Fratricide in battle : (Un)friendly fire /: (Un)friendly fire. (2012)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Fratricide in battle : (Un)friendly fire /: (Un)friendly fire. (2012)
- Main Title:
- Fratricide in battle : (Un)friendly fire
- Further Information:
- Note: Edited by Charles Kirke.
- Editors:
- Kirke, Charles
- Contents:
- 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;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. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- London, England New York : Continuum
- Publication Date:
- 2012
- Copyright Date:
- 2012
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (287 pages), illustrations
- Subjects:
- 355.422
Friendly fire (Military science)
Friendly fire (Military science) -- Safety measures
HISTORY -- Military -- Other
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science
Friendly fire (Military science)
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781441161642
1441161643 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781472523037
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.417967
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