armored cars * Ducted-fan FTR concepts * Infared camouflage for armored fighting vehicles and troops * How AMS maneuver can collapse the will of our enemies Air-Mech-Strike Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare "Commader - What of you had the ability to?..." *Strategically deploy your combat Brigade in 96 hours and your Division in 120. *Project your force directly into the area of operations, negating anti-access initiatives by your enemy. *Maneuver lethal, mobile and protected mechanized forces throughout your battlespace for positional advantage - at the right place, at the right time, with the right force mix. *Take advantage of all terrain, optimizing the strengths of your heavy and light forces against enemy weakness -- Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare. * Exercise greater agility over the enemy withh the flexibility and rapid tempo of your force. *Simultaneously strike your enemy from any direction. - Brigadier General (R) David Grange, Former Commander 1st Infantry Division Authors include BG (R) David L. Grange, BG (R) Huba Wass de Czege, LTC Richard D. Liebert USAR, Major Charles A. Jarnot, Major Al Huber, and LT Mike Sparks America's requirement for rapid land power projection took on new emphasis following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. We have updated the Air-Mech-Strike (AMS) concept in this chapter, and made corrections throughout the rest of the book from the valuable feedback provided by our readers. This 2nd edition includes many important new combat developments and recognizes that there is a dramatic change to the world geopolitical situation.... Used Book in Good Condition