"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.

Introduction -- Methodology -- Scenario -- Air maneuver phase -- Ground combat phase -- Insights.