At the present time, reentry vehicle (RV) fractricide can be a constraint in multi-burst (N-ON-1) attack planning involving an array of hard targets, such as a minuteman wing. If, however, total attack time, time on target, and other constraints of an operational nature can be met, it would appear that RV fratricide can be eliminated for 2-on-1 attacks. With continued improvements in RV accuracy, the constraints associated with mult-burst attack may ultimately become inconsequential. (Author)
Reentry Vehicle Fratricide Constraints on Attack Planning
1978
27 pages
Report
No indication
English
Missile Warheads & Fuses , Nuclear Warfare , Military Operations, Strategy, & Tactics , Fratricide , Reentry vehicles , Targeting , Accuracy , Multibursts , Nuclear explosions , Nuclear clouds , Guided missile targets , Launching sites , Hardened structures , Surface to surface missiles , Two on one targeting
Online Contents | 1996
Fratricide investigation spurs U.S. training review
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