PROBABILITY OF VICTORY IN LAND COMBAT AS RELATED TO FORCE RATIO

Abstract

The influence of force ratio, or numerical superiority, on victory in battle has been a subject for debate and conjecture for many years. One frequently hears that a 3-to-1 force ratio in the assault is necessary for, or (in other versions) sufficient to ensure, victory in land engagements. These statements are sufficiently common that an investigation of their validity is in order. The paper is a contribution to a determination of the extent to which victory in land battles is influenced by force ratio.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0696489

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People

  • Robert L. Helmbold

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Confidence Limits
  • Corporations
  • Data Science
  • Distribution Functions
  • Economic Development
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Land Warfare
  • Normal Distribution
  • Probability
  • Standards
  • Statistical Samples
  • Statistical Tests
  • Warfare

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