LANCHESTER EQUATIONS AND THE UKRAINIAN WAR
LANCHESTER EQUATIONS AND THE UKRAINIAN WAR

Author(s): Lucian Dragoş POPESCU
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, History, Special Historiographies:, Peace and Conflict Studies, Russian Aggression against Ukraine, Russian war against Ukraine
Published by: Carol I National Defence University Publishing House
Keywords: Lanchester equations; salvo combat model; offensive power; defensive power; staying power; human resources;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to present the importance of quantity and quality of the opposing force. This approach starts from an analysis of the parties involved in the conflict. In this respect, it is necessary to quantify three parameters: offensive firepower, defensive firepower and staying power. These characteristics make the transition from a purely quantitative analysis of some objective parameters (the number of soldiers under arms, of units, ships, aircraft and different weapon systems) to the use of some qualitative parameters (the good state of operation, the relative retirement of the systems, their efficiency under certain conditions of use). We believe that these parameters should be supplemented with subjective parameters (the morale of the soldiers or the support of public opinion).

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