A Conceptualisation of Fire Superiority for Greater Reality and Credibility of Combat Models

摘要

Formal combat models are a means for military analysts and planners to support decisions concerning military projects. The reality, validity and credibility of combat models is still a controversial subject. This paper provides a discussion of the process of gaining fire superiority in combat. Three different input parameter categories - tactical, technical, and human parameters - were selected to serve as combat input. The combat environment transforms these inputs into combat outputs (or combat effects) in the form of operational, target and human effects. Human effects are the suppressive or psychological effects, whereas target effects are only physical effects. A conceptual model of fire superiority is developed from a theoretical definition of fire superiority. (Author)