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Fratricide in battle : (Un)friendly fire /
Fratricide, or ''Friendly Fire'', is a persistent and unwelcome feature in war. Can it be avoided? How can it be properly understood? Beginning with a historical analysis, Fratricide in Battle examines all aspects of the problem, covering both human and technical factors, before...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, England ; New York :
Continuum,
2012.
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| Colección: | Continuum studies in military history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Halftitle; Series page; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Editor's Acknowledgements; Contributing Authors; 1. Introduction; Part One
- The Problem; 2. An Historical Analysis of Fratricide; Introduction; Prehistory; History of Friendly Fire in Land Warfare; Friendly Fire at Sea; Friendly Fire in the Air; The Role of New Technologies; Some Historical Friendly Fire Statistics; History of Anti-Fratricide Measures; Similarities in Fratricides through History; History of Fratricide Reporting and Research; Conclusions; Notes.
- 3. The Fratricide Problem and Potential Solutions
- An OverviewIntroduction; The Fratricide Problem; Potential Solutions
- A Framework; Assessment; Notes; 4. Whose Statistical Battlefield Life Is It Anyway? Fratricide as an Aspect of Risk Management in the Twenty-First-Century Battlespace; Introduction; Risk as a Concept; Estimating Fratricide Impact; Strategies for Risk Management; Risk Tolerability; Combat Risk and Benefi t; Causal Factors in Fratricide; Fratricide and Risk Management; Fratricide by Design
- Risk in Technology and Human Frailty.
- So What? What Am I Supposed to Do for Tomorrow's Patrol?Conclusions; Notes; Part Two
- Understanding the Human Dimension to Fratricide; 5. The Organization of Fratricide; Introduction; Examining 'Fratricide' on Exercise; Command System Design; Juggling Chains and Nets; Four Fratricide Incidents on Exercise; Tactical Psychology; Organizing Fratricide; So What?; Notes; 6. How Can Human Factors Be Exploited to Reduce the Risk of Fratricide?; Introduction; Understanding and Representing Fratricide; Exploring the Root Causes of Fratricide; Exploiting Human Factors to Reduce the Risk of Fratricide.
- Conclusions7. Modelling Human Factors in the Engagement Process; Introduction; What Questions Can Combat ID Modelling Analysis Address?; Why Does Fratricide Take Place?; Capturing the Multiple Causes of Fratricide; Levels of Abstraction; Levels of Analysis Question; What Types of Models Can Be Used to Represent the Engagement Process?; The Engagement Process; Modelling the Engagement Process and Fratricide; A Case Study
- The Integrative Combat ID Entity Relationship Model; Conclusion; Notes; 8. The Heat of the Armoured Battle
- Making the Decision to Fire; Introduction; Inside a Tank.
- Human Error and Human BehaviourMeasures to Reduce Error; The Decision to Fire; Conclusions; Notes; Part Three
- Tackling Fratricide; 9. Preventing Air-to-Ground Fratricide; Introduction; The Complexity of Air-to-Ground Missions; The Challenges of Targeting; Technology; Training; Battlespace Management; Interoperability; Conclusions; Notes; 10. US Combat Identification
- Marching Away from Antietam? A Comprehensive Approach to Increase Combat Effectiveness and Reduce Fratricide; 11. 'Judged by Twelve or Carried by Six; the Soldier's Dilemma'
- The British Perspective on Combat Identification.