Assessing Combat Power

<p>This monograph presents a methodology to help tactical battle staffs estimate ground force combat power and consists of three major products. First pre-calculated combat potential scores (CPS) for different friendly and threat units are provided so that staff officers can determine force ratios based upon the friendly task organization and the enemy order of battle. Second the weapon values (WV) and category weights (CW) which were used to develop the CPS values are included. With these staff officers can modify CPS values as desired and develop values for unique units. Finally the study addresses ways to use the CPS values during planning (war gaming) and while monitoring tactical operations. The methodology is a variation of the Weapons Effectiveness Indices/Weighted Unit Value (WEI/WUV) approach. It is a relatively simple static measurement of combat power yet has sufficient detail to permit differentiation among units at the tactical level. It avoids the complexity of other more dynamic approaches discussed in the monograph; conversely it is more detailed than the overly-broad method currently taught at the US Army Command and General Staff College. It does not give a comprehensive measurement of combat power but merely intends to provide a quantitative starting point to estimate relative force ratios. The text provides an overview of the model and its applications together with discussion of other models and the field in general. The two appendices are stand-alone sections with the requisite instructions and data for their usage; these are the only portions of the monograph necessary for its practical application.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p><br>