ABSTRACT Combat Modeling by Using Simulation Components

“Today it is not the word “truth” but the word “model ” that continually decorates the pages of scientific journals.” Owen Gingerich (1982) Growing cost of operational trials and limited budgets make extensive live tests of military systems and frequent live exercises nearly impossible. Also defense planning dealing with extremely complex military system behaviors necessitates the utilization of innovative analysis tools. Simulation is one of the most employed tools for the military analyses, training and acquisition. Its increasing importance is now wellrecognized in most of the armed forces and in NATO. Dramatic advances are being made in military simulation community, but these advances are associated mainly with computer technologies. Modeling and simulation efforts are subject to some problems. First of all, building and using a simulation model is an expensive and laborious activity. It is difficult to design a model to efficiently and effectively support the appropriate analyses. Also, models are generally built in closed architectures and are difficult to adapt to the specifics of different, however related, analysis efforts. Turkish Navy has started