MODELING AND SIMULATION TO IDENTIFY OFFENSIVE DENIAL MINING KEY PERFORMANCE DRIVERS AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES
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Authors
Deken, Anthony M.
Leusner, Bradley
Lewis, Justin
Wichert, Kaylee M.
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offensive mining
mine warfare
UUV
orchestrated modeling through simulation
OSM
modeling and simulation
M&S
ODM
MIW
LITMUS
Modeling and Simulation Toolbox
offensive denial mining
minefield
unmanned underwater vehicle
mine warfare
UUV
orchestrated modeling through simulation
OSM
modeling and simulation
M&S
ODM
MIW
LITMUS
Modeling and Simulation Toolbox
offensive denial mining
minefield
unmanned underwater vehicle
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Williams, Richard D., III
Beery, Paul T.
Pollman, Anthony G.
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2021-06
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The United States Navy has kept only a few varieties of maritime mines in its inventory for the last several decades and has let its mining tactical doctrine stagnate in order to prioritize its mine countermeasure capabilities. This thesis looks at mine warfare (MIW) through a modern lens using modeling and simulation (M&S) to capture a broader set of factors around the mining operational environment beyond mine performance characteristics and employment parameters to also include probabilistic enemy responses measured against updated mission success criteria. This thesis explores three generic and unclassified experiment scenarios to draw broad conclusions about the factors that most affect mining success and lays the groundwork for future exercises to explore specific mining use cases to inform the next generation of mines and their employment. Analysis indicates that air delivery strategies generally outperform surface, submarine, or UUV delivery with regard to affecting enemy behavioral outcomes. Note that the UUV delivery is associated with a lower overall quantity of mines, the impact of which can be mitigated through UUV movement speed and individual mine probability of detection and engagement.
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