An Analysis of the Historical Effectiveness of Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles in Littoral Warfare

Abstract

This thesis examines the historical effectiveness of anti-ship cruise missiles used in littoral warfare. Missile in leakage rates, probability of hit on a given target, and small combatant staying power with respect to Exocet missile equivalents are derived from historical data. These parameters are extended to modern U. S. warships displacing 7,000 tons or less, which are expected to operate in littoral waters, to determine the number of missiles needed in a salvo to inflict a combat kill or sink the warship. Littoral warfare, Anti-ship cruise missiles, Warship staying power, Ship vulnerability, Survivability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADB192139

Entities

People

  • John C. Schulte

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boats
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Littoral Warfare
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Vessels
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Probability
  • Second World War
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Vulnerability
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Marksmanship and Weaponry.
  • Systems Analysis and Design