A Comparison of Two Target Coverage Models

Abstract

The report examines several models for the computation of target coverage when multiple rounds are fired at a target. Fractional kill of a fragment sensitive target by a fragmenting projectile as a function of the number of rounds fired is compared for two models. The first is a standard salvo-fire model in which N rounds are fired at the same aim point. In the second model, single shot kill probability is computed for a fragment sensitive target and then fractional kill from the firing of N rounds is computed according to the assumption that the effects of each round are independent. The need for sophisticated target coverage models (such as salvo-fire models) is demonstrated by the results of computations performed in this study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743720

Entities

People

  • William W. Witt

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Tactics
  • Bias
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Howitzers
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Lethality
  • Normal Distribution
  • Probability
  • Probability Density Functions
  • Projectiles
  • Standards
  • Two Dimensional
  • Weapons

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mathematical Modeling and Probability Theory.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.