A Further Look at the Prediction of Weapons Effectiveness in Suppressive Fire

Abstract

This research and literature review investigated the relationship between acoustic signatures of small-arms projectiles and the suppressive behavior which results from soldiers' perceptions of danger. Kinetic energy, which is associated with perceived loudness of passing projectiles, appears to be the primary physical property of projectiles that affects behavior under fire. The report is written for military personnel.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA071116

Entities

People

  • Albert L. Kubala
  • William L. Warnick

Organizations

  • Human Resources Research Organization

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Signatures
  • Air Force
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Operations Research
  • Projectiles
  • Small Arms
  • Social Sciences
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Theoretical Analysis.