An ASW Campaign Model.

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Abstract:

To enhance insight into a war at sea, a large-scale, aggregated, and highly flexible model of the ASW campaign is offered. The model was designed, first and foremost, to examine the change in the marginal effectiveness of friendly ASW forces due to changes of force level, force mix, and force employment strategies. The model is keyed to the interaction of the threat submarine force with friendly ASW forces and merchant or military shipping. Specific features of the model provide for threat deployment options, allocation of friendly forces, attrition to threat and friendly forces, aggregation of friendly ASW force performance, sensitivity to force levels, deployment of submarines within wolfpacks and coordinated barrier stations, and parametric treatment of other warfare area effectiveness. The campaign model has been programmed in the APL360 language for use on an IBM 360-67 computer. Author

Author(s):
Frost, Mark Douglas
Author Organization(s):
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
Descriptive Note:
Master's thesis,
Pagination:
0122

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_4.2.4_Assess Global Requirements Resources Capabilities and Risks; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_2.1_Planning and Direction; JCA_2.1.4_Evaluation; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.1.1_Global Force Management; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_8.2_Shape
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*MILITARY STRATEGY, *ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, COMBAT EFFECTIVENESS, DEPLOYMENT, NAVAL VESSELS, ATTRITION, THESES, THREAT EVALUATION, JOINT MILITARY ACTIVITIES, BARRIERS, ALLOCATIONS, MILITARY FORCE LEVELS, MERCHANT VESSELS, ATTACK SUBMARINES, SHIPPING, SHIP CONVOYS, HUNTER KILLER GROUPS, WEAPON MIXES
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Undersea and Antisubmarine Warfare
Keyword(s):
Naval warfare, Military force mixes, APL 360 programming language, IBM 360 67 computers
Report Date:
1980 Sep 01