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Swarming and the future of warfare / Sean J.A. Edwards.

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Edwards, Sean J. A, 1964- [author]

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TextSeries: Dissertation (Pardee Rand Graduate School) ; RGSD-189.Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2005Description: xx, 313 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 28 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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U163 E377 2005

Dissertation note: Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral-Pardee Rand Graduate School) Summary: Swarming occurs when several military units conduct a convergent attack on a target from multiple axes. The author derives a simple theory that explains the phenomenology of swarming. He considers command and control, communications, home field advantage, surprise, fratricide, and training and identifies the primary variables to most important successful swarming.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Thesis	UAE Federation Library \| مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات Thesis \| الرسائل	U163 E377 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Not for loan		30010000253853

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"RGSD-189"--P. [4] of cover.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral-Pardee Rand Graduate School)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-313).

Swarming occurs when several military units conduct a convergent attack on a target from multiple axes. The author derives a simple theory that explains the phenomenology of swarming. He considers command and control, communications, home field advantage, surprise, fratricide, and training and identifies the primary variables to most important successful swarming.

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