The article presents an experiment performed in the MasaSword version 6.17.1 environment in evaluating the effectiveness of an attack on ground targets within a close air support mission to an opponent on the march or in a defensive position, or in an attack. The ground unit commander has performed an analysis of available firepower based on aerial reconnaissance and he decided to use the allocated aircraft with different types of ammunition. The key element is the effect of selected weapons and ammunition on the enemy’s targets according to the required level of target elimination. The article also evaluates the possibilities offered by the use of MasaSword in the decision-making process of the commander when making decisions.
The paper presents an experiment of air support of ground units at the level of battalion task force in an offensive operation. Statistical techniques were used in this approach to estimate the outcomes of the operation from the data generated by a simulation model. The experiment was conducted with the support of the Masa SWORD simulation technology for different scenarios involving the pilot characteristics, firing distances, range of air defense, and the use of different unit sensor capacities. As part of the different scenarios, we present sensor results for use in different attack scenarios with different enemy capabilities at the tactical level and the impact of air support of the battalion’s task force in destroying a company-sized enemy. The experiment allows evaluation of different pilot training levels, stress levels, and other climatic influences. These factors provide information on when and how (with what desired effect) a strike can be executed, by what means (systems) it is to be executed, and what the constraints are in executing it. The constraints are imposed by electronic warfare (EW), level of camouflage, and air defense. We have determined using the Masa SWORD simulation program that the use of helicopters to support the battalion task group will significantly reduce the loss of life and reduce the time to destroy the enemy.
Cases of laser irradiation of aircraft have become more frequent in the last 15 years and pose a greater threat to civil aviation security and the associated military aviation due to the availability and price of lasers. Based on studies by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the opinion of Czech experts on this issue, protection zones have been established around airports. However, they are not effective enough and laser irradiation has become more frequent until the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic and the decline of aviation. Based on laser illumination statistics in the Czech Republic and an assessment of the danger of lasers at specified distances around airports, a new protective zone was proposed. The protection zones against laser illumination were defined by a rectangle around circles with a radius of 7 NM and the centers on the final approach track.
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