The force-oriented defense: an expected-value approach.
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Authors
Holdsworth, David Richard.
Subjects
force-oriented defense
force exchange ratio
expected-value manual war game
weapon system fractional loss rates
small unit antiarmor ambush
force exchange ratio
expected-value manual war game
weapon system fractional loss rates
small unit antiarmor ambush
Advisors
Taylor, James G.
Date of Issue
1973-09
Date
September 1973
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
As a first step in the testing of the feasibility of the FORCEORIENTED
DEFENSE as a viable tactic for countering the large force
imbalance in Western Europe, a small-unit, base-case scenario is
quantitatively examined through the medium of a manual war game.
A "Monte Carlo" type manual game v/as developed and used to refine
model logic for a subsequent investigation with an expected-value
manual game. This work generates the basis for a possible high
resolution simulation of the FORCE- ORIENTED DEFENSE. To
satisfy secondary objectives of the study, fractional kills were tabulated
to determine first approximations of armor/antiarmor force
exchange ratios and weapon system fractional loss rates. The
specific scenario involved a reinforced mechanized infantry platoon
ambushing the first echelon units of a tank- reinforced motorized
rifle battalion.
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Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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