Mathematical Aids for Calculating Nuclear Damage to Extended Targets Composed of Discrete Points

摘要

The damage function for extended targets composed of discrete points exposed to the effects of a nuclear burst must be calculated point by point across the target area. Mathematical aids are developed here that reduce the number of calculations needed to find the target damage and that have excellent modeling potential for low-level aggregation of battlefield items at, or below, company size. Implications of data and modeling uncertainties are discussed. The accuracies of these aids are considered by applying them to the problem of determining the incapacitation of the troops of a 155-mm howitzer battery. In general, these aids are accurate to within 10 percent for most damage probabilities. (Author)