Analysis of Thunder Combat Simulation Model

Abstract

TAC THUNDER, or THUNDER, is a two-sided large scale computer simulation model that simulates air and ground combat, logistics, and limited airlift at the theater level. It is in use by several allied nations, major defense contractors, and various Department of Defense (DoD) analysis agencies. The objectives of this thesis effort were to examine the overall model variability, examine the model output for possible interrelationships, and examine the model sensitivity to input parameters. A univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to examine the first two objectives. The univariate analysis consisted of an analysis of the confidence intervals and replication requirements for specific measures of outcome (MOOs). The multivariate analysis consisted of a principal components analysis (PCA) and factor analysis (FA). The third objective consisted of three analysis methodologies. These three methodologies were used to analyze the significance of specific input variables to specific output variables. These three methodologies were then examined for consistency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA278674

Entities

People

  • Timothy S. Webb

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Combat Simulations
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Data Science
  • Databases
  • Experimental Design
  • Factor Analysis
  • Information Science
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Organizational Psychology.