“Dismount or Die drills into the brutal reality facing modern mechanized infantry in Ukraine, where dismounted squads are stalked by loitering munitions, drone-dropped grenades, and thermal ISR. This tactics-focused piece explores how NATO forces must re-learn light infantry fundamentals and evolve doctrine to survive under the constant gaze of cheap, deadly aerial threats.
A deep, boots-on-the-ground case study of modern urban warfare through the lens of Mariupol, Bakhmut, Chasiv Yar, and Toretsk. This analysis dissects how Ukraine and Russia adapted to the maze of city fighting, what bled each side, and what finally broke the lines—revealing urgent implications for U.S. and NATO ground doctrine. Urban war isn’t coming back—it never left, and it’s getting meaner.
From Convoys to Cannonades. The era of maneuver dominance is over—fires are back on top. This article dives deep into how artillery, loitering munitions, and digitized kill chains have become the centerpiece of LSCO, with insights from Ukraine and China’s evolving doctrine.
Logistics Under Fire examines how Ukraine’s battlefield logistics evolved under constant drone and artillery threat, forcing a radical shift to decentralized, front-line sustainment. From foot-borne ammo runs to drone-delivered med kits, this piece unpacks how supply became a combat function — and what NATO must learn before it’s too late. In LSCO today, logistics isn’t in the rear — it is the fight.
Part III: From FM 3-90 to Mosaic dives into how traditional U.S. Army doctrine—rooted in linear maneuver and fire support—struggles to keep pace with Ukraine’s battlefield reality. In its place? A dynamic, modular kill web where every unit is a node, and lethality comes from flexibility, not formation.
Part I: Kill Chain Compression breaks down how Ukrainian forces shrank the traditional sensor-to-shooter process from hours to minutes—turning smartphones, commercial drones, and improvised comms into precision fire networks. This isn’t theory—it’s kill chain innovation under fire, and it’s reshaping the future of LSCO.
Trenches and Tablets explores how the war in Ukraine forced a fusion between 20th-century terrain warfare and 21st-century digital kill chains—sparking a doctrinal shift on the fly. From compressed kill chains to makeshift tactical comms, and a rewrite of FM 3-90 into a mosaic web of lethal nodes, this series unpacks how hybrid warfare is no longer theoretical—it’s operational.
