SOVIET VOROSHILOV ACADEMY LECTURES
ARMY OPERATIONS

I. Introduction

This is an outline of the content of the lectures and classes on the employment of rocket troops in the offensive and defensive operations of Soviet Fronts and armies


II. Offensive operations

Role of rocket troops in offensive operations

Combat composition and capabilities of divisional, army, and Front rocket troops

Missions of rocket troops in offensive operations

Basic principles of the employment of rocket troops in offensive operations and the forms of nuclear strikes

Combat employment of rocket troops in offensive operations
----- - Initial nuclear strike, characteristics of the preparation of the initial strike, missions of the initial strike, and planning of the initial nuclear strike of the Front
----- - Organization of the movement of rocket troops to cover the deployment of the main grouping
----- - Measures on maintaining constant combat readiness and technical readiness of the rocket troops
----- - Employment of rocket troops for the repulse of the enemy's counterblows
----- - Employment of rocket troops during the commitment of second-echelon troops into the engagement
----- - Employment of rocket troops during meeting engagements

Organization of the supply of nuclear and chemical rockets

Organization of interaction of rocket troops in offensive operations

Organization of combat support measures such as acquisition of reconnaissance information and repeated reconnaissance of targets to be destroyed, preparing the launch position areas, maskirovka, protection of the troops against the effects of mass destruction weapons, close-in security, air defense, cover against radioelectronic combat, and hydrometerological, topogeodetic and topographic support

Command and control of rocket troops during the initial nuclear strike and during the course of the operation

III. Defensive operations


Role of rocket troops in defensive operations

Mission of rocket troops in defensive operations

Basic principles of the employment of rocket troops in defensive operations and the forms of nuclear strikes

Combat employment of rocket troops in defensive operations
----- - Initial nuclear strike, including preparation of the initial nuclear strike, mission of the initial nuclear strike, and planning of the initial nuclear strike of the Front
-----Organization of the action of rocket troops to cover the main grouping of the forces in defense
----- - Employment of rocket troops to inflict losses on the enemy on the distant approaches to the defense and in closer areas
----- - Employment of rocket troops to launch counterblows
----- - Employment of rocket troops during combat in the depth of the defenses

Organization of supply of chemical and nuclear rockets

Organization of interaction of rocket troops in defensive operations

Organization of combat support measures, as above

Command and control of rocket troops in the initial nuclear strike and during the course of the defensive operation