Bits or Shots in Combat? The Generalized Deitchman Model of Guerrilla Warfare

Abstract

We generalize Deitchman's guerrilla warfare model to account for trade-off between intelligence ('bits') and firepower ('shots') Intelligent targeting leads to aimed fire; absence of intelligence leads to unaimed fire, dependent on targets' density. We propose a new Lanchester-type model that mixes aimed and unaimed fire, the balance between these being determined by quality of information. We derive the model's conserved quantity, and use it to analyze the trade-off between investments in intelligence and in firepower - for example, in counterinsurgency operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 13, 2013
Accession Number
ADA588025

Entities

People

  • Moshe Kress
  • Niall J. Mackay

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Counterinsurgency
  • Differential Equations
  • Equations
  • Firepower
  • Firing Rate
  • Game Theory
  • Insurgency
  • Mathematics
  • Military Tactics
  • Operations Research
  • Real Variables
  • Situational Awareness
  • Targeting
  • Targets
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.