Basic Survival-Probability Expressions for Air Combat Models
ResearchPublished 1949
An analysis of a simplified air battle model constructed with a survival-probability distribution between broadcast and close control. The two types of control are assumed to represent lower and upper bounds for the bomber-survival rate in an interceptor attack wave.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 1949
- Pages: 4
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: RM-240
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Gompf, G. F., Basic Survival-Probability Expressions for Air Combat Models, RAND Corporation, RM-240, 1949. As of July 11, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM240.html
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Gompf, G. F., Basic Survival-Probability Expressions for Air Combat Models. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1949. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM240.html.
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