FAST-VAL: Case Study of North Vietnamese Army Mortar Attack on U.S. Marine Infantry Company and Battalion Command Post at Hill 256 near the Ben Hai River

The RAND FAST-VAL II simulation model (1) computes casualties inflicted during ground combat by small arms, mortars, artillery, and air ordnance; (2) evaluates casualty-related effects on the performance of ground units; and (3) appraises outcomes of military ground actions. This report compares the model's computation of casualties caused by mortars with actual combat casualties.