Demonstration of an Instant Wall of Smoke Designed to Impede Aerial Observation of Ground Area Targets.
Abstract
The purpose of this project was to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of a system for generating an instant wall of smoke to impede aerial observation of a ground area occupied by potential targets. The results show that the system not only achieved the objective of demonstrating feasibility, but significantly exceeded expectations. Large walls of smoke were erected within a few seconds which completely obscured the targets from aerial observation and impeded ground observation. Coverage lasted several minutes in the presence of moderate vertical and horizontal wind gradients, and the altitude of the wall of smoke ultimately exceeded 500 feet. System feasibility was demonstrated and data obtained to guide the development of an operationally effective system to increase the survivability of ground area targets against optically-guided weapons. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1973
- Accession Number
- AD0769953
Entities
People
- Robert Finkelstein
Organizations
- ARCO