Missile employment from fast patrol boats : a computer-based analysis of the search-sector parameters.
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Authors
Lehmann, Bernd
Subjects
target motion analysis
sensitivity of missile search parameters
improvement of probability of acquisition by shift of the aimpoint
unassisted targeting
assisted targeting
sensitivity of missile search parameters
improvement of probability of acquisition by shift of the aimpoint
unassisted targeting
assisted targeting
Advisors
Harrison, D.E.
Washburn, Alan
Date of Issue
1977-06
Date
June 1977
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The objective of this computer-based analysis is
to investigate the effect of target evasive maneuvers
on the probability of acquisition by the seeker of the
surface-to-surface missile MM 38 "Exocet" employed
from Federal German Navy Fast Patrol Boats. Two
different targeting methods, the unassisted and the
assisted (by helicopter or remotely piloted vehicle)
are analyzed with respect to the dependence of the
probability of acquisition upon sensor capabilities,
missile characteristics, and the motion of the target,
in particular the interdependence between the various
missile search-sector parameters, the target range,
and the target aspect-angle. The influence of the
radar cross-section at different aspect-angles of the
various Warsaw Pact Navy surface vessels are not
considered in this unclassified analysis. The most
effective measures to significantly improve the
probability of acquisition are the shift of the point
of aim and the minimization of the target
reaction-time.
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Thesis
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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