DIGITAL COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONVENTIONAL BALLISTIC EVALUATION

Abstract

A high speed digital computer program was developed for (1) determining the range at which an armored vehicle is vulnerable to rounds striking a specified point on its surface, and for (2) determining the armor thickness required for protection at a specified range and angle of attack.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 1961
Accession Number
AD0261951

Entities

People

  • Mary Archambault

Organizations

  • United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Digital Computers
  • Engineering
  • Government Procurement
  • Instructions
  • Interpolation
  • Munitions
  • Projectiles
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.