Quantitative Method for Determining Artillery Basic Loads of Ammunition

摘要

This report recommends a quantitative method for determining the unit basic load of ammunition which will increase the combat effectiveness of all artillery units. Units can estimate the maximum amount of ammunition which can be carried by solving a series of simple linear programming problems. This amount is then reduced by applying vehicle reliability estimates to determine the expected number of complete rounds available for combat. By assigning a numerical combat power value to each expected target by a Delphi Method and selecting the optimum munition to engage each target type, units can formulate a second linear program which optimizes overall effectiveness. The solution to this linear program which optimizes overall effectiveness. The solution to this linear programs, constrained by the number of complete rounds available and the number of targets acquired, gives the amount of ammunition by type which should be carried. The nature of this linear programming formulation is such that a manual solution method, which yields results identical to the linear programming solution, can be employed. Keywords: Army artillery units; Targets; Theses. (Author)