FUEL VOLUME DYNAMICS MODEL IN FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF THE UNITS OF OPERATIONAL TACTICAL TASK FORCE

Abstract

Based on the lessons learned from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) and the Joint Forces operation (JFO) in the war with the Russian Federation, it can be concluded that today one of the conditions for maintaining the units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in a combat-ready state during conducting the combat actions is the timely supply of the troops with petrol, oil and lubricants (POL).

The variety of ways of conducting modern warfare is contingent on the rapid change in the situation, the conduct of hostilities at an extended frontage, to a greater depth and at a higher pace than before which can cause an unexpected increase in fuel consumption and a decrease in its reserves below acceptable standards. As a result of the increased motor operating time of military equipment, reasons may arise that will not allow to solve the following combat tasks (transition to maneuverable defense, counterattack of troops or pursuing of the enemy) successfully. One of these reasons may be a lack of fuel.

The article provides for the first time the expressions of the fuel volume dynamics model in the fuel supply system of the operational tactical Task Force (OTTF) and the model for calculating the time before reducing the fuel volume to the threshold level.

The consistent application of the developed model to each body in the hierarchy of the fuel supply system of the OTTF troops allows to evaluate the dynamics and predict the admissibility of fuel reserves in each such body and in the entire fuel supply system of the OTTF troops as a whole and in the dynamics of the headquarters functioning in order to take timely measures to obtain fuel in time by the troops of the operational tactical Task Force in the conditions of conducting operations (combat actions).