Chasing the Austerlitz ideal: The enduring quest for decisive battle
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Austerlitz would become one of the French emperor's most acclaimed battles, which reaffirmed the lessons of his earlier campaigns, that military victory could bring enormous political results. Annihilation of the enemy's army seemed a realistic means to achieve a strategic goal in contrast with the preceding era of limited warfare, when battles rarely achieved dramatic political gains.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 1559-162X
Year: 2006
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Stryker gun to get new loader
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The redesigning of the Stryker's sophisticated loader on the Mobile Gun System (MGS) will help in preventing jamming problems that caused the vehicle to fail reliability test in 2004. The MGS is planned as one of 10 variants in the Stryker family of wheeled, armored vehicles and is equipped with a direct-fire, 105mm cannon to destroy bunkers and other hard targets.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 1559-162X
Year: 2005
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Moving those beans and bullets
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The author examines the military supply service that supported U.S. troops during the Iraq war. Topics include inventory control, military logistics, and types of military supplies.
Publication Name: Armed Forces Journal
Subject: Military and naval science
ISSN: 1559-162X
Year: 2003
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