Defense of Naval Task Forces from Anti-Ship Missile attack
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Townsend, James R.
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Taylor, James G.
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1999-03
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March, 1999
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Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School
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en_US
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The quantity, capability, and availability of Anti-ship Missiles (ASMs) pose a significant threat to the safe operation of United States Naval Forces in the waters off of potentially hostile shores. Potential adversaries continue to improve their ability to attack our ships, requiring that we constantly analyze our defenses against such attacks. Existing computer models and simulations, do not provide force commanders or naval analysts with an adequate tool to properly evaluate the threat and the best ways to minimize it This thesis has developed such an analysis tool, called the Anti-Ship Missile Defense (ASMD) model. It allows for analysis to be performed from an entire task force perspective, modeling the entire process by which ASMs select their targets and the methods by which the defending escorts assign defensive fire. Effective Screen Design and Defensive Firing Policy is a large and complex problem, but exploratory analysis using ASMD has yielded useful insights. In ASMD, moving objects are more fully rendered, featuring smooth acceleration, turning and altitude change features. In support of these complicated moving entities, a highly capable mathematical library was created to solve the resulting equations of motion. The software components and architecture developed for ASMD provide significant flexibility and reuse potential for future analysts.
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xiv, 65 p.;28 cm.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.