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McNaughton and Canadian operational research at Vimy

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One of the defining events of Canadian history was the celebrated Canadian Corps victory at Vimy during World War I. In this paper we outline the counter-battery work of Andrew McNaughton and his operational research team. In particular we detail their scientific approach to determining the location of German artillery.

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  1. The Royal Military College of Canada,

    J S Finan & W J Hurley

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Finan, J., Hurley, W. McNaughton and Canadian operational research at Vimy. J Oper Res Soc 48, 10–14 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jors.2600326

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