. . . . . . . "Analysis of air-based mechanization and vertical envelopment concepts and technologies"@en . . "Analysis of air-based mechanization and vertical envelopment concepts and technologies" . . . "\"Summarized research conducted in 1998 by the RAND Arroyo Center on an exploration and assessment of the ability to insert mechanized forces in enemy-controlled terrain. Specifically investigated was the use of tilt-rotor aircraft for vertical envelopment concepts, with particular emphasis on survivability implications and the potential enabling role that technology can play.\"--Page iii." . . . . "\"Summarized research conducted in 1998 by the RAND Arroyo Center on an exploration and assessment of the ability to insert mechanized forces in enemy-controlled terrain. Specifically investigated was the use of tilt-rotor aircraft for vertical envelopment concepts, with particular emphasis on survivability implications and the potential enabling role that technology can play.\"--P. iii."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . "This report provides an assessment of the US Army's ability to insert mechanized forces in enemy-controlled terrain. The authors examined the performance of the national AAN advanced airframes under a variety of conditions."@en . . . . . . . .