The Real-Time Engagement Area Development Program (READ-Pro) is a PC-based prototype system which provides company-level commanders with real-time operational analysis tools to develop engagement areas (EA) for direct fire (DF) systems. READ-Pro automates and streamlines the current manual system. READ-Pro significantly enhances the evaluation of a defense by presenting the commander with a visual display of the coverage and a quantitative measure of its fragility. READ-Pro also supports the rapid evolution to a better defense by providing visualization of the coverage and a quantitative evaluation at each step in the engagement area development process. READ-Pro creates a layered environment consisting of digital terrain elevation data (DTEDﾩ), a standard military map, overlays, and imagery. A ModSAF line-of-sight (MLOS) algorithm, based on the ModSAF terrain model, calculates measures of effectiveness related to line-of-sight coverage. READ-Pro also includes a Monte-Carlo Simulation to quantify the fragility of a defense. READ-Pro incorporates the tactics, techniques and procedures used in today's Army, namely the troop-leading procedures and 7 steps of engagement area development. Thus, READ-Pro can also be used to train leaders on the fundamentals associated with engagement area development.http://archive.org/details/realtimeengageme109459775Captain, United States ArmyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited
