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ARMOR May-June 2002 Transformation: Addressing Sustained Unit Readiness See Page 7 PB 17-02-3 May-June 2002 Time to Saddle Up… Editor’s Note: The author, Jon T. Clemens, re- tired in March after 18 years as managing editor of ARMOR. The job of managing editor of ARMOR Maga- zine looked like an interesting prospect in 1983, when I drove over to the little house on Vine Grove Road for my interview. At that point, I had worked for newspapers for 16 years, had been managing editor of a magazine, had edited hun- dreds of stories, had written a weekly syndi- cated column on popular music, had published an underground newspaper, and had coached writers. I figured that the ARMOR job would be subscribers than were going to the addresses more of the same, and in any case, I wasn’t on the official mailing list. A lot of people obvi- committed to doing it for the rest of my life. ously cared about this magazine I was inherit- My interview with Colonel Steiner went well. ing. But I really had no idea the extent of it. As When he asked for questions, I asked about the the weeks passed, I realized that I had stumbled magazine’s budget to pay writers for articles. He into what any editor would consider a dream job, said there wasn’t any. “They get a nice certifi- as the middleman in a love affair between writ- cate and a couple of free copies, but that’s it,” ers, readers, and an institution with a history. he said. Then he showed me the drawer full of Ironies piled up. One of the smallest branches pending stories, more than 120 of them waiting in the Army was sustaining a truly remarkable for publication! This was my first big surprise, professional dialogue, and it wasn’t like this was because at that point, I really had no idea what I a new development. It had all begun in 1888 had gotten myself into. when cavalry officers on the frontier, separated The magazine was almost 100 years old at the from each other by at least a day’s ride on time, one of the oldest in America, yet they horseback, used the medium of a journal to talk didn’t pay their writers! The letters in each issue about their craft, to trade ideas, to argue the continued page after page, essentially a long, things that were important to them. Papers were running dialogue about tactics and techniques, submitted to the Cavalry Association’s editorial strategies and technologies, argued passion- board, and the good ones were published on a ately. Soon after taking the job, I also discov- steam-driven press in a little town in Kansas. ered that while the copies that went out to units After I joined the staff, I discovered that you were free, there were ways to subscribe if you could read the results in the magazine’s library, wanted your own copy. My next surprise was that there were more copies going out to paid Continued on Page 53 By Order of the Secretary of the Army: Official: ERIC K. SHINSEKI JOEL B. HUDSON General, United States Army Administrative Assistant to the Chief of Staff Secretary of the Army 0205301 The Professional Development Bulletin of the Armor Branch PB 17-02-3 Editor-in-Chief LTC DAVID R. MANNING Features Managing Editor 7 The Blind Men and the Elephant by Lieutenant Colonel Tim Reese JON T. CLEMENS 12 The Bugle Calls: Armor on the Modern Battlefield Commandant by Major James K. Morningstar MG R. STEVEN WHITCOMB 16 How to Defeat the Motorized Rifle Company at the National Training Center by First Lieutenant Sean P. Hazlett ARMOR (ISSN 0004-2420) is published bi- monthly by the U.S. Army Armor Center, 22 The Four-Tank Platoon 1109A Sixth Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40121. by Major John B. Richardson IV Disclaimer: The information contained in AR- MOR represents the professional opinions of 25 Armor Against the Huertgen Forest the authors and does not necessarily reflect by Captain Mike Sullivan the official Army or TRADOC position, nor does it change or supersede any information 30 “Ilich’s Eyebrows”: presented in other official Army publications. Soviet BDD Tank Armor and Its Impact on the Battlefield by James M. Warford Official distribution is limited to one copy for each armored brigade headquarters, armored 32 The First Tanks and Fate cavalry regiment headquarters, armor battalion headquarters, armored cavalry squadron head- by Ken Wright quarters, reconnaissance squadron headquar- ters, armored cavalry troop, armor company, 35 A New Personal Defense Weapon? and motorized brigade headquarters of the by Captain John S. Wilson United States Army. In addition, Army libraries, Army and DOD schools, HQ DA and MACOM 38 The Seven Breaching Habits of Highly Effective Units staff agencies with responsibility for armored, by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Magness direct fire, ground combat systems, organiza- tions, and the training of personnel for such 43 Know the Enemy: A New Type of OPFOR Reflects Current Realities organizations may request two copies by by Major Kenneth C. Cary sending a request to the editor-in-chief. Authorized Content: ARMOR will print only 46 Recent Merkava Attacks Highlight those materials for which the U.S. Army Armor Growing Command Detonated Mine Threat Center has proponency. That proponency by Adam Geibel includes: all armored, direct-fire ground com- bat systems that do not serve primarily as Back Cover: Army Names New IAV “Stryker” infantry carriers; all weapons used exclusively in these systems or by CMF 19-series enlisted soldiers; any miscellaneous items of equip- ment which armor and armored cavalry or- Departments ganizations use exclusively; training for all SC 12A, 12B, and 12C officers and for all CMF- 2 Contacts 19-series enlisted soldiers; and information 3 Letters concerning the training, logistics, history, and 5 Commander’s Hatch leadership of armor and armored cavalry units 6 Driver’s Seat at the brigade/regiment level and below, to 51 Reviews include Threat units at those levels. Material may be reprinted, provided credit is given to ARMOR and to the author, except where copyright is indicated. Periodicals Postage paid at Fort Knox, KY, and additional mailing offices. Postmaster: Send address changes to Editor, ARMOR, ATTN: ATZK-ARM, Fort Knox, KY 40121-5210. Distribution Restriction: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. USPS 467-970 May-June 2002, Vol. CXI, No. 3 DSN prefix – 464- Points of Contact Commercial prefix– (502) 624- ARMOR Editorial Offices U.S. Army Armor Center Editor-in-Chief Commanding General (ATZK-CG) LTC David R. Manning 4087 MG R. Steven Whitcomb 2121 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Editor Deputy Commanding General (ATZK-DCG) Vivian Oertle 2610 BG Robert W. Mixon 7555 E-mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Staff Illustrator Chief of Staff (ATZK-CS) Mr. Jody Harmon 3923 COL Robert T. Gahagan 1101 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Production Assistant Command Sergeant Major (ATZK-CSM) Kathy A. Johnson 2249 CSM William J. Gainey 4952 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] Directorate of Force Development (ATZK-FD) COL Henry Joe Hughes III 5050 E-Mail: [email protected] Mounted Maneuver Battlespace Battle Lab (ATZK-MW) ARTICLE SUBMISSIONS: To improve speed and accuracy in COL Dennis J. Szydloski 7809 editing, manuscripts should be originals or clear copies, either typed E-Mail: [email protected] or printed out double-spaced, with a 3½-inch disk in Microsoft Office, Chief of Armor (ATZK-AR) Word, WordPerfect, WordStar, Rich Text Format, or ASCII (please Aubrey Henley 5155 indicate wordprocessing format on disk or cover letter). Tape E-Mail: [email protected] FAX 7585 captions to any illustrations or photos submitted. Additionally, we accept articles as e-mail or attachments at: Special Assistant to the CG (ARNG) (ATZK-SA) COL Randal Milling 1315 [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected] When sending articles via email, please include a complete mailing TRADOC System Manager for Abrams (ATZK-TS) address and daytime phone number. COL James H. Nunn 7955 SUBMISSION POLICY NOTE: Due to the limited space per E-Mail: [email protected] issue, we will not print articles that have been submitted to, and TRADOC System Manager for Force XXI (ATZK-XXI) accepted for publication by, other Army journals. Please submit COL Timothy D. Cherry 4009 your article to only one Army journal at a time. E-Mail: [email protected] GRAPHICS AND PHOTOS: We prefer conventional photo prints, Assistant TRADOC System Manager but will accept electronic graphic and photo files. (Please do not Soldier - Mounted Warrior (ATZK-ATS) send photos embedded in PowerPoint and Word.) If you use Power- LTC J. B. Iddins 3519 Point for illustrations, please try to avoid the use of excessive color E-Mail: [email protected] and shading. If you have any questions concerning electronic art or photo submissions, call Vivian Oertle at the phone number above. Directorate of Training and Doctrine Development (ATZK-TD) COL Keith A. Armstrong 8247 CHANGE OF ADDRESS-PAID SUBSCRIPTIONS AND ST. E-Mail: [email protected] GEORGE-ST. JOAN AWARDS: For paid subscription ser- vice, address changes, and delivery problems, or for awards in- formation, contact Connie Stiggers or Darlene Kennedy, United States Armor Association, P.O. Box 607, Fort Knox, KY 40121; U.S. Army Armor School E-Mail: [email protected]; phone (502) 942-8624; or FAX (502) 942-6219.
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