A Computer Study of Air Defense Gun Effectiveness.

Abstract

This study describes the continuing development of a computer model for the simulation of burst kill probabilities for air defense gun systems firing projectiles at maneuvering aircraft. The computer simulation developed by Keeling is modified by adding a high explosive proximity and contact fuzed round to the simulation. The objective of this thesis is to develop and analyze the shipboard anti-air defense problem in order to choose the best air defense gun system. The air defense gun system studied consists of a 40 mm gun, firing fragmenting proximity and contact fuzed projectiles, an early warning radar system, and a fire control system. The aircraft vulnerability and the gun data used in this thesis are entirely synthetic to avoid security classification problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA189908

Entities

People

  • Hyun D. Jung

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Early Warning Systems
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Firing Rate
  • Flight Paths
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Muzzle Velocity
  • Projectiles
  • Radar
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies