BENEFITS OF TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE STATISTICAL VARIATION OF WARHEAD EFFECTS IN V/L SIMULATIONS

Abstract

This paper deals with modeling of weapon as input data for vulnerability / lethality simulation. This kind of simulation is very commonly used in acquisition programs. These models are used in lethality and vulnerability codes to assess the interaction of weapon effects with targets. This document will present a more realistic model of high explosive warhead effects in Vulnerability/Lethality (V/L) codes. The classical terminal ballistic models used in V/L calculation usually give a single value of penetration / perforation capacity for a given configuration. Our idea is to improve our models by taking into account the random aspect of terminal ballistics and warhead mechanics. These random phenomenon’s need to be included in simulations to obtain higher fidelity and accuracy in the results.