EFFECTIVENESS OF AIR-DROPPED ANTI-SUBMARINE TORPEDOES

Abstract

The decision problem of the allocation of available weight and space in an air-dropped anti-submarine torpedo to fuel, explosive, and to attack speed capability above some preset minimum is studied for the case in which alternatives under consideration do not differ with respect to their effect on weapon reliability and to their effect on enemy countermeasures capability. Analytical models are developed which relate (1) probability of acquisition to endurance for the case of circling search at constant depth, (2) probability of hit given acquisition to endurance and attack speed, (3) probability of hit on a close-in attack run to attack speed, and (4) probability of kill damage given a hit to amount of explosive used.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0481229

Entities

People

  • Richard C. Handford

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Altitude
  • Anti-Submarine Torpedoes
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Countermeasures
  • Explosives
  • Mathematical Models
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Target Acquisition
  • United States
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space