Download or read book Situational Force Scoring written by Patrick D. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the real world of combat, different types of assets (e.g., infantry, armor, or artillery) perform better or worse in different types of terrain or engagements, and each asset type is more or less effective depending upon the mix of weapons in both sides' forces. The situational force scoring (SFS) methodology has been developed to better account for situation-dependent combined arms effects in aggregate combat. This Note describes the SFS methodology and its current and planned applications in the RAND Strategy Assessment System. It presents an overview of the four-stage process of the SFS methodology: varying asset strength as a function of the combat situation, varying the force strength as a function of asset mix, performing combat assessment, and calculating casualty distribution. It also discusses some optional calculations that can be performed, including conserving scarce assets at the cost of reduced combat effectiveness, accounting for extreme differences between lethality and vulnerability, and accounting for different generations of armor and anti-armor assets.
Download or read book An Improvement to Situational Force Scoring for Adjudicating Attrition in Combined Arms Conflicts written by Andrew Gill and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Operations Research written by N.K. Jaiswal and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operations Research (OR) emerged in an effort to improve the effectiveness of newly inducted weapons and equipment during World War II. While rapid growth ofOR led to its becoming an important aid to decision making in all sectors including defense, its contribution in defense remained largely confined to classified reports. Very few books dealing with applications of quantitative decision making techniques in military have been published presumably due to limited availability ofrelevant information. The situation changed rapidly during the last few years. The recognition of the subject of Military Operations Research (MOR) gave tremendous boost to its development. Books and journals on MOR started appearing. The number of sessions on MOR at national and international conferences also registered an increase. The volume of teaching, training and research activities in the field of MOR at military schools and non-military schools enhanced considerably. Military executives and commanders started taking increasing interest in getting scientific answers to questions pertaining to weapon acquisition, threat perception and quantification, assessment of damage or casualties, evaluation of chance of winning a battle, force mix, deployment and targeting of weapons against enemy targets, war games and scenario evaluation. Most of these problems were being tackled on the basis of intuition, judgment and experience or analysis under very simple assumptions. In an increasingly sophisticated and complex defense scenario resulting in advances in equipment and communications, the need for supplementing these practices by scientific research in MOR became imperative.
Download or read book Fitting Firepower Score Models to the Battle of Kursk Data written by Ramazan Gozel and published by . This book was released on 2000-09-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis applies several Firepower Score attrition algorithms to real data. These algorithms are used in highly aggregated combat models to predict attrition and movement rates. The quality of the available historical data for validation of attrition models is poor. Most accessible battle data contain only starting sizes and casualties, sometimes only for one side. A detailed database of the Battle of Kursk of World War II, the largest tank battle in history, has recently been developed by Dupuy Institute (TDI). The data is two-sided, time phased (daily), highly detailed, and covers 15 days of the campaign. According to combat engagement intensity, three different data sets are extracted from the Battle of Kursk data. RAND's Situational Force Scoring, Dupuy's QJM and the ATLAS ground attrition algorithms are applied to these data sets. Fitted versus actual personnel and weapon losses are analyzed for the different approaches and data sets. None of the models fits better in all cases. In all of the models and for both sides, the Fighting Combat Unit Data set gives the best fit. All the models tend to overestimates battle casualties, particularly for the Germans.
Download or read book War by Numbers written by Christopher A. Lawrence and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War by Numbers assesses the nature of conventional warfare through the analysis of historical combat. Christopher A. Lawrence establishes what we know about conventional combat and why we know it. By demonstrating the impact a variety of factors have on combat he moves such analysis beyond the work of Carl von Clausewitz and into modern data and interpretation. Using vast data sets, Lawrence examines force ratios, the human factor in case studies from World War II and beyond, the combat value of superior situational awareness, and the effects of dispersion, among other elements. Lawrence challenges existing interpretations of conventional warfare and shows how such combat should be conducted in the future, simultaneously broadening our understanding of what it means to fight wars by the numbers.
Download or read book RSAS 4 6 Summary written by Bruce W. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The RAND Strategy Assessment System (RSAS) is a global war gaming and analysis system that focuses on conflict, from major regional contingencies through strategic warfare. It has been developed to support balance assessment, contingency analysis, and military training. It is global because it includes order-of-battle data for most major countries worldwide. This Note summarizes the development status of RSAS 4.6, as released, describing each of its components and how they have been changed since RSAS 4.0. It describes known limitations of the RSAS and enhancements the authors feel ought to be made, as a reference point for RSAS applications and future development. Finally, it provides some basic information on how to use the RSAS, how it is designed to be used, and descriptions of RSAS inputs and outputs.
Download or read book A Rand Note written by Rand Corporation and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using Math to Defeat the Enemy written by President Jeffrey Strickland and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Information Systems Architecture and Technology Proceedings of 39th International Conference on Information Systems Architecture and Technology ISAT 2018 written by Jerzy Świątek and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This three-volume set of books highlights major advances in the development of concepts and techniques in the area of new technologies and architectures of contemporary information systems. Further, it helps readers solve specific research and analytical problems and glean useful knowledge and business value from the data. Each chapter provides an analysis of a specific technical problem, followed by a numerical analysis, simulation and implementation of the solution to the real-life problem. Managing an organisation, especially in today’s rapidly changing circumstances, is a very complex process. Increased competition in the marketplace, especially as a result of the massive and successful entry of foreign businesses into domestic markets, changes in consumer behaviour, and broader access to new technologies and information, calls for organisational restructuring and the introduction and modification of management methods using the latest advances in science. This situation has prompted many decision-making bodies to introduce computer modelling of organisation management systems. The three books present the peer-reviewed proceedings of the 39th International Conference “Information Systems Architecture and Technology” (ISAT), held on September 16–18, 2018 in Nysa, Poland. The conference was organised by the Computer Science and Management Systems Departments, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of Technology and Sciences and University of Applied Sciences in Nysa, Poland. The papers have been grouped into three major parts: Part I—discusses topics including but not limited to Artificial Intelligence Methods, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Big Data, Knowledge Based Management, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing and High Performance Computing, Distributed Computer Systems, Content Delivery Networks, and Service Oriented Computing. Part II—addresses topics including but not limited to System Modelling for Control, Recognition and Decision Support, Mathematical Modelling in Computer System Design, Service Oriented Systems and Cloud Computing, and Complex Process Modelling. Part III—focuses on topics including but not limited to Knowledge Based Management, Modelling of Financial and Investment Decisions, Modelling of Managerial Decisions, Production Systems Management and Maintenance, Risk Management, Small Business Management, and Theories and Models of Innovation.
Download or read book Technology for the United States Navy and Marine Corps 2000 2035 Becoming a 21st Century Force written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-10-16 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After v. 1, each volume's t.p. names a different panel at the beginning of its author statement.
Download or read book Military Flight Aptitude Tests Fifth Edition 6 Practice Tests Comprehensive Review written by Terry L. Duran and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-03 with total page 709 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Be prepared for exam day with Barron’s. Trusted content from Military Flight Aptitude Test experts! Barron’s Military Flight Aptitude Tests includes in-depth content review and practice. It’s the only book you’ll need to be prepared for exam day. Written by Experienced Educators Learn from Barron’s--all content is written and reviewed by Military Flight Aptitude Test experts Build your understanding with comprehensive review tailored to the most recent exams: AFOQT (Air Force Officer Qualifying Test) SIFT (Army Selection Instrument for Flight Training) ASTB-E (Navy/Marine Corps/Coast Guard Aviation Selection Test Battery) Get a leg up with tips, strategies, and study advice for exam day--it’s like having a trusted tutor by your side Be Confident on Exam Day Sharpen your test-taking skills with 6 practice tests, including 2 practice AFOQTs, 2 practice SIFTs, and 2 practice ASTB-Es Reinforce your learning with detailed answers and explanations for all test questions Strengthen your knowledge with in-depth review covering all major subtests and topics covered on each exam, including language, mathematics, technical knowledge, science, and mental skills Deepen your understanding with expert advice about becoming an officer and aviator, detailed summaries of common aircraft used by the U.S. military today, a glossary of key terms and definitions, and much more
Download or read book Implications of Modern Decision Science for Military Decision Support Systems written by Paul K. Davis and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2005-09-14 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A selective review of modern decision science and implications for decision-support systems. The study suggests ways to synthesize lessons from research on heuristics and biases with those from "naturalistic research." It also discusses modern tools, such as increasingly realistic simulations, multiresolution modeling, and exploratory analysis, which can assist decisionmakers in choosing strategies that are flexible, adaptive, and robust.
Download or read book Artificial War written by Andrew Ilachinski and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2004 with total page 782 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Military conflicts, particularly land combat, possess the characteristics of complex adaptive systems: combat forces are composed of a large number of nonlinearly interacting parts and are organized in a dynamic command-and-control network; local action, which often appears disordered, self-organizes into long-range order; military conflicts, by their nature, proceed far from equilibrium; military forces adapt to a changing combat environment; and there is no master ?voice? that dictates the actions of every soldier (i.e., battlefield action is decentralized). Nonetheless, most modern ?state of the art? military simulations ignore the self-organizing properties of combat.This book summarizes the results of a multiyear research effort aimed at exploring the applicability of complex adaptive systems theory to the study of warfare, and introduces a sophisticated multiagent-based simulation of combat called EINSTein. EINSTein, whose bottom-up, generative approach to modeling combat stands in stark contrast to the top-down or reductionist philosophy that still underlies most conventional military models, is designed to illustrate how many aspects of land combat may be understood as self-organized, emergent phenomena. Used worldwide by the military operations research community, EINSTein has pioneered the simulation of combat on a small to medium scale by using autonomous agents to model individual behaviors and personalities rather than hardware.
Download or read book Allocation of Forces Fires and Effects Using Genetic Algorithms written by Christopher G. Pernin and published by Technical Report (RAND). This book was released on 2008 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report is part of a project titled "Representing the allocation of forces, fires, and effects using genetic algorithms." The project strives to develop appropriate representations of intelligence-driven command and control for use in U.S. Army constructive simulations. This report explores a method for representing sophisticated command and control planning algorithms that specifically concern maneuver planning and allocation schemes. The report describes a model developed within the RAND Corporation that uses genetic algorithms to compute the allocation of forces, fires, and effects with detailed look-ahead representations of enemy conduct.
Download or read book Aggregation Disaggregation and the 3 1 Rule in Ground Combat written by Paul K. Davis and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 1995 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report illustrates a number of basic principles about aggregation and disaggregation in combat modeling by working through the mathematics and phenomenology of a concrete example.
Download or read book Cutting Some Trees to See the Forest written by Richard John Hillestad and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most models of air and land combat use schemes of aggregation and disaggregation in representing combat systems, in spatial configuration, and in depicting the progress of a battle. For example, the use of firepower scores is an extreme case of aggregation of weapons into a single measure. Combining like systems into weapons categories-partial aggregation-is a common approach to representing a large number of aircraft or ground weapon types. This report explores different approaches to aggregation and what is known theoretically about aggregation and disaggregation in Lanchester combat models that in two dimensions are commonly called square-law models. It defines requirements for consistency between aggregate and higher-dimensioned models of this type. Some important conclusions are that aggregation should take into account the specific capabilities of the opponent (raising concern about many 'scored' approaches that attempt to evaluate force components in isolation), and that partial aggregation (grouping 'like' systems) and disaggregation of previously aggregated results can be done consistently only when certain restrictions on the relative attrition capabilities of weapon systems hold. When this is the case, specific nonarbitrary weightings can be determined for the partial aggregations.
