A comparison of two target coverage models
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Authors
Witt, William Wayne
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lethality function
salvo-fire
target coverage
salvo-fire
target coverage
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Taylor, J.G.
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1972-03
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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This thesis examines several models for the computation of target coverage when multiple rounds are fired at a target. Fractional kill of a fragment sensitive target by a fragmenting projectile as a function of the number of rounds fired is compared for two models. The first is a standard salvo-fire model in which N rounds are fired at the same aim point. In the second model, single shot kill probability is computed for a fragment sensitive target and then fractional kill from the firing of N rounds is computed according to the assumption that the effects of each round are independent. The need for sophisticated target coverage models (such as salvo-fire models) is demonstrated by the results of computations performed in this study.
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Operations Research and Administrative Sciences
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Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.