The Terrain Intervisibility and Movement Evaluation Routine (TIMER) model

Abstract

This report is one of a series of three produced by a Rand study of the relationships between the tactical employment and the technological capabilities of advanced weapons for ground combat. The TIMER model was developed to determine the effects of terrain on target visibility during combat engagements. TIMER supplies data on the occurrence and duration of target visibility from defense positions, the maximum range at which target acquisition might occur, and the potential rate at which a defense force could fire on an attacking force. The model uses the digitalized data base developed by the Defense Mapping Agency. The report includes the TIMER inputs and program listings, and illustrates the results that TIMER can produce.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA067564

Entities

People

  • L. H. Wegner
  • M. G. Weiner

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Databases
  • East Germany
  • Forests
  • Grids
  • Line Of Sight
  • Military Operations
  • Observation
  • Reaction Time
  • Target Acquisition
  • Urban Areas
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design