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PSAD-79-65 1 (1979-06-11)

handle is hein.gao/gaobaaziw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: This is an unclassified digest furnished in lieu V S//) t a report containing classified security informatiot LM109593 REPORT BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES SERIAL FIRE SUPPORT WEAPONS: HOW USEFUL WOULD TH BE IN A EUROPEAN CONFLICT.& DIGEST The effectiveness and survivability of aerial fire support weapons which are to assist ground forces in Europe could be seriously limited by the adverse battle- field conditions under which the weapons would likely be operating. More than $8 billion is expected to be spent during the next several years for these systems. For its close air support role, the Air Force is producing the specialized A-10 attack aircraft which uses a 30-millimeter GAU-8 cannon and the Maverick missile. For its aerial antiarmor role, the Army is pro- ducing the AH-IS Cobra attack helicopter which uses the TOW 1/ missile. It is also developing the AH-64 advanced attack heli- copter with the laser-guided Hellfire missile. The Army and the Air Force anticipate major contributions from these aircraft in supporting ground combat operations from the air. Both aircraft incorporate ad- vanced technology and, with the Hellfire and Maverick missiles and the GAU-8 cannon, carry formidable firepower with good tank- killing potential. (See pp. 3 to 8.) Both the Army and Air Force agreed that in an intense European combat environment, the most critical battle scenario, aircraft survivability is increased by flying at low altitudes and maintaining maximum standoff distances from the targets. But these con- ditions make it more difficult to acquire targets and thus reduce the weapon systems' effectiveness. (See pp. 16, 17, and 19.) The Army believes that the AH-64's effec- tiveness and survivability would increase 1/Tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided. PSAD-79-65 JUNE 11, 1979 M_- 0,I wO

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