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- Title
Lanchester Models for Irregular Warfare.
- Authors
Kress, Moshe
- Abstract
Military operations research and combat modeling apply mathematical models to analyze a variety of military conflicts and obtain insights about these phenomena. One of the earliest and most important set of models used for combat modeling is the Lanchester equations. Legacy Lanchester equations model the mutual attritional dynamics of two opposing military forces and provide some insights regarding the fate of such engagements. In this paper, we review recent developments in Lanchester modeling, focusing on contemporary conflicts in the world. Specifically, we present models that capture irregular warfare, such as insurgencies, highlight the role of target information in such conflicts, and capture multilateral situations where several players are involved in the conflict (such as the current war in Syria).
- Subjects
SYRIA; IRREGULAR warfare; ARMED Forces; MILITARY research; MATHEMATICAL models; OPERATIONS research; INSURGENCY
- Publication
Mathematics (2227-7390), 2020, Vol 8, Issue 5, p737
- ISSN
2227-7390
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/math8050737