Combat Modeling

2009
ISBN: 978-1-4614-2932-6
Verlag: Springer US

Buch, Englisch, Band 134, 280 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 446 g

Reihe: International Series in Operations Research & Management Science

"Combat Modeling" is a systematic learning resource and reference text for the quantitative analysis of combat. After a brief overview, authors Washburn and Kress present individual chapters on shooting without feedback; shooting with feedback; target defense; attrition models; game theory and wargames; search; unmanned aerial vehicles; and terror and insurgency. Three appendices provide a review of basic probability concepts, probability distributions, and Markov models; an introduction to optimization models; and a discussion of Monte-Carlo simulations. Drawing on their many years of experience at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, Washburn and Kress have created a reference that will provide the tools and techniques for analysts involved in the underpinnings of combat decisions. This is a book that can be used as a military manual, reference book, and textbook for military courses on this vital subject.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kress, Moshe

Washburn, Alan

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Entscheidungstheorie, Sozialwahltheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Generalities and Terminology.- Shooting Without Feedback.- Shooting with Feedback.- Target Defense.- Attrition Models.- Game Theory and Wargames.- Search.- Mine Warfare.- Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.- Terror and Insurgency.