Accession Number:

ADA360311

Title:

Kursk Operation Simulation and Validation Exercise - Phase II (KOSAVE II).

Descriptive Note:

Final study rept. Feb 97-Sep 98,

Corporate Author:

ARMY CONCEPTS ANALYSIS AGENCY BETHESDA MD

Personal Author(s):

• Bauman, Walter J.

Report Date:

1998-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

332.0

Abstract:

Historical data from forces in the southern front of the July 1943 battle of Kursk were collected from military archives in Germany Russia by The Dupuy Institute, under contract to U.S. Army Concepts Analysis Agency. These data base designated as the Kursk Data Base KDB. Phase II the Kursk Operation Simulation and Validation Exercise KOSAVE Study KOSAVE II documents, in this report a statistical record of the Kursk battle, as represented in the KDB, for use as both a standalone descriptive record for historians, and as a baseline for a subsequent Phase III comparison of simulated battle results with history. The KOSAVE II documentation portrays results and trends in status of unit postures, casualties, personnel, ammunition, and weapons in forces participating in the southern front of the Kursk battle. Aspects of combat which appeared to significantly affect the historical campaign outcome are also documented.

Descriptors:

• *SIMULATION
• *MILITARY HISTORY
• *BATTLES
• *SECOND WORLD WAR
• DATA BASES
• WEAPONS
• VALIDATION
• COMPARISON
• TEST METHODS
• OPERATION
• GERMANY
• CASUALTIES
• RUSSIA
• ARCHIVES
• HISTORIANS

Subject Categories:

• Computer Programming and Software
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE