The virtual dimension of contemporary insurgency and counterinsurgency

This paper looks at the virtual dimension of contemporary insurgency and counterinsurgency. It argues that the West is faltering in the ‘War of Ideas’ with global Jihad for the main reason that the messages that we wish to convey lack narrative coherence. This is a result of the fact that we misapprehend the nature of the virtual operational environment whereas our opponents possess an intuitive grasp of it as a result of which their structure and method of operations are better adapted and more effective than our own. There is no reason, beyond inertia, that this should remain the case.     

Colonial violence and its ‘Small Wars’: fighting the Kuki ‘guerillas’ during the Great War in Northeast India, 1917–1919

ABSTRACT

This paper concerns the lesser known British counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in Northeast frontier of India during the First World War. Officially known as the ‘Kuki Operations’, it was considered as part of the Great War. Carried out in isolation from press and public, and shelved in colonial archives, the event remained invisible until today. Yet, it registers a critical case of colonial COIN doctrine where the ‘moral effect’ doctrine was employed without being questioned. It unleashed enormous amount of organized violence, ranging from shoot at sight to indiscriminate burning of villages, wholesale destruction of property and livestock, prevention of cultivation and rebuilding of villages, forced mass displacement in jungles or in ‘concentration camps’, and collective punishment (communal penal labour and payment of compensation) after the war. This paper argues that the theory of ‘minimum force’ and the practicability of the ‘moral effect’ doctrine as applied by the Empire, sit oddly with each other at the frontier, where violence was seen both as a natural and moral orders. Violence as an ‘imperatively necessary’ method to bring order in a disorderly frontier, in the opinion of colonial state, informs and registers Northeast India as geography of violence.     

One size does not fit all: personalized incentives in military compensation

A critical element in implementing a compensation scheme including nonmonetary incentives (NMIs) is recognizing that preferences vary widely across Service members. There are at least three sources of variability: across different population classes, across individuals within a population class, and across NMI packages for a particular individual. Surveys across different military communities, ranks, and years of Service show the difficulty of identifying any NMI that has significant value for even 50% of the active duty force. At the same time, approximately 80% of the surveyed Service members expressed a significant positive value for at least one NMI. Therefore, one-size-fits-all incentive packages will not be nearly as effective as more personalized incentive packages. The authors discuss variability in Service member NMI preferences and outline an approach to implementing personalized NMI packages in military compensation through a sealed-bid reverse auction, where Service members select individual NMIs from a “cafeteria-style” menu of options.     

弹道修正弹射程偏差预测与阻力板展开时机优化

根据弹道修正弹阻力板的展开控制对于射程偏差预测要求的实时性,提出基于摄动原理的射程偏差预测算法.为解决阻力板修正能力在线计算数据量大的问题,提出在弹载计算机上装定阻力板修正能力表格的方法,给出发射前计算修正能力表格的过程和飞行中使用修正能力表格的步骤,提出阻力板展开时机的优化判断条件,并采用该方法对某型弹道修正火箭弹射程修正控制进行仿真试验和飞行试验.仿真试验结果表明,当目标射程为33 565.4m时,经修正后火箭弹的射程偏差能控制在20m以内;飞行试验结果表明,弹道修正火箭弹的射程偏差实测为24m,射程精度得到明显提高.     

和平时期网络舆论战的特点及对策刍议

作为一种软杀伤性的政治攻心战,网络舆论战已成为信息化条件下体系作战的一种重要作战样式。和平时期网络舆论战具有其鲜明的特点,即舆论传播的隐秘性和受众的广泛性,信息传递的迅速性和受众的自组织性,信息的海量性和受众注意的易转移性。对此,应积极利用互联网争夺意识形态领域的主导权,积极参与网上讨论并注意引导网络舆论风向,加强网络舆论战技术装备和人才队伍建设,为打赢信息化条件下的网络舆论战打下良好基础。     

Analysis on the resistive force in penetration of a rigid projectile

According to the dimensionless formulae of DOP (depth of penetration) of a rigid projectile into different targets, the resistive force which a target exerts on the projectile during the penetration of rigid projectile is theoretically analyzed. In particular, the threshold V_c of impact velocity applicable for the assumption of constant resistive force is formulated through impulse analysis. The various values of V_c corresponding to different pairs of projectile-target are calculated, and the consistency of the relative test data and numerical results is observed.     

试论两次历史性伟大转折的基本特点

遵义会议和十一届三中全会是我党历史上两次具有伟大意义的历史性转折。多年来,党史学界和社会各界对这两次会议从不同的方面,进行了大量研究。本文对两次转折的历史背景、伟大意义、所取得的伟大成果、历史作用以及历史启示进行了深入的探讨。     

光纤光栅反射率及相位响应的计算

采用分层介质膜的等效模型 ,计算了均匀光纤光栅及线性啁啾光栅的反射谱、透射谱及反射相位跃变 ,结果与采用耦合模理论计算的结果相吻合 ,表明这是分析光纤光栅的光反射特性的一种有效的新方法 .     

迟滞非线性弹性元件动力特性数学模型

描述了迟滞非线性弹性元件动态特性数学模型的发展状况．详细介绍了理想干摩檫模型、双线性模型、Bouc模型和迹法模型．提出了评判数学模型优劣的标准．     

反恐兵力分配运筹方法辅助决策研究

将影响兵力分配决策的各主要因素及其相互关系抽象为线性规划数学模型，通过数学模型的求解，可确定最佳兵力分配方案。模型的建立过程可灵活地体现所有主要的现实需要和考虑因素，因而具有广泛的适用性。计算机软件的引入，可瞬问求得最优解，满足实际作战需要。