Swarming and the future of warfare
By: Sean J.A. Edwards
Series: Disssertation -- RGSD-189
Publisher: RAND
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Santa Monica, Calif.
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
Subjects: Swarming (Military science); Military art and science; Strategy; Military doctrine
Description: Swarming occurs when several military units conduct a convergent attack on a target from multiple axes. The author derives a simple theory that explains the phenomenology of swarming. He considers command and control, communications, home field advantage, surprise, fratricide, and training and identifies the primary variables to most important successful swarming.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and appendices.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Methodology; title: History of linear warfare; title: History of non-linear warfare; title: Historical analysis; title: Towards a theory of successful swarming; title: Vapor swarming and other non-linear dispersed; title: Policy implications of swarming and NLDOs.