Computer Simulations of the Abrams Live-Fire Field Testing

Abstract

Over the years the vulnerability community has developed an array of computer models to predict munition/target interactions. These models range in complexity from the so-called Compartment Model, in which interior behind-armor debris damage is treated by lumped parameters, to the highly detailed Point- Burst (or Component-Code) models in which these effects are assessed explicitly. Unfortunately neither type can provide truly useful modeling support for Live- Fire Testing. The fundamental difficulty here is that both types provide first- moment or expected-value estimates of vulnerability, whereas combat damage can be highly stochastic. Single-shot (unreplicated) Live-Fire test results are single realizations of many possible and varied outcomes. To compare first- moment values on a shot-by-shot basis with single test samples can be a meaningless exercise. Behind-armor debris, Compartment model, Armor, Criticality analysis, Live-fire testing, Ballistics, Point-burst modeling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA209509

Entities

People

  • Aivars Ozolins
  • Paul H. Deitz

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Blast
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Operations Research
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Shaped Charges
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.