Surf Zone Mine Vulnerability
Abstract
The long-term goals of the mine vulnerability task are to: (1) Identify key damage mechanisms leading to the development of kill criteria for explosive neutralization of a variety of anti-tank, and antipersonnel Surf Zone (SZ) threat mines, (2) develop and exercise a methodology for assessing the vulnerability of SZ mines to explosive mine neutralizations, (3) assess the effectiveness of various types of mine neutralization systems against SZ mines, and (4) develop physics-based predictive capabilities for assessing system effectiveness against threat mines in a tactical SZ environment. The Navy is currently developing a number of explosive neutralization systems, designed for large area SZ mine clearance. In support of these efforts, the objectives of this task are: (1) to characterize the vulnerability of SZ threat mines to explosive neutralization by establishing critical loading levels for neutralizing the mines, (2) to estimate the effectiveness of explosive neutralization systems in countering SZ threat mines, and (3) to develop from this a general methodology.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA537615
Entities
People
- Jacques Goeller
- Joel Gaspin
- Michael Karen
Organizations
- Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division