AAW effectiveness of the DD-963 Spruance class destroyer
Subtitle: an analytic approach
By:  Richard O. Johns
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 47
Description: A typical naval ship has multiple systems which can be used to defend itself against a cruise      missile threat. These systems may consist of surface-to- air missiles, MK 45 guns and the      Close-in-Weapon-System to name a few. Until recently each of these system's      effectiveness against a cruise missile was assessed independently of the other systems      onboard the ship. The purpose of this thesis is to develop an overall system effectiveness      model for the DD-963 Spruance class destroyer. The model considers the integration of      the defensive systems onboard, the availability and reliability of these systems, and contains      parameters that can be used to incorporate the crew's ability to employ the various weapon      systems against a cruise missile threat.
Notes: Thesis advisor(s): W. Max Woods.

"September 1996."

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 45).

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