Analysis of the Effects of the Commander's Battle Positioning on Unit Combat Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the Commander's battle positioning on unit combat performance. Research was focused on analyzing the location of the Battalion/Task Force Commander during daytime deliberate attacks conducted at the U.S. Army's National Training Center, Fort Irwin, CA. Forty battles, from January 1986 to September 1989, provided the basis for this study. Information that described the Commander's location, a general description of the battle, and unit measures of effectiveness, was collected for each battle and put in a format that allowed for ease of analysis. This study database was explored using numerous multivariate analysis techniques. Results of this analysis indicated that neither the Commander's location, nor his survivability, had a measurable effect on unit combat performance. Rather, such factors as unit experience, the terrain type, and the unit's level of equipment modernization, seemed to have the most effect on unit performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA238872

Entities

People

  • Thomas I. Pratt

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Artillery
  • Combat Operations
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Command And Control
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Factor Analysis
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Knowledge Management
  • Regression Analysis
  • Surveys

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design