PREFACE

INTRODUCTION


PART ONE: RUSSIAN FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter 1: Russian Strategic Overview

Chapter 2: RUSSIAN MILITARY OVERVIEW

  • National Level Support to Military Operations
  • The Military’s Role
  • Development of the Modern Russian Military
  • Military Doctrine and Thought
  • Russian Military Forces

Chapter 3: GROUND FORCES OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

  • Organizational Considerations
  • Battle Management
  • Organization

PART TWO: TACTICAL ACTIONS

Chapter 4: RECONNAISSANCE AND SECURITY

  • Introduction to Russian Reconnaissance and Security
  • Reconnaissance Fundamentals
  • Security Fundamentals
  • Security Formations
  • Snow Dome
  • Integrated Air Defense System
  • Electromagnetic Warfare Reconnaissance and Security Actions

Chapter 5: STRIKE

  • Introduction to Russian strike
  • Doctrinal Application (Concept of Fires)
  •  Indirect Fire Systems
  • Antitank Fires
  • Radio Electromagnetic Battle
  • Aerospace Support
  • Missiles and Rockets
  • Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological
  • Logistics

Chapter 6: DEFENSE

  • Purpose of the Defense
  • Goals of the Defense
  • Requirements for the Defense
  • Types of Defense

Chapter 7: OFFENSE

  • Overview of Offensive Actions
  • Principles of Combined Arms
  • Planning Offensive Maneuver
  • Organizing for the Offense
  • Executing the Offensive
  • Tactical Offensive Actions – Battalions, Detachments, and Subordinate Subunits
  • Tactical Offensive Actions

Appendix A: FIRES

Appendix B: GROUND FORCES MANEUVER

Appendix C: AEROSPACE SUPPORT

Appendix D: AIR DEFENSE SUPPORT

Appendix E: ANTITANK SUPPORT

Appendix F: ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE (REB)

Appendix G: ENGINEER SUPPORT

Appendix H: MATERIAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Appendix I: NUCLEAR, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL OPERATIONS

Appendix J: AUTOMATED COMMAND AND COMMUNICATION COMPLEXES

Appendix K: SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

INDEX

FIGURES

TABLES