Forecasting Relative Combat Effectiveness: A Feasibility Study

Abstract

Using computer models to predict combat outcomes requires assembling large amounts of authoritative data. Yet, describing all of the factors that influence combat outcomes cannot be done without explicitly representing the quality of opposing forces. Unfortunately, reliable empirical methods for measuring troop quality do not currently exist.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA278401

Entities

People

  • Brian R. Bader
  • Dean S. Hartley Iii
  • John R. Brinkerhoff
  • Jonathan Morstein
  • Keith J. Posen

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Correlation Analysis
  • Databases
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Regression Analysis
  • Second World War
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.