Chinese Lessons from Other Peoples' Wars (Strategic Studies Institute)

CHINESE LESSONS FROM OTHER PEOPLES’ WARS......Page 2
CONTENTS......Page 4
FOREWORD......Page 6
CHAP 1 - INTRODUCTION Scobell, Lai, Kamphausen......Page 8
CHINESE MILITARY OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS......Page 9
PLA LESSONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE’S WAR......Page 13
LESSONS (IMPLICATIONS) FOR THE UNITED STATES......Page 26
ENDNOTES - CHAP 1......Page 30
Executive Summary.......Page 40
The Setting.......Page 41
The People’s Liberation Army Contemplates the Kosovo Operation.......Page 43
Three Schools of Thought Contend.......Page 48
Kosovo in a Decade’s Perspective.......Page 56
Lessons Learned From Past Wars.......Page 63
Lessons from the Lessons?......Page 68
Implications for the United States.......Page 70
ENDNOTES - CHAP 2......Page 72
MAIN ARGUMENT......Page 82
POLICY IMPLICATIONS......Page 83
INTRODUCTION......Page 84
WHY THE CHINESE STUDY THE FALKLANDS/MALVINAS WAR......Page 86
A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE FALKLANDS/MALVINAS CONFLICT......Page 87
“Know Your Enemy, Know Yourself.”......Page 88
The Importance of Tactical and Warfighting Guidelines (Doctrine).......Page 90
The Importance of National Mobilization and Defense Economy.......Page 91
Take Your Protection with You.......Page 92
The Importance of Bases and Access to Facilities.......Page 93
The Paramount Importance of Air Power.......Page 94
The Important Role of Merchant Shipping.......Page 95
The Role of Amphibious Forces.......Page 96
APPLYING THE LESSONS OF THE FALKLANDS/MALVINAS CONFLICT......Page 97
Doctrine.......Page 98
Procurement.......Page 103
Operations.......Page 109
CONCLUSION: WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE PLAN?......Page 111
ENDNOTES - CHAPTER 3......Page 114
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......Page 122
POLICY IMPLICATIONS......Page 123
INTRODUCTION......Page 124
Viewing the Iran-Iraq “War of the Cities” from Beijing.......Page 129
Other Cases Teach More?......Page 135
Core Tenets of Second Artillery Doctrine Are Different and Innovative.......Page 142
Sketching Implications for Understanding China and for U.S. Policy.......Page 147
ENDNOTES - CHAP 4......Page 149
MAIN ARGUMENT......Page 160
INTRODUCTION......Page 161
Background: Two Clashes Between America and Iraq......Page 163
PLA Lessons from the First Gulf War.......Page 165
PLA Lessons from the Second Gulf War.......Page 171
Why Did Iraq Do So Poorly?......Page 175
THE THREE WARFARES AND THE SECOND GULF WAR......Page 177
Psychological Warfare.......Page 178
Public Opinion Warfare.......Page 183
Legal Warfare.......Page 191
INTERIM CONCLUSIONS......Page 195
Policy Implications for the United States.......Page 197
ENDNOTES - CHAPTER 5......Page 198
MAIN ARGUMENT......Page 208
POLICY IMPLICATIONS......Page 209
PLA Today.......Page 212
Organization.......Page 219
Equipment.......Page 221
Regional Engagement.......Page 222
Military Diplomacy/Global Relations.......Page 224
Humanitarian Operations.......Page 226
Civil-Military Coordination.......Page 227
Joint Exercises.......Page 228
Implications for U.S. Policy.......Page 232
ENDNOTES - CHAP 6......Page 233
MAIN ARGUMENT......Page 244
INTRODUCTION......Page 245
BACKGROUND......Page 247
AVIATION OPERATIONS......Page 248
UNMANNED AIR SYSTEMS AND INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS......Page 251
Increased Use of UAS by the PLA.......Page 252
Joint Fire Strike.......Page 253
Influence of U.S. developments in Afghanistan: New Organization of the Mechanized Infantry Brigade.......Page 256
Future Developments—Close Air Support.......Page 258
COIN Strategy.......Page 259
Exploiting the Achilles Heel—Anti-Ballistic Missile and Satellite Systems.......Page 262
CONCLUSION......Page 263
ENDNOTES - CHAP 7......Page 264
MI-17.......Page 271
Transport Helicopters.......Page 272
CH-801.......Page 273
PW Series.......Page 274
CH-3.......Page 275
Armored Group Task Organization.......Page 277
Rail Interface System and Accessories.......Page 278
XL-Z01 4x4 and XL-Z02 6x6 Prototype Protected Mobility Vehicles-Light.......Page 279
ENDNOTES - CHAP 7 - APPENDIX......Page 280
MAIN FINDINGS......Page 284
POLICY IMPLICATIONS......Page 285
INTRODUCTION......Page 286
THE DYNAMICS OF INSURGENCY AND COIN IN CHINA......Page 287
CONCEPTUALIZATION AND DEFINITIONS......Page 293
ASSESSING RUSSIA......Page 296
Origin and Evolution.......Page 297
Assessment of “External” Connections.......Page 298
Terror Tactics and Russia’s Dilemma.......Page 300
Russian COIN Operations.......Page 302
Figure 8-1. Parallels of Russian Casualties between the First and Second Chechen Wars.......Page 305
Tactical Aspects of Russian COIN Operations.......Page 311
Implications for the PLA’s Own COIN and Anti-Terror Operations.......Page 315
ENDNOTES - CHAP 8......Page 320
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS......Page 328