Weaponeering
Subtitle: conventional weapon system effectiveness
By: Morris R. Driels, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey California
Edition: Second Edition.
Series: AIAA education series
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc.
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Reston, Virginia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1194
ISBN-13: 9781600869259
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Weapons systems; Evaluation; Armed Forces
Other titles: Conventional weapon system effectiveness
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1. Basic tools and methods. Overview of weaponeering and weapon effectiveness; title: Introduction to statistical methods; title: Weapon trajectory; title: Delivery accuracy - overview; title: Accuracy of air-launched unguided weapons; title: Accuracy of surface-launched unguided munitions; title: Accuracy of GPS/INS guided munitions; title: Vulnerability assessment - introductory methods; title: Vulnerability assessment - advanced methods; title: Basic effectiveness calculations; title: Part 2. Introductory air-to-surface weaponeering. Single weapons against unitary targets; title: Single weapons directed against an area of targets; title: Stick deliveries; title: Projectiles; title: Cluster munitions; title: Weaponeering for specific targets using effectiveness indices; title: Part 3. Introductory surface-to-surface weaponeering. Indirect fire - artillery and mortar systems; title: Direct fire - infantry, vehicles, and small boats; title: Mines; title: Part 4. Advanced weaponeering. Historical review of weapon effects methods; title: Personnel targets; title: Advanced trajectory methods; title: Ground protection; title: Air blast; title: Tunnels; title: Cratering; title: Above-ground buildings and bunkers; title: Nonhomogeneous targets; title: Bridge targets; title: Collateral damage estimation; title: Antiair weapon effectiveness; title: Target acquisition; title: Appendix A. Standard statistical tables; title: Appendix B. Derivation of error equations for unguided, surface-launched weapons; title: Appendix C. Weapon selection based on target and damage criteria.