Accession Number:

AD0600601

Title:

THE ACCURACY OF THE AZON GUIDED BOMB AS AFFECTED BY BATTLE CONDITIONS IN WORLD WAR II

Descriptive Note:

Preliminary rept.

Corporate Author:

WALKER (NORMAN K) ASSOCIATES INC GAITHERSBURG MD

Personal Author(s):

• Anthony, Alastair
• Walker, Norman K.
• DeSocio, Elizabeth

Report Date:

1964-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

69.0

Abstract:

The accuracy achieved with the AZON human operator guided bomb in World War II is investigated and compared with German experience on similar missiles. Considerable degradation from the training results occurred in heavy combat and although the results are not conclusive they do suggest that the degradation for this particular system acceleration control with 0.9 seconds lag is serious and increases steadily with the intensity of combat. In particular cases with no opposition there was no degradation.

Descriptors:

• *GUIDED BOMBS
• *STRESS(PSYCHOLOGY)
• AVIATION PERSONNEL
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• GUIDANCE
• GUIDED MISSILE PERSONNEL
• MILITARY TRAINING
• NAVIGATOR BOMBARDIERS
• OPERATORS(PERSONNEL)
• TRACKING
• TRAINING
• WARFARE

Subject Categories:

• Guided Munitions

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE