Replication Data for: 'Troops or Tanks: Rethinking Mechanization in Iraq'
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Are some conventional military units better equipped to conduct counterinsurgency operations than others? Do dismounted units with reduced mechanisation levels help or hurt counterinsurgents? If there are divergent unit outcomes at the local level associated with government mechanisation, then this carries policy implications for how militaries equip, organize, and deploy in counterinsurgency campaigns. Using new data on the composition and disposition of coalition combat battalions in Iraq from 2004-2008, we analyze how varying coalition mechanisation levels impact district violence during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Challenging extant literature, our results suggest that counterinsurgent mechanisation levels are not a critical determinant of district violence in the aggregate. Rather, mechanisation’s effects vary by unit employment strat' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["Counterinsurgency, Mechanization, Iraq, Troop Deployment, U.S. Military, U.K. Military, Deployment Strategy, Micro-level data"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Are some conventional military units better equipped to conduct counterinsurgency operations than others? Do dismounted units with reduced mechanisation levels help or hurt counterinsurgents? If there are divergent unit outcomes at the local level associated with government mechanisation, then this carries policy implications for how militaries equip, organize, and deploy in counterinsurgency campaigns. Using new data on the composition and disposition of coalition combat battalions in Iraq from 2004-2008, we analyze how varying coalition mechanisation levels impact district violence during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Challenging extant literature, our results suggest that counterinsurgent mechanisation levels are not a critical determinant of district violence in the aggregate. Rather, mechanisation’s effects vary by unit employment strat' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
Are some conventional military units better equipped to conduct counterinsurgency operations than others? Do dismounted units with reduced mechanisation levels help or hurt counterinsurgents? If there are divergent unit outcomes at the local level associated with government mechanisation, then this carries policy implications for how militaries equip, organize, and deploy in counterinsurgency campaigns. Using new data on the composition and disposition of coalition combat battalions in Iraq from 2004-2008, we analyze how varying coalition mechanisation levels impact district violence during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Challenging extant literature, our results suggest that counterinsurgent mechanisation levels are not a critical determinant of district violence in the aggregate. Rather, mechanisation’s effects vary by unit employment strat
Counterinsurgency, Mechanization, Iraq, Troop Deployment, U.S. Military, U.K. Military, Deployment Strategy, Micro-level data