C/sup 3/ and combat simulation - a survey
This article looks at the overlap between C/sup 3/ and combat simulation, from the point of view of the developer of combat simulations and models. In this context, there are two different questions. The first is: How and to what extent should specific models of the C/sup 3/ processes be incorporated in simulations of combat. Here the key point is the assessment of impact. In which types or levels of combat does C/sup 3/ play a role sufficiently intricate and closely coupled with combat performance that it would significantly affect combat results. Conversely, when is C/sup 3/ a known factor or modifier which can be simply accommodated without a specific detailed model being made for it. The second question is the inverse one. In the development of future C/sup 3/ systems, what rule should combat simulation play. Obviously, simulation of the operation of the hardware, software and other parts of the C/sup 3/ system would be useful in its design and specification, but this is not combat simulation. When is it necessary to encase the C/sup 3/ simulation model in a combat model which has enough detail to be considered a simulation itself. How should this outer combat model be scoped out as to the components needed. In order to build a background for answering these questions a two-pronged approach will be taken. First a framework for C/sup 3/ modeling will be developed, in which the various types of modeling which can be done to include or encase C/sup 3/ in a combat model are organized. This framework will hopefully be useful in describing the particular assumptions made in specific models in terms of what could be done in a more general way. Then a few specific models will be described, concentrating on the C/sup 3/ portion of the simulations, or what could be interpreted as the C/sup 3/ assumptions.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6443233
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-88538; CONF-820767-1; ON: DE83006610
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: NATO conference on modeling and analysis of defense processes, Brussels, Belgium, 27 Jul 1982
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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