The Optimal Force Mix and Allocation of Fires for the Future Field Artillery

Abstract

The new Army warfighting doctrine, AirLand Operations, is designed for the army of the 90s, a smaller army, but one which will be faced with global responsibilities. These responsibilities will range from fighting wars and regional conflicts, to conducting various peacetime operations in support of allies in the realm of Low Intensity Conflict. Our success under AirLand Operations will largely depend upon the ability of the Field Artillery to disrupt enemy C3 elements, and destroy troop formations from extended ranges early in the battle. The Artillery School (USAFAS) is currently developing several advanced systems to accomplish this mission. The focus of this thesis is the Artillery Attack Model (AAM). The AAM is a GAMS Mixed Integer Linear Programming model developed to assit USAFAS determine the Minimum Cost Weapon/ Munition Mix and Allocation of Fires to targets in order to meet the commander's kill criteria on the future battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA245960

Entities

People

  • John M. Page

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Integer Programming
  • Linear Programming
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Strategy
  • Models
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Munitions
  • Operations Research
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control