TBMs and the Flaming Datum Problem

Abstract

Theater Ballistic Missile launching systems are vulnerable just after a missile is launched because the missile's track can be extrapolated backwards to the location of the launcher. The situation is similar to one where a submarine torpedoes a ship, thus creating a flaming datum near which ASW forces may concentrate a search for the submarine. This report describes how some simple analytic methods adapted from ASW can be applied to the task of locating the TBM launcher.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA273215

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Washburn

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Detection
  • Distribution Functions
  • Launching
  • Models
  • Operations Research
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Ships
  • Submarines
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • Transporter Erectors
  • Two Dimensional
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design