Friendly Casualty Outcomes: Choice Of Counter Improvised Explosive Device Tactics Matters On The Asymmetric Battlefield
Keywords
Military; military applications
Abstract
Despite billions of dollars spent on technological devices to counter the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threat, IEDs are still responsible for roughly 50% of the casualties on today’s asymmetric battlefield. Counter IED (CIED) investments in technology and improvements to military operations are hoped to reduce these casualties. This research focuses on CIED military operations and uses computer modeling and simulation to explore two alternative patrol tactics to defeat or otherwise reduce the impact of IED strikes, damage, and casualties on friendly forces operating in contemporary and future battlefields, such as rural Afghanistan. Among other findings and inferences, research analysis indicates the “Stop and Search” tactic results in statistically significantly fewer strikes and casualties than the “Drive Through” tactic.
Publication Date
7-1-2017
Publication Title
Journal of Defense Modeling and Simulation
Volume
14
Issue
3
Number of Pages
303-314
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1548512916677837
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
85020471666 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85020471666
STARS Citation
Baca, Larry D. and Proctor, Michael D., "Friendly Casualty Outcomes: Choice Of Counter Improvised Explosive Device Tactics Matters On The Asymmetric Battlefield" (2017). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 5682.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/5682