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Chapter 9: Case Study: Breaking an A2/AD Bubble

One continuous, fictional scenario that runs through all four IPB steps back to back — from battlespace geometry to SEAD/DEAD decision making.

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9.1The scenario & Step 1: battlespace geometry

One continuous case to practice the separate concepts from Chapters 4 through 7 together.

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9.2Step 2: the combined threat overlay

Here 'terrain' is airspace, not ground — Kaskilva's threat rings determine where it is safe to fly.

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9.3Step 3: the A2/AD bubble as a kill web

The question is not which sensor type Kaskilva has, but which node collapses the network if it drops out.

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9.4Step 4: breakthrough COAs and decision support

From threat picture to decision: which COA breaks the net open, and how do you recognize that it's working?

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9.5Play the case — Operation IRON WEDGE

Work through the four IPB steps as a decision game: make choices and watch the threat picture respond on the map.

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