Battlefield Obstacles -- An Appraisal of the State of the Art in Measuring Obstacle Effectiveness.

Abstract

The US Army is concerned with the question: What do obstacles have to do with winning or losing battles. This appraisal collects many thoughts from a variety of sources about the measurement or demonstration of the effectiveness of battlefield obstacles, natural and manmade. From consideration of the historical record and a number of approaches to combat analysis, the paper notes that the measurement of obstacle effectiveness has remained primitive and produced unconvincing results. Part of the difficulty is traced to limitations in the representation and interpretation of obstacle-free combat. The paper concludes that, despite a number of identified difficulties, obstacle-related combat analysis can be made much more convincing and offers several suggestions toward that aim. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA060091

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  • Gerald E. Cooper

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  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
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  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
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  • Central Europe
  • Doctrine
  • Indirect Fire
  • Manpower
  • Measurement
  • Measures Of Effectiveness
  • Military Operations
  • Personnel Management
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  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Training
  • Uncertainty
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

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