16陈伯江大校专栏计算机作战管理

15.BattleManagementAsaircraftbecamemorereliable1inthel960sandl970s,theyalsobecamemoreexpensive.Fewercouldbebought,sotheAirForcehadtogetmoreoutofeachaircraft.Modernaircraftaremoredurable2thantheirpilots,andsquadrons3havemorepilotsthanplanes,soa“fresh”pilotcanjumpintothecockpit4ofaplanethathasjustlandedfromamissionandbeenquicklyrefueledandrearmed5.Missionsbecamemorecomplex,with“strikepackages6”comprising7dozensofdifferentaircraftssentoutafterseveraltargetsatonce.ManagementofallthisactivitybecameamajortaskinitselfandthisgaverisetodemandsforincreasedefficiencyinBattleManagement.AfterVietnam,thisproblemwasattacked8fromtwodirections,bothusingcomputers.Missionmanagement(gettingthepilot,andtheaircraftsincreasingnumberofcomputers,alltheinformationtheyneeded)wasaccomplishedbyusingyetanothercomputerthatallowedthepilotstosimulate9their