A Methodology for Analyzing Class III Support at the Battalion Level

Abstract

The tank battalion's success in combat depends, to a great extent, on the ability of the logistical system to provide adequate support. The primary objective of this research effort was to develop a methodology for use in evaluating the ability of the tank battalion to resupply itself with fuel. The methodology includes a model that is predictive and sufficiently realistic for use as a decision support tool. It combines analytical and Monte Carlo techniques. This model is analytic in its use of classical Lanchester theory to deterministically model the attrition of tanks and resupply vehicles. Recognizing the parallels between the attrition of equipment and the consumption of fuel, Lanchester's equations, as expanded to represent combat between heterogenous forces, were also used to model fuel consumption.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189515

Entities

People

  • John K. Langhauser

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Availability
  • Combat Forces
  • Combat Operations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Dynamic Programming
  • Equations
  • Fuel Consumption
  • Instructors
  • Markov Processes
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military History
  • Operations Research
  • Stochastic Processes
  • United States Military Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation