Engineering Design Handbook - Army Weapon Systems Analysis, Parts One and Two:

• Publisher: U.S. Army Materiel Command
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 879
• Series: DARCOM-P 706-101, 706-102
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The objective of this 1977 and 1979 Handbook is to give the appropriate background for young analysts entering the field of military operations research, and to record some of the more useful or recommended methodology for evaluation of Army weapon systems and materiel. This Handbook may also be used as a text for teaching weapon systems analysis; other purposes are given in Chapter 1. The Handbook has been written in an introductory manner; derivations have been kept to a minimum by proper references to the appropriate literature. In fact, the references and bibliographies cite valuable source material for those who may wish to acquire an extensive knowledge of any of the subjects introduced, or to do further research on the methodology. This book covers advanced topics on the field of Army weapon systems analysis including measures of effectiveness, target detection phenomena, introduction to combat theory, and more.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
• Front Matter
• List of Illustrations
• List of Tables
• Table of Contents
•Part I. (DARCOM-P 706-101)• Preface to Part I
1. Background and Purpose of the Army Weapon Systems Analysis Handbook
2. What is Operations Research/Systems Analysis?
3. Handbook Content and Use
4. Objectives and Applications of Weapon Systems Analysis
5. Documentation and Management of Weapon System Resources
6. Role of the Systems Analyst
7. Role of the Decision Maker
8. The Sphere of Conflict
9. The Physical Environment
10. Some Fundamentals of Offense, Defense, and Target Damage Assessment
11. Factors Affecting Target Selection
12. The Scenario
13. Weapon Delivery Error Characteristics and Distributions
14. Probability of Hitting for Single Rounds (Single Shot Hit Probabilities)
15. Vulnerability and Lethality
16. Rates of Fire
17. Introduction to Stochastic and other Duels
18. Response Time
19. Fuzing
20. Multiple Round Hit Probabilities, Target Coverage, and Target Damage
21. Reliability, Life Testing, Reliability Growth, Availability, and Maintainability
22. Mobility, Maneuverability, and Agility
23. Logistic Planning and Support
24. The Wseiac Evaluation Model
Index to Part I
•Part II. (DARCOM-P 706-102)• Preface to Part II
25. Introduction to Part Two, Army Weapon Systems Analysis Handbook
26. Measures of Effectiveness
27. Detection Phenomena, Chances of Target Detection, and Search Strategies
28. Introduction to Combat Theory and its Applications - Homogeneous Forces
29. Lanchester Combat Theory - Model Extensions; Heterogeneous Forces; and Command, Control, and Intelligence Effects
30. Weapon Equivalence Studies
31. Optimal Firing Policies for Single and Multiple Weapons
32. Weapon-Target Allocation Problems
33. Introduction to Human Factors and Weapon Systems Analysis Interface Problems
34. Analysis of Costs and other Resource Measures - Introduction and General Guidelines
35. Weapon System Life Cycle Cost Estimation (LCCE)
36. Some Special Cost Estimation Techniques
37. Introduction to Cost-Effectiveness Studies
38. Survivability
39. Countermeasures and Their Analytical Treatment
40. Introduction to War Games and Computerized Simulations of Combat
41. An Evaluation of Some Mixes of Infantry Small Arms Weapons
42. An Example of Tank Warfare in the Age of the Guided Missile
43. An Evaluation Method for Artillery or Support Type Weapon Families
44. The Modern Gun Effectiveness Model (MGEM) for Evaluating Air Defense Guns
45. Army Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analyses (COEA's)
46. Cost and Operational Effectiveness Analysis of the WICV-WOW Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle
Appendices
Index to Part II