The Engineer Model Improvement Program Plan PDF Download

Author: Larry W. Wright
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Languages : en
Pages : 310

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The Chief of Engineers has designated the Engineer Studies Center (ESC) as the Center of Engineer Modeling for the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the USACE point of contact for the Army Model Improvement Program (AMIP). As such, ESC has evaluated the current status of combat engineer modeling, identified a number of deficiencies in combat engineer modeling, and prepared this Engineer Model Improvement Program (EMIP) Plan which is designed to correct those deficiencies. ESC initially concentrated on the existing fully automated models (VIC, CASTFOREM and FORCEM). Although recent improvements have been made, ESC has determined that a number of problems still exist. These land combat models do not adequately demonstrate the contribution that combat engineers make to the outcome of the battle nor do they adequately measure the size of the engineer force needed to support the battle. Also, the availability of digital terrain data (DTD) is not adequate to support the Army's analytic community. To correct these and other problems, this plan provides a complete discussion of the quality of engineer modeling within the hierarchy of Army models, an identification of what engineer modeling improvements are needed (including terrain representation), and an assessment of which agency or activity is perhaps most appropriate and best equipped to make those improvements. This plan also provides a 'best estimate' of how much analytic effort will be required, the dollar cost of that effort, and when the Army can expect the improvements to be achieved. (fr).