Comparison of tank engagement ranges from an operational field test to the Janus(A) combat model.

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by  East, Allen C.;Barr, Donald Roy.;Bundy, Dennis D.

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THESIS
COMPARISON OFTANKENGAGEMENT RANGES
FROM AN OPERATIONAL FIELD TEST
TO THE JANUS(A) COMBAT MODEL
by
Allen C. East
September, 1991
ThesisAdvisor: Donald R. Barr
Co-Advisor: Captain DennisD. Bundy, USA
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ComparisonofTankEngagementRangesfromanOperationalFieldTesttotheJanus(A)CombatModel
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ThepurposeofthisthesisistoanalyzethefeasibilityofaccreditingtheJanus(A)combatmodelforthepost-testmodelingphaseofanArmy
conceptcalledModel-Test-Model. Specifically,tankengagementrangescollectedfromanoperationalfieldtestarecomparedtosimilar
rangesgeneratedbysimulationofthetestintheJanus(A)combatmodel. Anautomatedprocessisdevelopedtoconvertpositionlocationdata
fromthefieldtestintoJanus(A)formatsothatthesimulationreplicatesthevehiclesandroutesusedinthetest. Meansanddistributionsof
tankengagementrangesarestudied. TheimportantconclusionofthisthesisisthatJanus(A)generatesengagementrangeslongerthanthose
observedintheoperationalfieldtest. Additionally,collectionoftestdatamustbeimprovedforJanus(A)tobeaccreditedforengagement
rangeanalysisoffieldtests.
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Comparison ofTank Engagement Ranges
from an Operational Field Test
to the Janus(A) Combat Model
by
Allen C. East
Captain, United States Army
B.S., United States Military Academy, 1981
Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN OPERATIONS RESEARCH
from the
NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
September 1991^ ^^