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Letter to the Editor—A Modification of Lanchester's Equations

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  • Robert L. Helmbold

    (Combat Operations Research Group, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia)

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The familiar Lanchester square law attrition model assumes that the attrition produced by a force is independent of enemy force size. This assumption may require modification if the larger force suffers inefficiencies of scale when force sizes are grossly unequal. A modification that alters relative force attrition capability by a factor depending on the force ratio is introduced and discussed in terms of a special case.

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  • Robert L. Helmbold, 1965. "Letter to the Editor—A Modification of Lanchester's Equations," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 13(5), pages 857-859, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:13:y:1965:i:5:p:857-859
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.13.5.857
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    1. Gerardo Minguela-Castro & Ruben Heradio & Carlos Cerrada, 2021. "Automated Support for Battle Operational–Strategic Decision-Making," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(13), pages 1-15, June.
    2. N J MacKay, 2009. "Lanchester models for mixed forces with semi-dynamical target allocation," Journal of the Operational Research Society, Palgrave Macmillan;The OR Society, vol. 60(10), pages 1421-1427, October.
    3. Ian R. Johnson & Niall J. MacKay, 2011. "Lanchester models and the battle of Britain," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 58(3), pages 210-222, April.

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