The Rand Strategy Assessment System at the Naval Postgraduate School.

Abstract

Report describes the RAND Strategy Assessment System (RSAS) installation at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The RSAS attempts to combine the best features of political-military gaming and analytic modeling. THe RSAS can be run in a near automatic mode with essentially two expert systems playing against each other or as an interactive game with human players. In between these extremes, the RSAS can be used as an analytic tool to support research and instruction. RSAS models are not yet completely developed to the satisfaction of Navy users. The Navy should continue to encourage development of maritime models and continued in-house expertise in the use of the system. When fully operational, the RSAS will be a unique system that will aid Navy analysts and decision-makers who, for the first time, will have models that can represent every level and location of the political and military dimensions of warfare simultaneously. Keywords: Wargaming, Simulations, Rand Strategy Assessment SYstem, Strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192575

Entities

People

  • James John Tritten
  • Ralph N. Channell

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Attrition
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • War Games
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Systems Analysis and Design