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A detailed study of the theory and methods of assessing the combat effectiveness of various types of weapons and ammunition is not included in this textbook. However, consideration of the basic concepts will certainly be useful for a better understanding of what follows. Using simple models of combat operations, we will illustrate how generalized characteristics of the damaging effect are used in assessing the approximate combat effectiveness.

As a rule, the combat effectiveness of a weapon is assessed by the amount of damage inflicted on enemy objects (targets). The effectiveness of firing depends on a large number of different factors: type, size, mobility, and vulnerability of the target; characteristics of the dispersion and destruction effect of ammunition; the amount of ammunition (the number of guns, missiles, batteries, divisions, aircrafts, etc.) involved in the destruction of targets; methods of firing; reliability of weapons; time of staying in position; counteraction of the enemy, etc. In particular, according to the army data, 6 seconds after firing begins, the first soldier already reaches a shelter, and 11 seconds afterward, the last soldier leaves the exposed area.