Effects of terrain, maneuver tactics, and C4ISR on the effectiveness of long-range precision fires
Subtitle: a stochastic multiresolution model (PEM) calibrated to high-resolution simulation
By: Paul K. Davis, James H. Bigelow, Jimmie McEver.
Contributors: Bigelow, J. H.; McEver, Jimmie.; United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Publisher: Rand
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Precision guided munitions -- Simulation methods; Air interdiction -- Simulation methods; Precision guided munitions -- Mathematical models; Air interdiction -- Mathematical models
Description: Situational and tactical factors, which are usually treated only in complex models, strongly influence the effectiveness of long-range precision weapons in interdicting a moving armored column. This study develops a physics-based personal-computer model describing such influences. It draws on high-resolution simulation experiments for both insights and "data" useful in calibrating the simpler model. That model (PEM) explains results of the high-resolution simulation that had previously not been understood and makes it possible to estimate effectiveness over a wide range of circumstances. Results vary by about two orders of magnitude. The study can be seen as a prototype demonstration of the value of working the gamut from high-resolution, entity-level, man-in-the-loop simulation to exploratory analysis with fast-running multiresolution desktop models. The result is a very useful, and partially integrated, family of models.
Notes: Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).
"National Defense Research Institute."
Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
"MR-1138-OSD."