Washburn Alan, Kress Morse. Combat modeling

Springer, 2009. — 281 p. — (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science). — ISBN: 978-1-4419-0789-9.This book deals with the processes, methods, and concepts that lie behind modern models of combat. It is intended for readers with at least a scientific bachelor’s degree and some background in basic probability concepts. It includes three appendices that address general quantitative methods that are applied throughout the book. Appendix A is a review of probability concepts, which are involved in almost every chapter. A reader who has never studied probability before should consider reading this appendix, at least, before continuing. Appendices B and C are minimal introductions to the topics of optimization and Monte Carlo simulation. Use will be made throughout this book of Microsoft Excel workbooks developed by the authors. Some of these workbooks include VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) code for certain functions or commands.Generalities and terminology
Shooting without feedback
Shooting with feedback
Target defense
Attrition models
Game theory and wargames
Search
Mine warfare
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Terror and insurgency
Appendix A: Probability - the mathematics of uncertainty
Appendix B: Optimization
Appendix C: Monte-Carlo simulation