LANCHESTER AS FORCE IN HISTORY: AN ANALYSIS OF LAND BATTLES OF THE YEARS 1618-1905

Abstract

Without prejudice to the hypothesis that either of Lanchester's laws - linear or square - accurately depicts the attrition of forces over short periods of time in the engagements of small land-combat units (e.g. platoons or companies), it may be asked whether an elementary form of these laws, or a simple generalization of them, adequately describes the course and outcome of battles between armies. Specifically, the goal of the investigation reported here was to determine, by an examination of historical military data, the extent to which Lanchester's equations are an expression of a general property of battle.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0297375

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  • D. Willard

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Battles
  • Casualties
  • Coefficients
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Integrals
  • Land Warfare
  • Law
  • Probability
  • Statistical Tests
  • Surveys
  • War Games
  • Warfare

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  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Science