THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CLUSTER WEAPONS AGAINST SQUARE AREA TARGETS

Abstract

The results of a parametric study on the effectiveness of cluster weapons against area targets, where an area target consists of a large number of units distributed over an area (e.g., a battalion of troops in the field) are presented. The effects of number of bomblets, delivery error, ammunition dispersion, and warhead effectiveness are considered. The results of the study are presented in handbook form so that one may quickly determine the effectiveness of any proposed cluster weapon, once specific values have been assigned to the above parameters. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 30, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257069

Entities

People

  • Eldon L. Dunn

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Ammunition
  • Bombs
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Corporations
  • Dispersions
  • Guided Missiles
  • Impact Point
  • Interpolation
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Munitions
  • Optimization
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering