전례 분석을 통한 도시지역 공격작전 발전방안 연구-소부대급 공지합동작전을 중심으로-

Abstract

The effectiveness of Air Ground Joint Operations was analysed for the ‘Seoul Recapture Operation’ in the Korean War and the ‘Thunder Run Operations’ during the Iraq War. From the analysis, CAS(Close Air Support) was found to be very effective for offense operations on urban terrain even for small units at company-level and below. Especially noteworthy were the operation accomplishments during the Iraq War where the ground operation forces showed very high effectiveness through Air Ground Joint Operations using Precision Guidance Missiles. Five issues for consideration were derived from the analysis. First, Air Ground Joint Operations on urban terrain should be more heavily employed in future battlefields because the importance of Military Operations on urban terrain and the utility of Air Ground Joint Operations have been heightened by increasing urbanization. Second, this study suggests four ‘prerequisites of Joint Forces’ for effective Air to Ground Joint Operations on urban terrain such as sharing information between friendly forces in the urban area on carefully selected objectives. Third, as part of ‘performance of proper role of ground troops’ and acquisition of necessary abilities for effective Air to Ground Joint Operations, four factors including the fulfillment of communication skills of acknowledging same information of enemy with air force were researched. Fourth, despite the importance of offense operations of air support, this research suggests that Ground Troops nonetheless have a crucial role to play as final victory ultimately depends on them. Finally, three training factors including the education contents for field grade officers were analysed to foster ability to conduct Air to Ground Joint Operations.