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The Dynamics of Military Combat

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  • Howard Brackney

    (Convair (Astronautics) Division of General Dynamics Corporation, San Diego, California)

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In this paper the essentials of warfare are given theoretical treatment in a particularly simple way. A theory of warfare, i.e., a combat dynamics, is derived that is in close agreement with what man has learned about war through his use of it. To the theoretical work of earlier investigators the present study adds a reconnaissance concept and a weapons concept both being stated in explicit mathematical form. The theoretical dynamics appears to be applicable to warfare in the nuclear age.

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  • Howard Brackney, 1959. "The Dynamics of Military Combat," Operations Research, INFORMS, vol. 7(1), pages 30-44, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:oropre:v:7:y:1959:i:1:p:30-44
    DOI: 10.1287/opre.7.1.30
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    1. Hirshleifer, Jack, 1991. "The Technology of Conflict as an Economic Activity," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 81(2), pages 130-134, May.
    2. Albert Wohlstetter, 1968. "Theory and opposed-systems design," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 12(3), pages 302-331, September.
    3. Jack Hirshleifer, 2000. "The Macrotechnology of Conflict," Journal of Conflict Resolution, Peace Science Society (International), vol. 44(6), pages 773-792, December.
    4. Chad W. Seagren & Donald P. Gaver & Patricia A. Jacobs, 2019. "A stochastic air combat logistics decision model for Blue versus Red opposition," Naval Research Logistics (NRL), John Wiley & Sons, vol. 66(8), pages 663-674, December.
    5. Jack Hirshleifer, 1988. "Conflict and Rent-Seeking: Ratio Vs. Difference Models," UCLA Economics Working Papers 491, UCLA Department of Economics.
    6. Jack Hirshleifer, 1987. "The Analytics of Continuing Conflict," UCLA Economics Working Papers 467A, UCLA Department of Economics.
    7. Jack Hirshleifer, 1989. "Conflict and rent-seeking success functions: Ratio vs. difference models of relative success," Springer Books, in: Roger D. Congleton & Arye L. Hillman & Kai A. Konrad (ed.), 40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking 1, pages 251-262, Springer.

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