Casualty estimation in modern warfare. From: Army Logistician | Date: November 1, 2003| Author: Gibson, David R. | COPYRIGHT 2003 ALMC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Operational planners must be able to identify workable courses of action, allocate an appropriate amount of combat resources, and tailor adequate logistics support packages for any scenario. Their challenge is to produce reasonably accurate forecasts in order to provide an appropriate amount of resources at the right place and time. Casualty estimation is critical to planning the logistics component because inaccurate casualty estimates can cause clogged lines of communication, mak...

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