Congestion problems in field artillery operations
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Authors
Bross, Paul James
Subjects
Dedicated battery
Field Artillery
fire support
queueing theory
validation of critical assumptions
Field Artillery
fire support
queueing theory
validation of critical assumptions
Advisors
Taylor, J.G.
Date of Issue
1976-09
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Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
As a result of the 1973 Mideast var, the current
emphasis en properly portraying combat interactions
and analyzing the appropriate Measures of
Effectiveness has become increasingly important,
especially in regard to fire support operations. This
thesis will examine some of the reasons for the
increased emphasis on fire support problems and how
this particular battlefield activity is currently
modeled by the military analysis community. Following
this, a simplified analytical procedure (taken from
general gueueing theory) for measuring the amount of
randomness actually played by stochastic models, such
as DYNTACS and others, will be presented, along with
the implications this poses for current military
planners and decision makers. In addition to these
basic conclusions, a validation procedure for selected
distributions of particular interest to fire support
modelers is presented, that can be implemented under
current operational procedures at no additional cost
to the United States government.
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Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School
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