An Analysis of Artillery Shoot-and-Scoot Tactics
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Authors
Shim, Younglak
Atkinson, Michael P.
Subjects
combat models
salvo equations
stochastic duels
Markov models
artillery
salvo equations
stochastic duels
Markov models
artillery
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2018-07
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Abstract
Firing multiple artillery rounds from the same location has two main benefits: a
high rate of re at the enemy and improved accuracy as the shooter's aim adjusts to
previous rounds. However, ring repeatedly from the same location carries significant
risk that the enemy will detect the artillery's location. Therefore, the shooter may
periodically move locations to avoid counter-battery re. This maneuver is known as
the shoot-and-scoot tactic. This paper analyzes the shoot-and-scoot tactic for a time-
critical mission using Markov models. We compute optimal move policies and develop
heuristics for more complex and realistic settings. Spending a reasonable amount of time
ring multiple shots from the same location is often preferable to moving immediately
after ring an initial salvo. Moving frequently reduces risk to the artillery, but also
limits the artillery's ability to inflict damage on the enemy.
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Article
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Final Preprint
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Operations Research (OR)
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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94 p.
Citation
Shim, Younglak, and Michael P. Atkinson. "An Analysis of artillery shoot‐and‐scoot tactics." (2018)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.