Stochastic modelling of combat with reinforcement

The homogeneous combat when reinforcements are made at prespecified force levels has been modelled as a continuous-time discrete-state space Markov process. The effect of reinforcement on various combat characteristics, viz., the mean combat duration, the winning probabilities, the expected survivors, etc., is studied using the uniformization method. Two new concepts, i.e., Reinforcement Effectiveness Index and Reinforcement Parity Curve, have also been defined and are illustrated numerically.