Combat Vehicle Command and Control System Evaluation: Vertical Integration of anArmor Battalion

摘要

The U.S. Army is forging an integrated, digitally linked, force that will fightfrom a common real-time battle map to win the information war anticipated on the battlefield. Vertical integration that digitally links all echelons in a combat unit, such as a battalion, is required for full force integration. This Combat Vehicle Command and Control (CVCC) evaluation assessed the operational effectiveness of an armor battalion with digital connectivity between its platoon, company, and battalion echelons. Two hundred ten soldiers in duty assignments participated, including a fully manned, point platoon operating under