21st Century U.S. Military Manuals: Opposing Force Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) Volume 1: Ground Systems (Part 2) - Antitank, Artillery, Command and Control, Chemical, CBRN, WMD, Info Warfare

This Worldwide Equipment Guide (WEG) describes the spectrum of worldwide systems and system trends in the Contemporary Operational Environment (COE), serving as an authoritative "encyclopedia" of weapons around the world. This is the newest edition revised in 2011. This handbook is one of a series that describes a contemporary Opposing Force (OPFOR) for training U.S. Military commanders, staffs, and units. Together, these handbooks outline an OPFOR than can cover the entire spectrum of military and paramilitary capabilities against which the U.S. Military must train to ensure success in any future conflict.

Part Two of Volume One covers antitank weapons, artillery, command and control, chemical, WMD, and information warfare.

Antitank and Anti-armor - As armored combat vehicles added more protection and ascended in importance on the battlefield, so did systems designed to stop them gain importance. The umbrella term antitank (AT) originally denoted systems specifically designed to destroy tanks. Today it is more broadly constructed. Modern combat is combined arms combat. Mechanized forces include other armored combat vehicles, such as armored reconnaissance vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles, armored personnel carriers, etc. In order to address the whole spectrum of threats on the modern battlefield, new systems are being developed and older systems redesigned. Examples are heavy armament combat vehicles (HACVs) and heavy combat support vehicles.

Partial contents: CHAPTER 6 - ANTITANK AND ANTI-ARMOR * CHAPTER 7 - ARTILLERY * CHAPTER 8 - ENGINEERS * CHAPTER 9 - COMMAND AND CONTROL * CHAPTER 10 - INFORMATION WARFARE * CHAPTER 11 - CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, AND NUCLEAR (CBRN) * CHAPTER 12 - LOGISTICS * CHAPTER 13 - OBSCURANTS AND FLAME * CHAPTER 14 - IMPROVISED MILITARY SYSTEMS * Improvised Explosive Devices * Improvised Military Obstacles * CHAPTER 15 - EQUIPMENT UPGRADES * Equipment Upgrade Tables * CHAPTER 16 - COUNTERMEASURES * CHAPTER 17 - EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS