PPT Slide
Force Effectiveness. The introduction of medium-sized armored car brigades into a conflict involving more than peace enforcement resulted in reduced overall force effectiveness as other units were forced to shoulder a much heavier burden than otherwise would be the case.
- In short, the medium wheeled force suffered heavy losses when faced with an unavoidable 2D close fight with a tracked mechanized force. When aviation or artillery support was provided, the brigade's performance improved, but this required reinforcement from a division that was not deployed.
- TRADOC anticipates that attaining future MTW mission objectives with the use of medium wheeled forces will take longer and that heavier forces will have to compensate for the lack of combat capability.
Bottomline: LAV-III/IAV armored car IBCTs Very Vulnerable and Little Value Added for the Dollars Invested!