The Probability of Hit of the Antiarmor Cluster Munition.

Abstract

One weapon system concept proposed as a Wide-Area Antiarmor Munition (WAAM) is the Antiarmor Cluster Munition (ACM). The ACM consists of a clustered bomb unit (CBU) dropped to the battlefield by parachute; during its descent the system behaves like a damped spherical pendulum. At a certain preprogrammed height (nominally 1m) the CBU detonates, sending forth discrete warheads at hypervelocities. This method of delivery gives rise to certain ramifications regarding the probability that a warhead will hit a target. Specifically, the pendular motion acts to degrade the probability of hit pH. This paper presents a formal derivation of pH with regard to hitting a solitary target; the treatment entails coupling the physics of the pendulum to geometrical considerations. It also presents numerical examples which show pH is quite sensitive to the (ensemble-averaged) maximum amplitude of the pendular motion. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA091206

Entities

People

  • Courtlandt L. Bohn

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Bombs
  • Cluster Munitions
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Distribution Functions
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Molecular Mechanics Methods
  • Munitions
  • Parachutes
  • Pendulums
  • Probability
  • Submunitions
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics