Determining the Optimal Prescribed Load for the U.S. Marine Corps Direct Support Artillery Battery Using Linear Programming.

Abstract

In future conflicts, the projected expenditure rates of artillery ammunition greatly exceed the ability of the Marine direct support artillery battery's ammunition transporation assets. It is therefore vital that the artillery battery commander be able to select the most effective mix of ammunition to carry on his organic transportation in a given tactical situation. Linear programing is a tool which the battery commander can use to help solve this important problem. This thesis provides a linear program to assist him in this solution. In addition, with slight modification, this linear program can be of use to commanders at all levels of the Marine artillery organization.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184242

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey L. Deweese

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fire Support
  • High Explosives
  • Howitzers
  • Linear Programming
  • Marine Corps
  • Munitions
  • Munitions Testing
  • Projectiles
  • Scatterable Mines
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering