Distributed Simulation-Based C2 Experiments

Abstract

Command and control and situational awareness are critical issues in the modern battlefield. This report summarizes the results of a 22 factorial experiment in which the command and control and situational awareness were the principal factors. Two command and control structures were imposed on players who controlled simulated armor forces in this experiment: one in which a high-level commander made all tactical decisions and another in which lower-level (company level and below) made decisions. Similarly, two levels of situational awareness were imposed. At one level, all forces on the battlefield were visible; at the second level, only one's own forces were visible. An analysis of variance and logistic regression indicated that placing decision-making authority in a higher-level commander adversely affected loss exchange ratios and lessened the odds of winning an engagement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA355577

Entities

People

  • D. F. Diriggi

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Battlefields
  • Classification
  • Combinatorial Analysis
  • Command And Control
  • Factorial Design
  • Information Operations
  • Laser Peening
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Security
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Regression Analysis.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

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