Applications of Joint Tactical Simulation modeling
By: Steve VanLandingham
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) 
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 53
Description: Advances in technology allow Computer Simulation Models (CSM) to be used as a powerful tool to aid military      decision makers. This thesis explores the usefulness of one of these models, the Joint Tactical Simulation (JTS).      First, this thesis outlines the information and tasks required to run JTS, which will give the reader a basic      understanding of the program and how much effort it requires. Next, it describes the scenario presented in this      thesis by detailing the methodology of terrain development, listing the assets required and the mission concept      employed. It concludes by discussing some of the advantages and disadvantages of JTS followed by a      reevaluation of the simulation and its possible uses. The concluding appendix is a tutorial that guides the reader      through an amphibious assault modeled on the UNIX-based computer systems at the Naval Postgraduate      School's (NPS) Secure Systems Technology Laboratory. It was designed to be accomplished in less than four      hours and give the user an opportunity to run a simulation while conducting minimal interaction.
Notes: "December 1997."

Thesis advisor(s): Bard K. Masager.

Thesis (M.A. in Defense Analysis) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49)

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

Also available online.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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US Navy (USN) author.

dk/dk cc:9116 7/28/98.