ARMOR is a professional-development magazine published by the U.S. Army Armor School. The Chief of Armor provides the magazine as a forum for the Soldiers and leaders under his proponency to explain, digest or debate Army and Armor Branch doctrine, policy or other career-related issues or information. ARMOR focuses on Armor and Cavalry Soldiers up to the battalion and brigade level as well as on Army-wide concerns and issues that affect Armor and Cavalry formations. The Chief of Armor's proponency includes:
- armored, direct-fire ground combat systems not serving primarily as infantry carriers;
- weapons used exclusively in these systems or by career management field (CMF)19-series enlisted Soldiers;
- miscellaneous items of equipment armored and armored cavalry organizations use exclusively;
- training for all 19-series officers and CMF 19-series enlisted Soldiers;
- and information concerning the training, logistics, history and leadership of armor and armored cavalry units at a brigade/regiment level and below, including threat units at those levels.
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ARMOR, November-December 1998
• Features – Pushing the Envelope of Battlefield Superiority
by Robert S. Cameron, Ph.D.
• Leaders Conducting... read more
ARMOR, November-December 1998
• Features – Pushing the Envelope of Battlefield Superiority
by Robert S. Cameron, Ph.D.
• Leaders Conducting After-Action Reviews
Often Deliver Substandard Feedback
by Colonel William E. Blankmeyer and Lieutenant Colonel Terry A. Blakely
• An NTC For the Next Century
By Lieutenant Colonel Martin N. Stanton
• Long Range Surveillance Scout System (LRAS3)
by Captain Michel Jones and Sergeant First Class Christopher Wagner
• KEY MAP: 10 Division Annor/Cavalry Geographical Locations
• LISTING: Active Component Units
• LISTING: Army National Guard Units
• LISTING: Army National Guard Brigade Commanders List
• Remember the Road to Bataan
by Lieutentant Colonel John M. Menter and First Lieutenant Michael R. Evans
• PARK 'EM: The Last M60s Hit the Bullpen
by Captain Roger T. Aeschliman
• The 11 th Armored Cavalry Regiment:
NTC's "Home Team" Battles with the Best
• Airborne Ground Cavalry
by Captain Gregory K. Stephens
• Armor in Korea
by Captain Andrew T. Berkowitz
• Testing the New XM-908 Obstacle-Reducing Tank Round
• 4th 10 Pioneers New Division Design
by Major Mark Newell
• TADSS Rides to the Rescue As Training Funds Disappear
by Colonel Ted Carmony
• Training for War, and Battling the Weather, Fighting Drugs and Helping
Neighbors, It Was a High-Tempo Year for the 42nd 10
by Captain Richard L. Goldenberg
• Joint Services Team to Test and Evaluate Close Air Support at the NTC
by Sergeant First Class Roderick McCottrell
• USAREUR Live Fire
• A Year or Reforging
• Tactical Vignette 98-6, "Cobra's Counterreconnaissance Fight"
• SOLUTIONS: Tactical Vignette 98-4, "Showdown at Bruechville"
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ARMOR, September-October 1998
• Features – Will Airpower, Specifically Helicopters, Replace Tanks in 201 O?
by Major John W. Blumentritt, USAF
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ARMOR, September-October 1998
• Features – Will Airpower, Specifically Helicopters, Replace Tanks in 201 O?
by Major John W. Blumentritt, USAF
• Training Rules of Engagement: Beyond the Briefings
by Captain Daniel M. Froehlich
• Heavy Traffic: Troops in Bosnia Deal with Problem Drivers
by Master Sergeant Mark A. Schulz
• Battle Command Insights
by Lieutenant Colonel James E. Zanol
• Waiting For the Meteor, Thoughts on Personal Leadership
by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin C.M. Benson
• The Brigade Reconnaissance Troop
by Captain Thomas M. Feltey
• You Asked, We Listened: A Software Tool for Predicting
Live-Fire Scores from Device-Based Scores
by Dr. Joseph D. Hagman
• The Resurrection of Russian Armor: Surprises from Siberia
by Jim Warford
• Assembly Area Operations
by Lieutenant Charles A. Anderson and Major Jeffrey A. Cobb
• Revitalizing the Support Platoon (Palletized Load System)
by Captain Michael S. Flynn and Captain Jackson C. MacDonald
• Tactical Vignette 98-5: Zone Recon to LOA Steelers
• Solutions to Tactical Vignette 98-3, "Attack in Brandenburg"
• Exploiting Precision Maneuver:
An Experiment to Evaluate M1A2 TactiCS, Techniques and Procedures
Prepared by PL T/COiTM Branch, Doctrine Division, DTDD
• Altitude Separation at the National Training Center
by Major Christopher Irrig
• Trends in Mounted Warfare: Part III
by Lieutenant Colonel Kris P. Thompson
• The Great Wheel Versus Track Debate
Prepared by Directorate of Force Development
• Inaccuracies Appeared in T-80UK Article
by Major Tom J. Meyer
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ARMOR, July-August 1998
• Features – Light/Heavy Integration at the Joint Readiness Training Center
by Sergeant First Class Paul E. Thompson Jr.
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ARMOR, July-August 1998
• Features – Light/Heavy Integration at the Joint Readiness Training Center
by Sergeant First Class Paul E. Thompson Jr.
• Marines Mix LAVs with Mountain Bikes
by Captain Kelly P. Alexander
• Mobile Pre-positioning
by Captain Scott Maxwell
• Why Three Tanks?
by CW2 (Ret.) Stephen "Cookie" Sewell
• American Tank Development During the Cold War
by Dr. Robert Cameron
• Sayonara AGS! Sayonara Scout? Sayonara Armor?
by Don Loughlin
• Through a Glass Darkly
by Lieutenant Colonel Arthur W. Conner Jr.
• Embedded Simulation for the Army After Next
by Claude W. Abate, Hubert A. Bahr, and John M. Brabbs
• Combat Medics Allocation
by Captain Jeffery S. King
• Tactical Vignette 98-4, "Showdown at Bruechville"
• Solutions to Tactical Vignette 98-2, "Defense of Kozda"
• Part II: Trends in Modern Warfare
by Lieutenant Colonel Kris P. Thompson
• Da Capo Books: A Great Source for Military Readers
by Jon T. Clemens, Managing Editor
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ARMOR, May-June 1998
• Features – Active Protective Systems
by Captain Tom J. Meyer
• It's Not the Speed of the Computer That Counts!
The Case for... read more
ARMOR, May-June 1998
• Features – Active Protective Systems
by Captain Tom J. Meyer
• It's Not the Speed of the Computer That Counts!
The Case for Rapid Battlefield Decision-making
by Lieutenant Colonel John F. Antal
• From Cowpens to the California Desert:
Integrating Reserve Component Units Into Tactical Operations
by Lieutenant Colonel Aaron R. Kenneston
• The Principles of the Employment of Armor
(From Special Text No. 28, circa 1948)
• Saving the Lippizaners: American Cowboys Ride to the Rescue
by Lieutenant Colonel Renita Foster
• Tactical Vignette 98-3: "Attack in Brandenburg"
• A Cavalry Experience In Bosnia
by Captain Robert G. Ivy
• Germany's Big Guns
by Gerard Van Oosbree
• The Grim Reaper (The most heavily gunned tank in Vietnam)
by Dave Decker
• "Arjun," India's Mythical Warrior, Is Nearing Reality
• Updating India's T-72 MBT Fleet
by First Lieutenant Adam Geibel
• Dragoes de Angola: Fighting Insurgency from Horseback
by Captain Miguel Freire
• What Makes Our 120mm Tank Ammo the Best on the Battlefield?
by Master Sergeant Wakeland K. Kuamoo
• Trends in Mounted Warfare (Part I)
by Lieutenant Colonel Kris P. Thompson
• Commander's Intent - Theory and Practice
by Lieutenant Colonel Walter N. Anderson
• Solutions to Tactical Vignette 98-1, "Screen at Croley Lake"
• BMOC Now Available on CD-ROM
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ARMOR, March-April 1998
• Features – Executing the Defensive Counterreconnaissance Fight
by Lieutenant Colonel (P) Chris Baggott
• OPFOR... read more
ARMOR, March-April 1998
• Features – Executing the Defensive Counterreconnaissance Fight
by Lieutenant Colonel (P) Chris Baggott
• OPFOR Counterreconnaissance at the National Training Center
by Captain Richard Randazzo
• KILL OPFOR: The 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment at the NTC
by Captain Robert B. Brown
• National Training Center on Wheels
by Major Ron A. McMurry
• Press the Attack: A 5-Step Technique For Offensive Planning
by Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Slater
• A Crisis of Confidence in Armor?
by Mike Sparks
• Global Cavalry
by Captain William S. Riggs
• TASK FORCE REMAGEN: Sustaining a Heavy Task Force via Aerial Resupply
by Major Mark A. Olinger
• The Wheel Versus Track Dilemma
by Paul Hornback
• Modernizing the M577 A2
by Captain Walter B. Sturek Jr.
• The Modernization of Austria's Mechanized Forces
by Walter A. Hamburger
• Spain's Armor Force Modernizes
by Lieutenant Colonel Antonio J. Candil
• Tactical Vignette 98-2, "The Defense of Kozda"
• Solutions to Tactical Vignette 97-2, "Ambush at Dogwood Crossing"
• Armor's Role in the Future Combined Arms Team
by Lieutenant Colonel Kevin C.M. Benson
• Simulations and Training
by Major Mark Alan Eastman and Mr. George Helton
• An Azimuth Indicator for Tank Gunners?
by First Lieutenant Curtis Taylor
• On the Way ... Leadership is the Focus of 1998 Armor Conference
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ARMOR, January-February 1998
• Features – Points of Attack: Lessons From the Breach
by Major James K. Morningstar
• Shock and the Digital... read more
ARMOR, January-February 1998
• Features – Points of Attack: Lessons From the Breach
by Major James K. Morningstar
• Shock and the Digital Battlefield
by Captain Robert L. Bateman
• Without the Proper Culture: Why Our Army Cannot Practice Maneuver Warfare
by Major Donald E. Vandergriff
• HELLFIRE: Getting the Most from a Lethal Missile System
by Captain Adam W. Lange
• Training Smart With Resources Available
by Sergeant First Class Edward W. Seaman
• M1A2: One Year Later
by Captain John Basso
• Up-Armored HMMWVs: The Answer For Peacekeeping Operations
by First Lieutenant Jonathan C. Byrom
• HMMWVs Lack the Firepower and Protection for Bosnia Role
by Lieutenant Colonel Michael Prevou
• The Future Combat System (Part Three: Powering the New System)
by Dr. Asher H. Sharoni and Lawrence D. Bacon
• The Battlefield Combat Identification System
A Task Force XXI Response to the Problem of Direct Fire Fratricide
by Captain Chad Jones
• Solutions to Tactical Vignette 97-1, "The Battle of Durango Valley"
• New Armored Vehicles Debut at British Equipment Exhibition
by Peter Brown
• Tactical Vignette 98-1, "Screen at Croley Lake"
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