MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

An Analysis of the Superior Geographical Factors in the Operational Area (Case Study of the Second Karabakh War - September 27 to November 1, 2020)

Document Type : Research Paper

Author
Davood Amini
Assistant Professor in Geography, Imam Ali Military University, Tehran, Iran, (*Corresponding Author, Email: davoodamini1357@gmail.com)
10.22034/iamu.2022.538265.2640
Abstract
The second Karabakh war was the main war between two independent countries in 2020. Although the duration of the war was only 44 day; this war taught new lessons to commanders and military strategists in classical and modern battle’s field. Since the process of conducting the war was influenced by the operational use of new technology in the field of operations of drone units, but the influence of the geographical indicators of the operational scene in the superiority of the combat units were somewhat ignored. This is while, by examining the dimensions of the war, new evidences and clues were found about the position and importance of the geographical indicators of the conflict zone in determining the fate of the war. This descriptive-analytical study, aims to determine the dimensions, elements and geographical factors that led to superiority in different fronts of the war. The results show that among the factors of natural geography, the index of dominance of the Azerbaijan over the skies of the operational area with an average of 4.41, and among the factors of human geography, the index of evolution in the defense industry and the wide and targeted use of Identification and combat drones by the Azerbaijan Army with an average of 4.87 has had the greatest effect on the superiority of the Republic of Azerbaijan Army.
Keywords
: Karabakh Region
Karabakh War
Military Geography
Republic of Azerbaijan
Armenia
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