Transformation of Combat Data in Support of Battle Trace

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find an appropriate way of characterizing battle data as a function of time. This study was initially designed to remove the numerical instability problem cited in Barr's battle trace methodology as suggested by TRAC-MTRY. The research focused on the instability problem and identifying/recommending a technique that improved the efficiency of computation, and enhanced an analyst's ability to meaningfully interpret the battle trace. Two Lanchester's Square Law based methodologies are introduced and analyzed. The results of this analysis indicate that the battle trace of a constant value generated by Lanchester's Square Law integration seemed to be the best measure to characterize battle data as a function of time. This methodology has no computational problems, is numerically stable and efficient, and has a battlefield interpretation with the proper-interval size selection. Measure of combat effectiveness, Battle trace, Combat modeling, Lanchester equation, Janus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248178

Entities

People

  • Hyoung-kyu Choi

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Attrition
  • Classification
  • Combat Effectiveness
  • Combat Forces
  • Computations
  • Computer Simulations
  • Databases
  • Delphi Method
  • Equations
  • Indirect Fire
  • Mathematical Models
  • Operations Research
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Standards
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies