The board of the 18th Airborne Corps in the Gulf War (1991).There are only a few computers because they were still moving on the "table and paper maps and telephone".The map on the wall is also a paper photo: us Army
It takes time to transmit instructions and reports
Because of this condition, it takes time to reduce the order.Even if the Supreme Commander orders to do this, it is a major goal seen from the highlights, so in order to achieve it, we must re -form a subdivided specific order.。
For example, if a military commander ordered to "occupy the city here," the commander under the command of the Corps, who received it, plans to see where and how to move which unit under the command.Then, make a specific order and go down.The Corps Commander has repeated the same process to the divisions and brigade under command, the divisions and brigade, and the same processes to the regiment and battalion under the command, and to the squad and platoon, so it has finally begun a strategy.Become.
Then, it takes "how many days" instead of "how many hours", when the talks from the level of the military commander to the commander of the forefront unit.Not only is it not just a message from right to left, but if you need a new planning and an instruction deterioration based on the order that came down, that's the case.
This is the same in the scene where the report is raised from the forefront.Of course, individual front troops can only see the situation in front of you.It is reported to the above -mentioned commander.In the command office, the status of the area in charge is compiled and raised up based on the report from multiple commands.That is the repetition.This takes a lot of time to report to the commander on the top.
Then, in fact, even though he was actually moving forward, the commander would burst the tantrum as "Why is the advance so slow !!!!!" based on the report that has risen to him?It can also happen.No, it's actually happening.Conversely, if the enemy army is in advance unexpectedly, if the situation is delayed, the response will be delayed and the initiative will be deprived.
Because it is not just "right to left", there is a part that it does not take time to break the order.However, if it takes time to increase the war situation report, it hinders the status of the commander, resulting in the danger of incorrect decisions.Is there a way to speed up this?
Universal networking is required
Then, information such as "position and trends of the under command", "reconnaissance squads and various ISR (Intellignce Surveillance and Reconnaissance) assets, or the position and trend of enemy army obtained by the report from the subordinate unit".It is necessary to convert collecting, management, and display into computer.However, it is not only that, but it can also be used for the functions of raising reports and reducing orders, and the functions of decision -making support.
It has been about a quarter century that has progressed all at once.The map has turned into a computer screen, and a computer that supports command control work or decision -making has been introduced.It is not only for dedicated hard and software.Like the Sitaware series of Systematic Company, which has been featured many times in this series, it has also appeared in a general -purpose commercially available package software.
In addition, the means of situation recognition has evolved.A typical example is BFT (Blue Force Tracking), which in real time, mentioned in the 19th edition."Blue" is a friend army in this case.The development of GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System), including GPS (global positioning system), has progressed, and small and inexpensive products have become popular.By connecting it to the radio, real -time current position report is possible.The BFT is to summarize the information, and the command and control system allows the BFT data to grasp the position of all the units under the command in real time.
Furthermore, if you fly an unmanned aerial aircraft in the sky and send a video, you will be able to "live broadcast" at the site.This is also one of the elements that improves the situation recognition.Rover (Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver) is known as a receiver to realize this.Since it is only necessary to receive video data wirelessly, instead of preparing a dedicated hardware, it is enough to combine the laptop with the required communication device and the software.
In fact, it is not enough to have only BFT or ROVER, or only a computer that replaces the map.For the first time, both the means of grasping the situation, the means of information management and decision -making support can be realized for the first time.If you write the location information from the BFT on a grease pencil on a tracing paper on the map, it is a control.
The important thing in such informationization is that you must not be pleased to convert or network specific departments.Since modern land battles move in the Allied Allies, infantry, artillery and armor (tanks) must connect to the same network to achieve centralized command control.Furthermore, if you incorporate other military species and convert it to, for example, you can make the process of requesting aviation support more efficiently.
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