Analysis of the Visual Obscuration Produced by Current Artillery and Mortar Delivered WP and HC Smoke

Abstract

This report presents an analysis of data obtained at the Ft. Sill, Oklahoma smoke test conducted in December, 1975. The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the effect of the number of smoke rounds fired and the effect of the position of the observers on the duration of target obscuration. Current artillery and mortar-delivered white phosphorus (WP) smoke rounds and current artillery-delivered hexachloroethane (HC) smoke rounds were fired. The observers were not permitted to use visual aids to view the targets. The effect of the different types of smoke rounds on the duration of the target obscuration is also evaluated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA044524

Entities

People

  • Douglas N. Warrington
  • William T. Hirnyck

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Ammunition Testing
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Artillery
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Audiovisual Aids
  • Data Analysis
  • Impact Point
  • Line Of Sight
  • Meteorological Data
  • Munitions
  • Night Vision
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Obscuration
  • Observers
  • Smoke Screens
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.