Accession Number:

AD0712792

Title:

WEAPON FIREPOWER POTENTIAL.

Descriptive Note:

Master's thesis,

Corporate Author:

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CALIF

Personal Author(s):

• Taylor,James Bonade

Report Date:

1970-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

42.0

Abstract:

Methods are proposed for measuring the combat effectiveness of the main armament of tank and antitank weapons using firepower potential scores. A comparison of these scores can be used as a simplified screening process to decrease the number of candidate options that must be evaluated by simulation or detailed analysis. Author

Descriptors:

• (*TANKS(COMBAT VEHICLES)
• KILL PROBABILITIES)
• (*KILL PROBABILITIES
• MATHEMATICAL MODELS)
• WEAPON SYSTEMS
• THREAT EVALUATION
• WEAPONS
• MOBILITY
• MAINTAINABILITY
• INTERACTIONS
• ANTITANK GUNS
• OPERATIONS RESEARCH
• PROBABILITY
• THESES

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Combat Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE