Decoys On or Near a Target
Abstract
Attempts were made to camouflage targets against homing missiles by distributing decoys on the target or in the immediate vicinity of a target. It dealt primarily with decoys against radar homing missiles and especially with systems in which the missile itself transmits the radio waves. It appears possible to defend against a missile which is homing on ships or aircraft by the use of a decoy on an extremity of the target, especially one whose reflectivity increases with the approach of the missile, by the choice of a formation suitably equipped for the defense against radar homing and/or the use of a decoy within the group, by decoys with oscillating reflectivity which exhaust the missile's controllability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 11, 1948
- Accession Number
- ADA800107
Entities
People
- Herbert A. Wagner