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<p>Accurately measuring combat effectiveness is critical in military and political science research. This paper proposes the Two-Dimensional Frontline Advancement Rate (TFR) method, an innovative approach that quantifies combat effectiveness by measuring changes in frontline positions over time. Additionally, the study clarifies the categorization of combat effectiveness along three dimensions—“monadic vs. dyadic,” “theoretical vs. tactical,” and “overall vs. staged”—and supports these distinctions with illustrative examples drawn from multiple conflicts. By comparing TFR with the Loss Exchange Ratio (LER) method, the paper highlights TFR’s advantages in objective data acquisition and its alignment with observed war outcomes, providing a complementary and alternative tool for related research.</p>

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Measuring combat effectiveness: a novel method based on two-dimensional frontline advancement rate

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    2025年2月25日

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  • Weipu Sun,
  • Jiesheng Wang

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Accurately measuring combat effectiveness is critical in military and political science research. This paper proposes the Two-Dimensional Frontline Advancement Rate (TFR) method, an innovative approach that quantifies combat effectiveness by measuring changes in frontline positions over time. Additionally, the study clarifies the categorization of combat effectiveness along three dimensions—“monadic vs. dyadic,” “theoretical vs. tactical,” and “overall vs. staged”—and supports these distinctions with illustrative examples drawn from multiple conflicts. By comparing TFR with the Loss Exchange Ratio (LER) method, the paper highlights TFR’s advantages in objective data acquisition and its alignment with observed war outcomes, providing a complementary and alternative tool for related research.