Application of differential games to problems of military conflict
Subtitle: tactical allocation problems, Part 3
By: [by] James G. Taylor
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1974
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif
Language: eng
Subjects: Naval tactics; Games of strategy (Mathematics)
Description: The mathematical theory of differential games is used to study the structure of optimal allocation strategies for some time-sequential combat games with combat described by Lanchester-type equations of warfare.  As required by such applications, some new theoretical results are given: first order necessary conditions of optimality are developed for differential games with state variable inequality constraints.  These results are used to study optimal air-war strategies in a differential game model.  In a different model, optimal air-war strategies are further studied within the context of land-war objectives.  Optimal fire-support strategies are studied in an attack scenario with a differential game model.  A comprehensive survey of previous literature on each of the above topics is given.  Finally, some problems for possible future study are discussed. (Author)
Notes: Title from cover.

"Prepared for: Office of Naval Research, Arlington, Virginia 22217"--Cover.

"May 1974"--Cover.

"NPS-55TW74051"--Cover.

"Final report for period September 1973 - May 1974."

Author(s) subject terms: Military tactics, campaign strategies, Lanchester theory of combat, tactical allocation, time-sequential combat games, optimal distribution of fire, combat dynamics, differntial games.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1974.