HOW IS MATH USED iN MiLiTARY TACTICS?

Question

just curious.

Answer 1

Math is used in many instances; logistics and supply, troops (hell, ranges and trajectories and other things that deal with physics), signal (especially coded signals and intelligence), and more.

It’s used in more ways than people usually consider; I’d also answer your question better if I better understood the premise of your question.

Answer 2

Military Math

Answer 3

Aside from the practical applications already mentioned, the mental disciplines derived from math are incredibly useful.

Math teaches you to stretch your brain around problems that would drive most people nuts. You learn to puzzle through a problem and come up with a solution long after others have given up. In math you learn to find and apply concepts and rules to problems to which some reply, "Hmmm.... good question," and walk away shaking their heads Math teaches you to think logically and objectively while most other areas of study are more guesswork and intuition.

I had my BA in Math with an operations research emphasis when I enlisted. about 6 years later I was an officer. I spent 25 years figuring out stuff. There are a couple programs and policies in place that some young whipper-snapper of a LT suggested in the late 60s. After I got out, I went for my MA, also in math. My DBA is, obviously, not in math... I got tired of studying. ;-)

Oh... and 200 guns may be more than 100 guns, but 200 guns are not always better than 100... or even 20. Let's say 10 experienced carpenters can build a house in 4 weeks working 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. If you put 40 experienced carpenters on the project, they're not going to get it done in a week... they'll be getting in each other's way. And 3200 experienced carpenters aren't going to get the house built in half an hour. One learns that from Math too.

Answer 4

Math is used in a number of ways. Based on previous data and experience they can form projections to use for planning and calculating. An example of this is that they know how many natural injuries they will have for a force that is deployed like what you have now. Natural injuries being things like broken ankles, broken fingers, arms, and non-combat type occurrences in the performance of peoples everyday jobs in that environment.

The Army has a projection that they teach at their Army War College of how many troops it requires to occupy a country based on the population, amount of civil unrest and resistance and/or cooperation that exists in that country.

The Air Force has it broken down by flying hours when a particular model aircraft needs to go into what they call Depot for a complete inspection and overhaul before it fails while operating and uses that to prevent equipment failure and potential crashes.

The above are just two examples of how math is used for developing planning factors, and projections and better allow the military to manage it resources and plan for the use of those resources.

Answer 5

Logistical planning, looking at resupply rates vs usage of supplies.

Movement times are calculated for a lot of things, attacks, re-inforcements, supply again, how long to build defensive enplacements.

Map reading involves a lot of geometry and knowing angles. Every soldier has to learn this.

Field Artillery is all math and ballistics. Extensive calculations are done to ensure a 100lb projectile lands at an exact spot on the earth.

Engineers use math all the time, building blast resistance defences, bridges, buildings, wells, tunnels, hospitals, schools, whatever...

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Answer 8

Math is a huge part of military logistics which can be a big thing. you need to determine how much fuel, food, amo, trucks, equipment need to be supplied to such and such a place. This requires statistical estimations of how much of each supplie will be used up at certain rates.

Answer 9

Ratios and Percentages are used quite a bit in order to figure out which style of defense or attack tactic is needed to be used in order to win a battle or a war.

Answer 10

Well map reading involves geometry, i use math in the medical field, engineers use math while building things, and combat chefs use math to figure out how much salt peter to add to the food (Vets get that)
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