A Simulation Model to Evaluate Close Air Support Kill-to-Loss Ratios

Abstract

Effective employment of close air support resources is essential if the rapid forward advance of a numerically superior enemy ground army is to be successfully stopped. The objective of this thesis was to develop a methodology that could examine and evaluate the various factors and interactions that influence the effectiveness of the close air support mission. The problem was studied in the context of the terrain of Central Europe and the anticipated threats for that region. A model of the close air support environment was built using the SLAM computer simulation language. Five factors and their interactions were analyzed in the model. Those factors were aircraft airspeed, aircraft weapons load, penetration distance behind the FEBA, the availability of enemy early warning radars, and the total number of threats in the area. The level of each factor was varied to determine its effect and interaction with the other factors.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135650

Entities

People

  • D. W. Neal
  • G. G. Kizer

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Aircrafts
  • Central Europe
  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Jamming
  • Radar
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design