Approximate average deployments versus defense parameters

Technical Report · Sun Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6102893

Canavan, G H

Calculations of the number of reentry vehicles (RVs) killed as a function of missile and defense parameters can be well approximated by analytic expressions that are valid for all numbers of missiles and interceptors. The approximation uniformly underestimates the effectiveness of boost-phase defenses: the discrepancies in kill rates are about 10%. If if is used to size the boost phase of two-layer defenses, the uncertainties would at worst double the demands on the midcourse layer, which is generally a minor part of the total. 4 refs., 3 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6102893
• Report Number(s): LA-11880-MS; ON: DE92004751
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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