A GAMING ANALYSIS OF COUNTER-INFILTRATION OPERATIONS.
Abstract
An analysis is made of the allocation problem associated with the conduct of ambush operations to interdict infiltration routes in a guerrilla-counterguerrilla environment. A multi-stage two-person non-zero sum game is used to model that allocation problem. It is shown that Lanchester's equations can be used to develop a criterion function, related to the casualty ratio, which demonstrates the minimax property. The game is then solved to determine the optimal allocations for both the guerrilla and the counter-guerrilla and the value of the game for two different forms of the criterion function. The two results are compared and the usefulness of the casualty ratio as a measure of effectiveness is discussed. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0710723
Entities
People
- John Marion Riddell
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School