Technique for evaluating attacker combat potential subsequent to a deep attack
Several weapon systems are being developed for attacking enemy forces up to 25 or 30 km behind the forward line of own troops (FLOT). Candidates such as the terminal guidance warhead (TGW) and sense and destroy armor (SADARM) warhead are being considered for delivery by the multiple launch rocket system (MLRS) to provide the capability to attack armor and artillery forces over long distances. Such weapon systems can, for example, attack battalion-sized arrays of land-mobile targets while the targets are in tactical road marches to the forward lines. With these deep attacks, segments of the enemy forces can be countered before they can engage friendly forces. We are conducting an ongoing, comprehensive study of these advanced conventional munitions (ACM). The present force-on-force study represents an adjunct to the ACM study. The purpose of the present study is to estimate the effect that attacking a unit deep would have on that unit's subsequent combat effectiveness once committed to battle. To do this with a full scale combat simulation would be time consuming because one would have to model the deep attack, the subsequent movement to battle, and the eventual close battle. We developed a simple technique designed to provide such an estimate. The procedure is to model a typical attack against a prepared defense and record the results. The attacker force is then decremented to simulate losses due to prior deep attack and the close battle replayed. In this paper we describe the scenarios we used to obtain combat effectiveness estimates. In the third section of the document, we discuss the results of our simulations and quantify front-line force effectiveness as a function of the number of kills resulting from a postulated deep attack, assuming no replacements. 6 refs., 5 figs.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- DOE/DP
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6184634
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-ID-105975; ON: DE91009007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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