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_aKirkpatrick, David L. I., _eauthor. |
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_aHow important are superior numbers? : _ba reappraisal of Lanchester's square law / _cDavid L. I. Kirkpatrick. |
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_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2021. |
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_a1 online resource (86 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s). |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aCambridge elements. Elements in defence economics, _x2632-332X |
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| 500 | _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Mar 2021). | ||
| 520 | _aA century ago Frederick Lanchester formulated a mathematical model of combat which suggested that the combat power of a military force was proportional to the product of the individual effectiveness of the units in the force and the square of the number of units deployed. This model reinforced a long-established faith in the importance of superior numbers. However, successive historical studies failed to identify any clear relationship between the numbers and losses in opposing forces. This Element analyses American Civil War battles, and shows that the ratio of losses incurred was inversely proportional to the ratio of numbers effectively engaged. This result demonstrates that the numbers of fighting units in a military force are less important than the ability of those units to get into action and inflict losses on the enemy. This result demonstrates the limitations of the Square Law, and should prevent it from being applied indiscriminately. | ||
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_aLanchester, F. W. _q(Frederick William), _d1868-1946. |
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_aCombat _xMathematical models. |
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_aArmed Forces _xMathematical models. |
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_aManpower _xMathematical models. |
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_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xCampaigns _xMathematical models. |
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_aUnited States _xHistory _yCivil War, 1861-1865 _xManpower _xMathematical models. |
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_iPrint version: _z9781108977876 |
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_aCambridge elements. Elements in defence economics, _x2632-332X. |
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