METHODOLOGY OF RATIONALE OF THE EFFICIENT COMBAT COMPOSITION OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF UKRAINE TASK FORCE TO LOCALIZE A ZONE OF NON-INTERNATIONAL ARMED CONFLICT

Abstract

The updated methodology of rationale of the efficient combat composition of the National Guard of Ukraine task force to localize a zone of non-international armed conflict, which, unlike the known ones, includes a more in-depth assessment of the opposing party, for which it uses a broader list of input and operational data, such as operational environment analysis, typology of conflict, intensity of conflict, etc., also synthesizes known methodological approaches and develops specific directions to rationale the  efficient combat composition of task forces. Thus, for determining a mode of the possible use of illegal armed formations, as well as the appropriate mode and method of use of the Guard task force, in addition to the commonly used hierarchy method, a quantitative method of SWOT analysis was applied, which, among others, allows to take into account non-military factors affecting the mode of application of the government forces. A modified method of hierarchy analysis was used to determine the weight of the influence of major external and internal factors influencing the tasks of localization of a non-international armed conflict by the Guard task force in cooperation with other military formations and law enforcement agencies. The systematic analysis method allows determining the proportion, the list of tasks at the different levels and the role of the interacting troops, forces and bodies. By combining methods of experiment planning, hierarchy analysis and taxonomy was made the choice of the best variant of the combat composition of the task force service and сombat module comparing with the standard one out from the possible alternatives. The rational combat composition of the Guard task force is considered as aт aggregate of the corresponding functional eshelons made of rational service and сombat modules. Thus, the use of appropriate methods and their combinations at various stages to gradually reduce uncertainty allows determining and rationale the efficient combat composition of the National Guard task force to localize a non-international armed conflict.