At 0300, in his command vehicle, the corps commander studies the graphic display of the enemy and friendly situations. This is the time to strike the decisive blow. Gathering his subordinate commanders on the video net, he gives the command to attack. Moving in an open formation, over an area more than 10 kilometers wide and 5 kilometers deep, the task force 's dispersion effectively neutralizes the threat of enemy artillery concentrations.
Turrets traverse as gunners and commanders scan for the enemy.
But most of the targets to be attacked have already been acquired by UAVs and Comanches. Information is quickly processed and correlated by smart ground center and then burst-communicated to individual shooting vehicles. Inside the tanks and Bradleys, digital processing transforms targets into flashing red symbols mapped onto the terrain in the gunner's sights. The task force rolls past the smoldering hulks of dug-in enemy vehicles in the security zone. The task force swerves hard right at a range of 10 kilometers from forward enemy positions guarding the airfield.