The use of helicopters in underway replenishment.
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Authors
McCormick, James Thomas
Subjects
vertical replenishment
underway replenishment
replenishment at sea
underway replenishment
replenishment at sea
Advisors
Milch, Paul R.
Date of Issue
1970-09
Date
September 1970
Publisher
Monterey, California ; Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Tills is a model of the underway replenishment of a task group by a
single supply ship which is capable of transferring logistic items by
helicopter as well as by the connected method. The model considers
two cases where replenishment time is minimized. In one case all ships
break away from the supply ship when refueling is complete. In the
other case, the CVA remains alongside until all her requirements have
been satisfied while the remaining ships break away when refueling is
complete.
The replenishment operation discussed deals specifically with a
task group composed of one CVA, three DLG's and three DD's being rearmed
and refueled by a single AOE. The specific portions of ordnance received
via connected replenishment and vertical replenishment for each ship are
the unknown quantities to be determined, while the transfer rates, refueling
times, and total ordnance requirement are assumed to be known.
A modified linear programming technique is used to determine an optimal
employment of helicopters so that vertical replenishment time, and so
the total replenishment time, is minimized. Operational data is used
to establish the transfer rates and the individual ship requirements.
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Department
Operations Analysis
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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