Usage Manual for a Computer Program to Compute the Effectiveness of Groups of Weapons Against Rectangular and Line Targets.

Abstract

The memorandum describes an IBM computer program to compute the probability of killing a rectangular or line target with salvos, sticks, or patterns of weapons. It is considered that the weapons are delivered with a bivariate normal aiming error and that the individual rounds are distributed around their mean points of impact within the group with bivariate normal ballistic dispersions. The conditional kill probabilities of individual weapons are taken into account. Flow charts, a listing of the FORTRAN program, and sample problems are included. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1962
Accession Number
AD0758421

Entities

People

  • Phil E. Depoy

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Dispersions
  • Kill Probabilities
  • Probability

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Statistical inference.