Search for dissertations about: "military tactics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words military tactics.

  2. 1. Mastering Tactics : Exploring and measuring victory in battle

    Author : Lars Henåker; Peter Thunholm; Dan Öberg; John Andreas Olsen; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; battle; decision-making; land warfare; manoeuvre warfare; military tactics; problem solving; victory in combat; wargames; war studies; strid; beslutsfattande; landkrigföring; manöverkrigföring; militär taktik; problemlösning; seger i strid; krigsspel; krigsstudier; Krigsvetenskap; War Studies;

    Abstract : This dissertation investigates effective military tactics in contemporary battle by measuring parameters behind successful and less successful tactical performance. As such, knowledge of tactics gives practitioners, scholars, and scientists in war studies a better understanding of battle results. READ MORE

  4. 2. The Duality of Tactical Thought : A Study of how Swedish Land Forces’ Commanders view Tactics in Irregular Warfare

    Author : Michael Gustafson; Col Pasi Kesseli; Donald Broady; Torsten Björkman; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bourdieu; military thought; tactics; Irregular Warfare; Multiple Correspondence Analysis; field theory; sociology; War Studies; Krigsvetenskap; Krigsvetenskap;

    Abstract : This is a sociological study of the views of officers in the Swedish Army and its Amphibious Forces on tactics in Irregular Warfare (IW), in particular, Counterinsurgency (COIN). IW comprises struggles, where the military weaker part uses an indirect approach with smaller units and integrates the civilian and military dimensions in a violence spectrum including subversion, terrorism, Guerrilla Warfare and infantry actions. READ MORE

  5. 3. Assessment and Evaluation of Man-portable Robots for High-Risk Professions in Urban Settings

    Author : Carl Lundberg; Henrik Christensen; Stefan Axberg; Paolo Fiorini; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; robot; evaluation; military; urban; man-portable; UGV; Other technology; Övriga teknikvetenskaper;

    Abstract : There are a number of professions in which exposure to life threatening risks is part of daily routine and robots could possibly be used to avoid some of these. In fact, there are applications in which this is already done, the most prominent being bomb disposal and mine clearing. READ MORE

  6. 4. Assessment of Aircraft Radar Cross-Section for Detection Analysis

    Author : Björn Persson; Ulf Ringertz; Martin Norsell; Peter Bull; João Tasso de Figueiredo Borges de Sousa; KTH; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Flyg- och rymdteknik; Aerospace Engineering; Försvarssystem;

    Abstract : Hiding from and surprising an opponent are tactics that have been used in warfare throughout history. They were features that aircraft originally possessed when they were first used in military operations. However, development of military technology is an endless struggle between advances in technology and counter technology. READ MORE

  7. 5. Simulation and data collection in battle training

    Author : Johan Jenvald; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : To achieve realism in force-on-force battle training, it is important that the major factors of the battlefield are simulated in a realistic way. We describe an architecture for battle training and evaluation which provides a framework for integrating multiple sensors, simulators and registration equipment together with tools for analysis and presentation. READ MORE