Revised OPTSA Model. Volume 1: Methodology

Abstract

This paper describes and documents an improved version of the optimal sortie allocation model (OPTSA) previously presented in IDA Papers P-992 and P- 993, published in December 1973. OPTSA is a model for computing allocations of general purpose aircraft to combat air support, airbase attack, and intercept missions. The mathematical problem is a two-side, zero-sum, multi-stage game with simultaneous moves at each stage. The revised OPTSA model includes a substantially improved game-solving procedure and a more detailed simulation of warfare between the opposing sides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA017325

Entities

People

  • Eleanor L. Schwartz
  • Jerome Bracken
  • Lowell Bruce Anderson

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Attrition
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Game Theory
  • Linear Programming
  • Matrix Games
  • Operations Research
  • Security
  • Simplex Method
  • Simulations
  • Warfare
  • Zero-Sum Games

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Game Theory.