| Article ID: | iaor19951721 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 42 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Start Page Number: | 585 |
| End Page Number: | 607 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1995 |
| Journal: | Naval Research Logistics |
| Authors: | Hartley Dean S. |
| Keywords: | statistics: multivariate |
The Lanchester square and linear laws do not provide good models of combat attrition as evidenced in historical data. A particular homogeneous, mixed, linear-logarithmic law, however, does provide a good approximation to the historical data.