Ground Combat in the JICM
Abstract
The Joint Integrated Contingency Model (JICM) is a very large simulation system that encompasses the strategic and operational levels of land, air, and naval warfare with a global set of models and databases. This document is an annotated briefing adapted from a class on the use of the ground combat portion of the JICM. It is an overview of the terrain, forces, and combat processes; the orders that manage combat; the parameters that set combat rates; and the displays that show what is occurring. It assumes that the reader is familiar with the operation of the JICM system software and the orders necessary to move ground forces to the theater of combat. Part of the JICM, the Integrated Theater Model (ITM), integrates the best features of the two previous JICM theater combat models, the main theater model (CAMPAIGN-MT) and the alternate theater model (CAMPAIGN-ALT). It retains the CAMPAIGN-ALT representation of theater geography as a flexible network of important places and the links between those places, and uses the interactive orders and displays interface of CAMPAIGN-MT. The first section of this document covers the network representation of the theater. The second section discusses ground units and the commands that organize them for combat on the network. The third section discusses ground combat, describing how forces come into contact, the attrition process, and the movement resulting from combat. The fourth section addresses the employment of attack helicopters and long-range artillery (such as ATACMS). The fifth and last section describes how units are managed within a command, how logistics are delivered, and how defenses are built. The appendices provide details on all the parameters affecting the ground portions of the model.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1995
- Accession Number
- ADA531032
Entities
People
- Barry A. Wilson
- Daniel B. Fox
Organizations
- RAND Corporation