Wolstenholme, E. F. with A. S. Al-Alusi, "A Case Study in Army Combat Modelling", 1986
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This paper demonstrates on approach to army combat modelling using system dynamics. A model is presented of an enemy ground advance which is used to analyse how various adaptive strategies by the attacker and defender during the advance can lead to different outcomes when the combatants meet. Particular attention is paid to the development of performance measures and to the interpretation of results in terms of the underlying feedback structure of the model.