Bernard Fall and Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare in Indochina

This article assesses Bernard Fall’s concept of Vietnamese Revolutionary Warfare in Indochina between 1953 and 1958. It also investigates differences in the conceptualization of Revolutionary Warfare between Fall and proponents of French military doctrine known as la guerre révolutionnaire. The last component of the article considers limits of Fall’s influence on counterinsurgency doctrine.     

基于蜂群算法多子阵电台天线波束形成

考虑到战场环境下,低信噪比和敌方干扰容易造成超短波电台通信中断,而鉴于天线阵可以有效提高信噪比和抑制干扰,结合战场电台天线分布特点,提出一种多子阵电台天线应急接收模型。理论分析多子阵电台天线波束形成特性,以消除栅瓣、抑制干扰、提高增益为目标,采用蜂群算法对子阵间距进行优化。仿真结果表明,优化子阵间距可以有效消除栅瓣、抑制干扰、提高增益。同时,与遗传算法和粒子群算法相比,蜂群算法具有更好的全局搜索能力和收敛速度。该研究成果可为超短波电台应急通信提供参考。     

When Peacekeepers Fail Thousands are Going to Die. The ETO in Rwanda: a Story of Deception

This study develops the concepts of fourth generation operations and the associated principles. First, the concept of fourth generation operations is introduced and defined. Fourth generation operations are the evolution and extension of third and fourth generation warfare based on a change of tactics, technology, and combatants. These operations are currently ongoing in Afghanistan and Iraq, and with the global war on terrorism. Based on the framework of US joint doctrine, the supporting principles of fourth generation operations are developed. This requires the introduction of the principle of Population Perception.     

‘Immediate redress’: USS Potomac and the pirates of Quallah Batoo

Maritime interests in the twenty-first century are not immune to the growing number of irregular challenges and hybrid threats that have come to dominate land warfare. In order to better understand these challenges a study of naval history can help provide a vital foundation. In the early 1830s the United States Navy dispatched the frigate USS Potomac to Sumatra to investigate a pirate attack on the spice trader Friendship. Potomac's crew of sailors and Marines conducted a landing at the village Quallah Batoo and fought a pitched battle. As the navies of the world approach naval irregular warfare in the new century, studying past examples like Potomac's mission can help illuminate the principles of successful naval irregular warfare.     

Non-lethal weapons and the long tail of warfare

This paper examines whether non-lethal weapons (NLWs) enhance the capability of the US armed forces to conduct irregular warfare (IW) operations. With expectations that the operational environment will only continue to become more complex in the future, NLWs may reduce the level of violence received, as well as dispensed, by US forces while performing tasks in the IW spectrum. We argue that NLWs increase the ability of US forces to address the long tail of warfare and their deployment should be increased in the near term.     

SWATH船纵向运动性能分析

根据切片理论编制了SWATH船在规则波及不规则波中的纵向运动理论预报程序.分析了航速对SWATH船在不规则波中迎浪纵向运动响应的影响规律.并研究了鳍的位置、尺度、组合形式对SWATH船纵向运动性能的影响.结果表明,中高速航行有利于发挥SWATH船优越的耐波性;增大鳍的尺度、使用艏艉组合鳍能提高SWATH船在不规则波中的纵向运动性能.     

Escalation and de-escalation of violence in insurgencies: Insights from Northeast India

Insurgencies in the Northeast of India have been a recurring phenomenon since India's independence in 1947. One of the most significant aspects of the multiple insurgencies has been the use of violence for political goals. By drawing upon three cases of insurgencies in Northeast India, the article offers a conceptual framework on escalation and de-escalation of violence in insurgencies. The article argues that the most critical variables which have a direct bearing on the levels of insurgent violence are: popular support, loss of legitimacy and the state's counter-response.     

手绘非规则军标图形的结构化识别方法

在基于草图的态势标绘系统中,线状和面状军标图形通常是依具体地形、战况、意图等标绘的,没有规则的形状,难以采用基于表观的方法进行识别。针对这类手绘非规则军标图形提出了一种结构化识别方法,基于非规则军标图形集的特点定义了9种图元和4种图元间空间结构关系,将图形表示为图元向量和图元结构关系矩阵,通过匹配图元向量和图元结构关系矩阵来识别图形类别,并估计未知图形与模板图形之间的图元对应关系。实验结果表明:本文方法能有效克服图形形状变化的影响,对手绘的常用非规则军标图形的类别和图元对应关系具有较高的识别正确率和识别速度。     

Counterinsurgency or irregular warfare? Historiography and the study of ‘small wars’

This article argues that the history of irregular warfare provides a valuable analytical and critical perspective for the study of counterinsurgency campaigns and counterinsurgency doctrine. A focus on the history of irregular warfare highlights the close relationship between warfare in Europe and in the colonies. Moreover, it enables us to identify more exactly the intersection of multiple factors that lead to an escalation of violence in small wars. Finally, it also sheds light on the lack of strategic reflection on the use of irregular auxiliaries that is characteristic for many counterinsurgency campaigns.     

光纤通信系统用减反膜的研究

针对WDM光纤通信系统对具有极高透过率的光学薄膜元件的需要,系统地研究了增透膜的设计与镀制.采用统计实验求总极值法和Powell最小二乘法相结合的多级优化方法编制程序,完成了以BK7玻璃为基底的增透膜的膜系设计,采用多种监控方法完成了此类非规整膜系的镀制实验.测试结果表明,采用变过正量极值法监控非规整膜系的镀制,可精确控制各层膜的光学厚度,获得在1550nm波段附近具有很高透过率的光学薄膜元件.