Simulating the Fog of War

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Abstract:

This piece originally appeared in Fire Movement, Number 58, OctoberNovember 1988. Fire Movement is a magazine that reviews commercially published conflict simulations, and the piece refers extensively to such wargames. These games often differ substantially from the political-military games or intricate computer simulations typically undertaken in the defense- analytic community. Nonetheless, the piece presents a more generally applicable treatment of the types and importance of uncertainty in warfare. In addition, the article discusses how to modify the paradigmatic commercial wargame so as to represent more realistically the fog of war, and those modifications may also be applicable to some of the human-oriented games used in the defense-analytic community. kr

Author(s):
Setear, John K.
Author Organization(s):
RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
Pagination:
0022

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
RAND/P-7511
Monitor Series:
RAND
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_7_Protection; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_3.1.2_Maneuver to Insert; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_7.2.1_Mitigate Lethal Effects; JCA_7.2_Mitigate; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_7.1.2_Prevent Non-kinetic Attack; JCA_7.1_Prevent; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_3.2_Engagement; JCA_3.2.1_Kinetic Means; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.2.1_Signals Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION, *WAR GAMES, WARFARE, RECREATION, FOG, CONFLICT, MILITARY ORGANIZATIONS, UNCERTAINTY, SIMULATION, POLITICAL SCIENCE
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Report Date:
1989 Feb 01