Laser Fire Control analysis.

Abstract

On the assumption that a laser weapon of sufficient capacity to destroy a military target could be produced, the purpose of this paper is as follows: to determine if such a weapon could theoretically be employed accurately enough to be effective, to determine what requirements would be imposed on the fire control systems for such a weapon; and in support of this analysis, to obtain experimental data on the behavior of a pulsed high intensity beam in a turbulent atmosphere. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 04, 1964
Accession Number
AD0717408

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey V. Wilson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Atmospheres
  • Control Systems
  • Experimental Data
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Intensity
  • Laser Weapons
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Equipment
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy