Warhead Parametric Studies against a Generic Cruise Missile.

This study utilizes the SCAN computer program to determine the overall effectiveness of a fragmentation warhead against a generic cruise missile target. The objective of the SCAN program is to predict the probability that a target will survive an attack by a missile armed with a fragmentation warhead. Several warhead parameters were investigated, including warhead radius, explosive weight, fragment size and warhead spray pattern. The P sub k is presented in various figures and tables, where it is discussed in relation to miss distance, triggering position, elevation and pitch angles, warhead radius, and fragment size. The computer data resulting from the many runs of the SCAN program considered here is a helpful tool for the warhead designer, or student of warhead design, since it can give guidance on the selection of many of the crucial parameters that make the warhead effective against a given target. (Author)