© 2018 Krzysztof Radomski, published by War Studies University, Poland
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SELECTED PROBLEMS RELATED TO USING LAND
FORCES IN THE FUTURE OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
Brig. Gen. Krzysztof RADOMSKI
Chief of Armed and Mechanized Forces Division – Deputy Land Forces Inspector
Armed Forces General Command, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
Conclusions from past armed confl icts indicate that in basic military operations, especially
when the military objective is to capture or maintain a specifi c area, terrestrial troops
will play a decisive role, although their success will largely depend on the tasks carried
out by other types of armed forces. Individual types of armed forces operate in a diff erent
environment and have diff erent characteristics, but each of them performs a unique
function, which it implements to achieve a common goal. It is basically a means to achieve
the expected fi nal state by achieving the synergy eff ect of all types of armed forces. e
evolutionary nature of the security environment puts signifi cant demands on land forces
in terms of their ability to conduct operations in complex technical, meteorological and
combat conditions. In view of the above, modern terrestrial forces are distinguished by their
full motorisation, their ability to function in a network-centric environment and multi-
faceted cooperation with other types of armed forces. e article attempts to locate the
above attributes of land forces in the hypothetical operating environment of the future.
Keywords: land forces, operational environment, security threats, modern war studies
Introduction
It is to be assumed that a future war will not be a mass war in which multi-
million armies will be involved. is is due to the fact that the era of such armies
fi nished at the end of the 20th century. Combat strength ceases to be measured
