The effects of Fragment Ricochet on Munition Lethality.

摘要

This report presents the results of a contractual effort to determine the effects of fragment ricochet on munition lethality in tactical environments and to develop modifications to the lethal area programs to account for fragment ricochet effects. The Degradation Effects Program (DEP) operational data was analyzed and used as the basis for the ricochet computer model. The ricochet model developed was incorporated into the computer program, EAGLE, which was previously designed to predict the lethal area of static DEP tests. The modified EAGLE computer program and its predictions for the BLU-3/B are presented in this report. These predictions show a correlation between experimental and predicted results. (Author)