Antisubmarine Attack: Computer Program 13-64P

Abstract

An IBM 7090 computer program is described which calculates the distribution of distances between the point of activation of a weapon and a moving target submarine taking into account the estimated component attack errors. The model used is more flexible and realistic than similar past errors and is expected to produce more reliable submarine kill probabilities. The miss distances are computed by Monte Carlo simulation of the actual tracking and firing tactics. They are plotted by an SC 4020 plotter, first in ascending order, then as a cumulative frequency distribution. Flow charts, a listing of the FORTRAN program, and a sample calculation are included.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 28, 1964
Accession Number
AD0757029

Entities

People

  • A. Hershaft
  • S. A. Denenberg

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Submarine Weapons
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Sets
  • Frequency
  • Instructions
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Miss Distance
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Probability
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Ship Model Basins
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Submarines
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Regression Analysis.