100%(2)100% found this document useful (2 votes) 348 views57 pagesA426717 AA Gun Performance
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content,
claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF or read online on Scribd
Australian Government
Department of Defence
Defence Science and
Technology Organisation
Limitations of Guns as a
Defence against Manoeuvring
Air Weapons
Christian Wachsberger, Michael
Lucas and Alexander Krstic
DSTO-TN-0565
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A
Appioved for Public Release
Listribution Unlimited
BEST AVAILABLE COPYDefence Science and
Technology Organisation
Limitations of Guns as a Defence against Manoeuvring
Air Weapons
Christian Wachsberger, Michael Lucas and Alexander Krstic
Weapons Systems Division
Systems Sciences Laboratory
DSTO-TN-0565
ABSTRACT
In the near future, strategic and other critical assets will be subject to attack from a new range of
air threats, including highly accurate aircraft-launched weapons that offer long stand-off ranges
and which are capable of travelling at high speed as well as manoeuvring at high g rates. This
study uses simple probability theory to determine the relative utility of current generation air-
defence guns against this type of highly manocuvrable weapon. The rationale for this study is
that whilst guns may have the advantages of offering a low cost-per-shot and reasonable
magazine capacities, they are also severely limited in their abilities as they are only designed to
fire ata predicted intercept point in space. Asa result, should the target alter its direction during,
an engagement, the target will no longer pass through the projectle's flight path,
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
AQ Fot-12- 171
20041008 560Published by
DSTO Systems Sciences Laboratory
PO Box 1500
Edinburgh South Australia 5111 Australia
Telephone: (08) 8259 5555
Fax: (08) 8259 6567
© Commomvealth of Austratia 2008
AR-O13-117
June 2008
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASELimitations of Guns as a Defence against
Manoeuvring Air Weapons
Executive Summary
In the near future strategic and other critical assets will be subject to attack from a new
range of air threats including highly accurate aircraft-launched weapons that offer long
stand-off ranges, and are capable of travelling at high speed and manoeuvring at high g
rates.
‘This paper examines the value of current generation air-defence guns against this type of
highly manoeuvrable stand-off weapon (SOW). The rationale for this study is that whilst
guns may have the advantages of offering a low cost-per-shot and reasonable magazine
‘capacities, they are also severely limited in their abilities as they are only designed to fire
at a predicted intercept point in space. As a result, should the target alter its direction
during an engagement, the target will no longer pass through the projectile's flight path,
This study uses simple probability theory to determine the number of gun munitions that
would be required for a 50% chance of hitting a generic SOW capable of conducting
manoeuvres in any direction at the precise momentan air defence gun would have begun
to open fire.
Based on this approach, ithas been determined that even under ideal conditions, the best
current generation air defence guns, which either employ air bursting munitions with their
greater area of influence, or low drag munitions fired from guns with extremely fastcyclic
rates, would have little likelihood of success against a stand-off weapon capable of
manoeuvring at high g rates, at engagement ranges greater than 500 m, Even then, due
consideration would have to be given to any practical limitations and logistics associated
with the number of guns that could be deployed on the battlefield and on the mobility of
any such arrangements,
Itmustbe pointed out thathad the additional effects of high SOW transitspeeds (ie. mach
5+), gun and computational error budgets as well as target terminal effectiveness been
taken into account, there would be little doubt that none of the current generation air
defence gun systems would have had any chance of success at preventing fast and
manoeuvrable SOWs from reaching their intended target.Authors
Christian Wachsberger
Weapons Systems Division
Christian Wachsberger graduated from the South Australian
Institute of Technology (notw the University of South Australia) in
1981 with a degree in Applied Science majoring in Applied Physics.
He worked for two and a half years as a Research Assistant
conducting research for the Photocopying Industry. Thereafter he
joined Defence Science Technology Organisation as a Professional
Officer where he gained considerable training and expertise in gut
systems with particular emphasis on research involving small arms
ammunition and weapons. In June 1998 he was appointed as the
Explosives Safety Officer for Weapons Systems Division to maintain,
improve and enforce safety standards associated with all explosives
‘operations undertaken at DSTO, eventually returning to perform
R&D activities in adonnced weapons concepts in 2003.
Michael A. Lucas
Weapons Systems Division
Dr Lucas woas born and raised in the Gippsland region of Victoria. Dr
Lucas obtained his [Link].(Hons) and Ph.D. from the University of
‘Melbourne majoring in Physics and is a Fellow of the Institute of
Pliysics in London. For five years from 1983 Dr Lucas woas the
principal research scientist for Chamber Ridge Pty. Ltd. developing
‘material analytical equipment based on plasma optical analysis. For
‘two years from 1988 Dr Lucrs lead a development team working on
biomedical sensorsat the University of Tasmania. Front 1990 to 2000
Dr Lucas has been a Senior Research Scientist with DSTO working
in the areas of Guided weapon systems analysis and directed energy
‘weapons. Major Areas of responsibility during this period included
support to the AIM 7 Sparrow weapon system, running Australia’s
Ground Based Air Defence studies and support and investigations of
the use of High Energy Lasers as part of weapon systems, Dr Lucas
{from 2000 on has been a Principal Research Scientist within the
Weapons Systems Division and is Head of the Advanced Concepts
Group as well as at present the STCC for FRAC L10,Alexander R. Krstic
Weapons Systems Division
Having obtained his B.A., [Link],, and First Class Honours degrees
{from the Flinders University of South Australia, Alexander Krstic
‘wns then awarded a Defence Postgraduate Research Fellowship by the
DSTO to undertake full-time Doctoral studies in the area of Novel
High Energy-Density Propellants. Having completed his Doctorate
in 1994, he returned to Explosive Ordnance Division's Weapons
Technology Group, working in the area of Small Arms weaponry and
Human Vulnerability. After a lengthy period in the Terminal Effects
Group, where he authored several international Patents covering the
‘Weapons Systems Division's Human Surrogate Technologies, he
‘moved to his current position as a Senior Research Scientist in the
Advanced Concepts Group. Dr Krstic’s current research activities
now focus around Ground Based Air Defence and the potential
contribution that High Energy Lasers might bring to the cause.1. INTRODUCTION...
2. APPROACH
21 Ground Based Air Defence Gun Systems.
22 Representative Air Targets.
23 Hit Probability for stationary targets
24 Hit Probability vs Kill Probability.
25 Dealing with maneuvering targets...
3. RESULTS
31 Non-manoewvring SOW...
311
3.12 Firing non
3.13 Air bursting ammunition
3.2 Manoeuvring SOW...
321
manoeuvring target.
3.22 Asingle gun firing non-air bursting ammunition at the side of the
manoeuvring target.
3.23 Multiple guns engaging the front face of a manoeuvring target with
non-air bursting ammunition...
324 Multiple guns engaging the side of a manoeuvring target with non-
air bursting ammunition...
325 Multiple guns engaging the front face of a manoeuvring target with
air bursting ammunition...
326 Multiple guns engaging the side of a manoeuvring target with air
bursting ammunitior
4, DISCUSSION.
41 Non-manoeuvring SOW.
42 Manoeuvring SOW...
4.21
target
422 Multiple guns engaging a manoeuvring target with non-air bursting
ammunition .
423 Multiple guns engaging a mancewvring target with air bursting
ammunition
5. CONCLUSIONS seen
6. REFERENCES.
APPENDIX A: TIME OF FLIGHT DATA. :
AA. Time of flight (ToF) data for 12.7 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm and
30 mm ammunition (acquired from technical reports)
A2. Time of flight (ToF) data for 35 mm, 40 mm and 76 mm
ammunition (acquired from technical reports) ..
A.3, Time of flight graphs for 12.7 mm through to 76 mm
ammunition,DSTO-IN-0565
1, Introduction
During World War If manually aimed, rapid-fire guns provided an effective defence
against the relatively large, slow and cumbersome bomber aircraft of the time. Bomb
delivery proved to be particularly inaccurate owing to the unguided nature of the iron
‘bombs that were carried and their dependence on aircraft release conditions (i. airspeed
and altitude) and prevailing wind conditions. As a result aircraft needed to travel in
groups and drop large quantities of bombs just to deliver a modest tactical result.
Furthermore, bomber aircraft were extremely vulnerable to damage by attack from flak
‘guns (guns that fired high-explosives-filled shells that were fitted with time adjustable
fuzes so that they would burst at predetermined altitudes). The resulting attrition in
combination with the psychological trauma aircrews faced when being subjected toa hail
of gunfire and fragments, had reduced the effectiveness of the bombing campaigns to the
extent that damage to their adversaries’ industrial and military capabilities proved
minimal.
‘Thirty years later different technologies were needed to mount credible air defences
against the jet bomber aircraft of the day. These aircraft could travel at stratospheric
altitudes (e.g, B52 Stratofortress) or fly close to the ground using terrain following radar to
guide them (e.g, F111 strike aircraft) and could deliver ordnance onto selective ground
targets with significantly greater levels of precision. High-speed, strike aircraft would only
be exposed to any line-of-sight ground-based weapon systems for short periods of time,
however, improved tracking and engagement radars together with optical sighting
systems enabled remotely controlled guns to remain effective.
‘Yet another thirty years have passed and the technology that was designed for warfare in
the seventies no longer remains suited to dealing with modern and emerging ait weapon
systems. Strategic and other critical assets will be subject to attack from anew range of air
threats and these include:
stealth aircraft,
armed helicopters,
+ highly accurate aircraft-launched weapons that emit low RF and IR signatures, offer
ong stand-off ranges (beyond 150 km), are capable of travelling at high speed
(mach 5+) and can manoeuvre at high g forces,
high-speed, long-range cruise missiles,
armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs),
surface-launched missiles,
ballistic artillery missiles,
precision-guided, long-range artillery shells,
large numbers of low cost sub-munitions, and
highly coordinated attacks involving combinations of the aforementioned weapon
systems,DSTO-TN-0565
‘The future air threat will therefore be hard to see, present in high densities, intelligent,
accurate and highly lethal.
This paper will examine the value of current generation air-defence guns against a
nominal future air threat - the long-range and highly manoeuvrable stand-off weapon
(GOW). The rationale for this study being that while guns have the advantages of offering
a low cost per shot and reasonable magazine capacities they are also severely limited in
their abilities as they are only designed to fire ata predicted intercept point in space. As a
result, should the target alter its direction during an engagement, the target is no longer
likely to pass directly through the projectile's flight path,
2. Approach
2.1 Ground Based Air Defence Gun Systems
A literature review of current ground-based air defence (GBAD) guns used by NATO
countries and their allies has revealed the existence of gun systems with calibres ranging,
from 12.7 mm through to 76 mm. A list of GBAD guns together with a summary of some
of their ammunition details and important characteristics are shown in Table 1.
‘Guns with calibres less than 30 mm tend to use ammunition designs that require them to
make direct contact with a target in order to inflict damage. These include non explosive
varieties ie. ball, armour piercing (AP), sabotted light armour piercing (SLAP), armour
piercing discarding sabot (APDS) and fin-stabilised armour piercing discarding sabot
(FAPDS) as well as their tracered variants. High order and low order explosive filled
rounds include armour piercing incendiaries (API), multi-purpose (MP), high explosive
incendiary (HEI) and semi-armour piercing high explosive incendiary (SAPHED
ammunition and their tracered variants. These explosively based ammunition families use
either a mechanically or a pyrotechnically initiated fuze that functions upon contact witha
hard surface. Some of these rounds also include a self-destruct mechanism, which initiates
their HE content after a specified time. This is an in-built safety feature designed to
prevent the dispersal of unexploded ordnance onto the ground should it fail to
successfully engage its target. A range of new munitions have also appeared on the market
that incorporate aerodynamic improvements (ie. low drag) thereby reducing, time-of-
flight (ToF) characteristics and increasing their residual kinetic energy cf. traditional
designs.
Guns with calibres greater than 30 mm tend to be equipped with air bursting munitions
(ABM). These are the direct descendants of the flak guns seen during WWII. When
‘compared to their WWII ancestors there have been notable improvements in ammunition
design in terms of their propulsive elements (exhibiting both increased and more
consistent projectile muzzle velocities), projectile aerodynamic efficiency (ie. reduced
drag), HE filling (featuring reduced sensitivity and increased blast effectiveness), andDSTO-IN-0565
projectile construction to yield optimum fragmentation size and distribution. There have
also been significant improvements in fuze design. Simple ABMs use variable time-set
fuzes that must be manually adjusted prior to launch. Other types of ABMs incorporate
infra-red fuzes, which are designed to initiate when a shell comes within sensing range of
ahot source, such as a jet engine.
A most recent design is the advanced hitefficiency and dispersion (AHEAD) ammunition,
Which incorporates an electronically timed fuzing system that programs itself
automatically during a firing. The fuze programming is directly linked to the gun's fire
control and target acquisition systems that determines the likely range of the target and
‘compares this with the time-of-flight characteristics of the round being fired, automatically
‘compensating the fuze time function for any variations to each round’s actual muzzle
velocity.DSTO-TN-0565
Table 1. Characteristics of GBAD guns and their ammunition,
Gan System
a7 x Sx iam xia fox fx Bama poemm
loomm 103mm —{KBA cannon |KBBOerikon 173mm [KD 1.70 Bofors Oto Melara
IBrowning |Vakan Air|(Gncludes [Breda Gatling [Oeriiton [(Gepard) eannon) —_ {OTOMATIC
lieavy [Defence Bushmaster (Gun {Contraves
[Machine [System [Chain Gun) [ABM Gun
Icon |(VADS)
\ovH18)
Rate of fre 150-550 [5000 600 Is000%2 [Unknown [550x2 —_faH0-300 [130
(shots per
‘minte)
Quoted iim @ f2Fmm @ JOT mib@ [Unknown [Unknown [Unknown [Unknown — [Unknown
Dispersion {550m (F1 [200m [2000 m(rGU-
fat) (ean fsa
Radius) [SAPHErn)
lo75 mise
[200 maar790/
lpcu-x HEM
Muzzle [570 iiasd——i00 Haas (APE) [080 1050 [1035 (PRRRE F058 (AIS
velocity |(riaas. |owseas \GapHerry fr270(aMps) (ABM) (AHEAD) [Mk2) lprF)
(a/s) [Bat fixer) —froogter frieo axe 175 (HEN) |
loo nana] 135 (M791 hi400
IMP) laPD5-7) \rarps)
Calculated IETF [Gaknown [ABM | FIET [PRE Mid ISP PF
time-of flight Ja-exi07 la-2x107
@ lbesxa0+ lb-Bx10+
axtebxte le=8x102 le-ex03 Jenzixt02 feo26xt0
where laPDs-r
range 1x10
lbera04
Je~23 x10
Massof [i298 FSS CHET) — 30 ie 380
| projectile (g) 135 (APDS-7) \ AHEAD)
| [550 1)
[395 APD)
| Namberot [Opt 100 i030, 60, [Unknown — Unknown [Unknown [20% 40 —_[Upto25 [Up to26
rounds in jnoo
Durst
4DSTO-IN.0565
2.2 Representative Air Targets
Four currently available SOW (albeit non-manoeuvring) are:
AGM-65 ‘Maverick’ (length 2490 mm, diameter 305 mm),
AS-12 ‘Kegler’ (length 4190 mm, diameter 275 mm),
AS-13 ‘Kingbolt (length 5100 mm, diameter 380 mm), and
AS-18 ‘Kazoo’ (length 5690 mm, diameter 380 mm).
‘To keep the hit probability calculations simple, a generic SOW target with dimensions of
length 2500 mm and diameter 300 mm was selected as this is close to the minimum
‘dimensions for all of the SOW under consideration. No allowances have been made for the
wing area or control surfaces (noting for example that the AGM-65 has a wing area as
large as 7200 mm), as these would have further complicated the calculations.
For the purpose of this exercise the generic SOW is capable of conducting manoeuvres up
toa maximum of 10 g. It would also be possible for the SOW to change direction at any
stage during its flight, which would include making a manoeuvre at the precise moment
‘an air defence gun would begin to open fire.
2.3 Hit Probability for stationary targets
‘The hit probability of non-bursting projectiles against a stationary target can easily be
calculated depending on the size and shape of the target, the number of rounds fired, the
dispersion angle characteristics of the gun and the range to the target. This probability is
provided that the target is located centrally within a circular symmetrical engagement
zone and that normal Gaussian distribution rules apply. No allowances have been made
{for the ellipsoid distribution pattern generally seen with guns.
‘The equations used in this study are:
Probability of a single hit, against a circular target (frontal aspect),
Prwisyel-e 72 q)
Where r is the radius of the target in metres, which in this case is represented by the
frontal aspect of the target having a radius of 0.15 m, and ¢ is the standard deviation (in
metres) calculated for the gun at any given engagement range.
As the distribution is identical for multiple shots and a time delay is not considered
‘between shots the hit probability for a burst against a circular target is simply denoted by:
Py al Py)” @
Where N equals the number of rounds in a burstDSTO-TN.0565
For this study calculations are made of the number of rounds required to obtain Px = 0.5 or
50%, the definition of Circular Error Probable (CEP), at various ranges up toa maximum
‘of 3000 m,
Substituting Pus) with equation (1) and rearranging equation (2) for Pw = 0.5 gives:
feo
-e
1-(0.5)""
hence
eho 20,5
and therefore
N=-207/r?n0.5 @
In the case where the target is being engaged side-on the hit probabilities of both the
Norizonal end wertial agpects must be calculated separately and then the product
Hit probabilities of Phis) are either determined using tables for cumulative normal
distribution using the integral:
a7
tau Yenc ede
Or they can be approximated using the following equation:
Prrcrcapros) = Y24Y20~ @)
which has a maximum error of 0.4% for values of « between 0.4 and 3.2.
‘As equation (4) is simple to use in numerical calculations it has been used during this,
analysis.
‘Therefore substituting equation (4) into (2) gives:
vy
1-(0.5)"" =120-e%"" P20.
where x represents the target length (horizontal aspect) in metres and y represents the
diameter (vertical aspect) in metres.DSTO-IN-0565,
Simplifying the expression so that
1-(0.5)"" = AB
then (1— 4.B)”
1-AB=(0.5)""
and In(1- 4.B) = 1/N In(0.5)
therefore
N =In(0.5)/In(1— A.B) i)
In all of these cases, calculations have been made for guns having single standard
deviation dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 milli-radians (mrad). These have been
determined to cover a broad range of gun types and conditions including exceptionally
accurate guns, which exhibit minimal barrel whip and impart negligible cantangles to the
projectiles during launch (0.5 mrad), guns with commonplace accuracy (1.0 mrad) and
noticeably worn guns (1.5 mrad). Other gun-related errors such as gun jump, muzzle
velocity variations, gun training and stabilization variations as well as barrel alignment
errors have not been considered. Similarly, computational errors that include target
acquisition, tracking prediction algorithm errors and meteorological variations have not
been taken into account. Combining these gun-related and computational errors would
undoubtedly increase the spread on the target. As the determination of each of these errors
is strictly scenario dependent no effort has been made here to accommodate for them, soit
can be accepted that the results provided herein would only be representative of the very
best possible outcome.
Air-bursting munitions, however, need to be considered differently in order to represent
the likely effect of a burst on the target. Rather than complicate the calculations for hit
probability (which assumes that the attacking projectiles are dimensionless) one option is,
to increase the representative dimensions of the target in proportion to the maximum
airburst diameter. For example, 40 mm L70 pre-fragmented high explosive (PFHE)
ammunition is quoted to have an effective airburst radius of 4.5 m. This would infer thata
40 mm PFHE round would be capable of influencing the target if it passed anywhere
within 4.5 m of the target’s exterior surface. In the case of a frontal attack on the generic
‘SOW, the new representative target would therefore possess the equivalent dimensions of
a circle having a diameter of 18.3 m, which is twice the diameter of the effective airburst
plus the diameter of the original target. Similarly, a side-on attack would yield new target
dimensions of 20.5 m (length) x 18.3 m (height). Figures 1 and 2 illustrate this effect.DSTO-IN-0565
Generic
sow
“Area of influenco—
of ABM overSOW ==
(ie. new target
diameter)
Figure 1 Mlustration of the area of influence an air-bursting munition would have on a
SOW (frontal aspect) illustrating the new representative target dimensions
Air
bursting
munition
Area of influence
of ABM over SOW
(ie. new target
dimensions)
Figure 2. Illustration of the area of influence an air-bursting nuunition would have on a SOW
(ide-on aspect) illustrating the new representative target dimensions
‘This option, however, seems to provide an unrealistic representation as itassumes thatthe
‘timing of the airburst is at its maximum effective radius at the very momentit intercepts,
the target. Such precision, despite advances in modern fuzing and detection systems, is
highly unlikely.DSTO-TN-0565
Another alternative is to accept that the hit probability calculations would remain similar
for ABMsas fornon- bursting varieties because the fragmentation pattern, visualized asan
expanding cylinder (or ring if viewed end-on), would still only have a point influence on
the target, but having a larger area of influence. Calculations are therefore made relative
to the size of the gun’s dispersion. As, for practical purposes, virtually all rounds fall on a
given plane within a circular area having a diameter corresponding to +30 (standard
deviations) and because an ABM could fall anywhere within the extreme circular
boundary of this dispersion, a burst of ABMs could cover a circular area whose diameter
measures 60 + 2rasy, where Tan is the effective airburst radius for the ABM in question.
‘The 40 mm PFHE round, for example, would fall within a circular dispersion area with a
diameter that is 9 m larger than the normal calculated dispersion of the gun, irrespective of
range.
24 Hit Probability vs Kill Probability
‘The estimation of kill probability isa far more complex process than a determination of hit
probability, as itis reliant on several additional factors. With hit probability, success is
simply measured on the likelihood of scoring a singular hit on the target. A kills entirely
scenario dependent and would require detailed knowledge of the position of a given
impact on the target together with details of the size, mass and impact velocity of the
projectile or fragment striking it as well as an understanding of the vulnerability
characteristics of the various elements of the target itself before a determination of likely
damage to the target's integrity can be calculated. Given its complexity noattempt will be
made to determine kill probability during this assessment.
25 Dealing with maneuvering targets
ASOW that manoeuvres at the precise momenta gun has achieved lock and has begun to
fire presents additional difficulties. To keep the analysis straightforward two different
approaches are used here. Firstly, and in both cases, a dispersion cone must be calculated
for each gun having circular distribution with a diameter corresponding to +36 (standard
deviations), which for practical purposes represents 97% (virtually 100%) of all rounds
fired. In the case ofa gun firing against the front surface of a manoeuvring SOW, the target
could be anywhere within a circular area having a radius related to the square of the
attacking round’ time-of-flight and the target's acceleration away from the original line of
flight, ie. r= 2g?
single gun, aimed ata predicted point in space, will only be able to have an influence on
the target provided that the target remains somewhere within its dispersion cone. Figure 3
illustrates the point at which a manoeuvring SOW (with 1, 5 and 10 g escape conditions)
remains within dispersion cones for a 127 mm weapon firing MP ammunition having
standard deviation gun dispersion angles of 05,1 and 1.5 mrad. Ascan be clearly seen a
gun having a 1.5 mrad dispersion angle would only be able to engage the front surface of a
300 mm diameter SOW manoeuvring at 1 g at ranges less than 600 m. For the case whereDSTO-TN-0565
the SOW manoeuvres at 5 g the possible engagement range would drop below 100m and
even less than this for an SOW manoeuvring at 10 g. As this constitutes virtual point blank
range it can be seen that a standard gun firing non-ABM rounds would be ineffective
against highly manoeuvrable SOW.
If it were possible to provide the gun with a variable and wide reaching dispersion
capability so that it could engage a manoeuvring target at any given range, the number of
rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability, should the target fall within the centre of,
that dispersion, could be determined. This can be considered a shotgun approach. Using
this particular method, the hit probability would drop markedly as the targetapproached
the outer limits of the dispersion cone, which is the most likely region thata manoeuvring
SOW would be located. Conversely, italso follows that the likelihood of a hit in the outer
regions of the dispersion cone would also be 50%, so the argument remains valid
The other, and possibly more suitable, approach is to consider a case involving a number
of guns, each having fixed dispersion limits, and arranged in such a manner soas to have
overlapping fields of fire. As each dispersion cone has a base radius of 3a, intersecting the
adjacent dispersion cone at a distance of 0.707 x 36 from their centres would result in
perfectly square overlaps. For a given range the number of guns required can be
determined and the number of rounds that would be required toachieve a 50% hithad the
target fallen within the centre of each gun's dispersion cone can thus be calculated. The
product would reveal the total number of rounds required. By way of illustration figure 4
shows Gaussian distribution bell curves for sixteen guns, with overlapping fields of fire in
a4x4 matrix.
Multiplying the number of guns required for a square matrix by 7/4 gives an
approximation to the number of guns that would be needed to occupy a circular area (as
would be the case during a frontal assault) that would be needed to contain a
manoeuvring SOW.
The number of guns required for a side-on shot would be quite different, however, as a
manoeuvring target would only appear to alter its vertical position when viewed from the
gunner’s line-of-sight. This is because any change in sideways motion (i.e. back and forth)
cannot be visualised from the gunner's perspective. The number of guns that would be
required would have to cover anarea approximately the shape of a vertical column having
a length that corresponds to the target’s maximum distance travelled for a given intercept
time (ie. the time-of-flight of the attacking shell) and a width equal to a singular gun’s
area of influence (ie. its dispersion diameter).
Allowing for overlapping fields of fire and the number of rounds required to obtain a 50%
hit probability within each gun's area of influence, a calculation of the total number of
rounds required to defeat the target at any given range can thus be made.
10[DSTO-TN.0565
12.7 mm MP - Distance target can travel from aimpoint c.f.
dispersion cones
50
Eso
7 05 mrad
3 1.0mred
£20 15 mrad
5 — 1g escape
1 — 55 escape
8 — 109 escape
a
g 10
00 a
° 200 400 600 800
Range (m)
Figure 3, Representation ofthe positions a manoeworing SOW can have in relation to the
dispersion cones of a 12.7 mm gun firing MP ammunition
Figure 4. 3D graphical Gaussian representation of gun dispersion at a given plane for a
matrix of 4x 4 guns having overlapping fields of fre
nDSTO-TN-0565
3. Results
3.1 Non-manoeuvring SOW
3.1.1 Firing non-air bursting ammunition at the front face of the target
‘Table 2 summarises the number of rounds required to achieve a hit probability of 50% on
the front face of a300 mm diameter stationary target over various ranges up to 3000 m, for
guns with single standard deviation dispersion angles corresponding to 0.5, 1.0 and
1.5 mrad.
Table 2, ‘Number of rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on the front face ofa
stationary SOW of diameter 300 mm with guns exhibiting odispersion angles of
0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad at ranges up to 3000 m
Range) ‘Number of rounds required for Px
‘o= 0S mad ~__o= 10 mrad
00 i 1
2007 1 3
300. 2 —s
(momeee a ar
500. 4 eai6 -
600 6 23
700 3 ~3t
B00 ar] 40
900 3 50, 13)
1000 16 ean: 139)
1100 9 73 168
1200) ees 7 200"
1300 26 : 105, arc}
‘140 31 121 2
150 3 139) 312
1600 ‘0 158, 355
3700. 5 178, 401
1800 50 200 450
1900. 56 3 501,
2000 a 27 555
2100, 8 7 612
a ot
@ = 73
8 79a
a 867.
105; - 938
2700 113) i011
2800 7 1087
2900 130) 1166
3000 139) 148
12DSTO-TN-0565
3.1.2 Firing non-air bursting ammunition at the side of the target
Table 3 summarises the number of rounds required to achieve a hit probability of 50%
onto the side of a stationary SOW measuring 2500 mm in length x 300 mm in diameter
‘over various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with single standard deviation dispersion
angles corresponding to 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad.
Table 3. ‘Number of rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on the side of a
stationary SOW of diameter 300 [Link] length 2500 mm with gunsexhibiting o
dispersion angles of 05, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad at ranges up to 3000 m
‘Range (m)
‘Number of rounds required for Py = 05
= 05 mrad = 1.0 mrad S
00
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400,
ylylylslels|elolofalojn|a}-{é
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
S1S/BlS1S/A/S/BlS/S/Sle,
13 50, i
i] 53 19
BDSTO-TN-0565
3.13. Air bursting ammunition
Using the method whereby the size of the target is proportionately increased to reflect the
possible interaction area with an ABM ithas been determined thatnomore than one ABM
round would be required to achieve a 50% hit probability on the front face of a 300 mm
diameter stationary target, for guns with single standard deviation dispersion angles
corresponding to 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad, irrespective of the range (up to 3000 m) or calibre
of the round. As this is clearly misleading, and highly unrepresentative of reality, this
method of calculation will no longer be considered for the assessment of ABM hit
probabilities.
3.2 Manoeuvring SOW
3.2.1 Asingle gun firing non-air bursting ammunition at the front face of a
manoeuvring target
‘Table 4 summarises the number of rounds required to achieve a hit probability of 50% on.
the front face of a manoeuvring 300mm diameter target over a selection of ranges up to
3000 m, for a single gun with variable dispersion capabilities.
Table 4 Number of rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on a manoeuvring
SOW of diameter 300 nim fora gun exhibiting variable dispersion angles at ranges
up to 3000 m
mmowpe | Rangein) | {Snanoeute | Symanocwte | 10, mnoeure
200 1 n 38
500 a 455 1786
1000 733 18051 71995
127 mm MP 1500 8458 209536 837425
2000 53558 1336534 5344323,
2500 238755 5961195 23838393
3000 836016 20914079 83644351
200 1 2 6
500 | 6 312 433
1000 251 6059 24195
20 mm MPLD 1500 3239 80073, 320142
2000 22018 549638 2197389
2500 102983 2569540 10275642
3000 373094 9316164 37263061
uDSTO-TN.0565
200 1 6 2
500 Ww 312 1238
1000 733 18051 71855
20 mm HEIT 1500 10493 260449 1040460
2000 76703 1914677 7655087
2500 377582 9426698 37701973
3000 1423197, 35567428 142266592
200 1 5 16
500 6 m2 433
1000 81 1921 7614
25mm APDS-T 1500 489 11762 46878
2000 1853 45528 182000
2500 5502 136200 544220
3000 13832 343653 1373692
200 1 9 32
500 n 226 898
1000 331 8031 31982
25mm HEIT 1500 3765 92094 371497
2000 24195 602854 2410196
2500 109636 2736580 10945453
3000 390554 9754038 39011248
200 1 5 “4
500 5 101 380
1000 86 2181 8125
35 mm HEL 1500 624 15284 60942
2000 2863, 70876 289086
2500 9964 248048 991932
3000 28879 719321 2875951
200 1 3 9
500 5 81 308
1000 60 1351 5348,
35 mm FAPDS 1500 321 7660 30411
2000 m3 27215 108772
2500 3083 74974 299865
3000 7032 178927 698612
15DSTO-TN.0865
3.2.2 A single gun firing non-air bursting ammunition at the side of the manoeuvring
target
‘Table 5 summarises the number of rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability aimed
at the side of a manoeuvring SOW measuring 2500 mm in length x 300 mm in diameter
over various ranges up to 3000 m, for a gun with variable dispersion angles.
Table 5. Number of rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on a mancencoring
SOW of diameter 300 mm and length 2500 mm for a gun exhibiting variable
dispersion angles at ranges up to 3000 m
No. of ds at | No. [Link] | [Link] rds. at
Ammo type | _Range(m) | 1g manocuvre_| 5g manoeuvre | 10g manoeuvre
200 1 1 1
500 1 R 43
1000 70 1703 6792
127 mm MP 1500 1795 44536 179205
2000 20204 511240 2137268
2500 141003 3751003 18655694
3000 716403 22600551 283355317
200 1 1 a
500 4 u
11000 572 2282
20mm MPLD 1500 16996 68125
2000 208448 848199
2500 1556684 6795462
3000 8772884 50673865
200 1 1
500 1 9 30
1000 7 1703 or
20mm HEIT 1500 2226 55387 225146
2000 23941 737039 3142929
2500 223327 6172501 35898039
3000 1226035, a7i7o403 | 19865643264
200 1 1 1
500 1 4 u
1000 9 182 m9
25mm APDS-T 1500 105 2496 9047
2000 700 17173 68749
2500 3242 80348 322870
3000 11736 292585 1182749
16DSTO-TN-0565
200 1 1
500 6 2
1000 2 738 3016
oe 1500 799 19741 79098
2000 9125 208762 932856
2500 64659 1660941 7295651
3000 332686 9232223 54464427
200 1 1 a
500 1 4 10
11000 9 207 767
35mm HEI 11500 134 3243, 12933
2000 11080 26741 1107050
2500 5871 146507 590626
3000 24505, 614931 2517439
200 1 1 1
500 1 3 8
1000 7 128 505
35mm FAPDS 1500 6 1626 e452
2000 421 10264 41055
2500 1788 44200 176974
3000 5966 148660 597093
vDSTO-TIN-0565
18
3.23. Multiple guns engaging the front face of a manoeuvring target with non-air
bursting ammunition
‘Table 6 shows the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a 50%
hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre ofeach gun’s
area of influence) on the front face of a 300mm diameter target manoeuvring at 1 g over
various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with o dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad.
Table 6. [Number of guns and rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on an SOW
of diameter 300 mm manoetoring at gat ranges upto 3000 m
ance Net, | totatnoct | N°. ] totatno ot] N&-°F | rotate of
Ammorype [Farge] 85> | rs ciete| SEE | rdsincie| PBMEE | rds incl
|
amy 2 2 T z T 7
sw | 9 oo 4 1 3
roo} 75 | usr | 19 | 160 155
r27mmmp | 1500| 383 | ss | 96 | 13506 | 43 | 13208
zoo | 1366 | ames | on | saat | 152 | gaze
soo | 3807 | arom | 97a | arose | 43 | srsaes
3000 | 9486 1318584, 2372 1316212 1054 1315420,
200 fa 7 1 1 7 7
sm] 3 10 1 10 1 10
1wo| 25 | a | 6 9396 3 265
zommMrtp| 150] 147 | sae | a7 | sim | 16 | 5090
2000 | see | siss0 | im | sero | 62 | ators
200 | 1681 | 16300 | 220 | asi | ier | r61920
000 | 3220 | serroo | tos7 | seorsi_| 470 | sssass
20 | 2 2 1 2 1 1
so | 6 2B 1 3B 1 2
100] 75 | 1 | w | no | 8 | 15
2ommurt | 1500} 476 | 16650 | m9 | asm | 53 | 16802
ao0o | 1936 | 21278 | a9 | ra0re0 | 217 | 120805
soo} 616s | 59770 | isn | sise | oes | sea6r
sooo | r6isi_| 22am | sors | zai | v7 | zassuz0
2m | 7 7 1 7 7
so | 3 10 1 10 1 10
1am | 8 128 2 9 1 1
5mm APDS-T] 1500 2 | 76 | 6 mm | 2 768
ao | a7 | 29 | i | amr | 5 | 205
zo] so | am | 2 | eo | 10 | 651
3000 | 157 | zie | 30 | ae | v7 | amoDSTO-TIN-0565
200, 2 2 1 2 1 1
500 | 4 v 1 v7 1 7
1000 | 34 540 8 52 4 521
25mm HEIT | 1500 | 171 5974 43 5931 19 5917
2000 | 617 3e2s6 | 154 | ae102 0 38051
2500 | veo | a7as7a | 447 | a7za32 | 199 | 172381
3000 | 4427 _| 615306 _| sor _| e1a199_| 492 | 61380
200 [1 z 1 1 1 1
500 | 2 8 1 8 1 8
1000 | 9 aa 2 136 1 136
35mm HEI | 1500 | 28 991 7 984 3 981
2000 | 73 4527 8 4508 8 4502
2500 | 163 1974 a1 15652 18 1566
3000 | _327_| 45409 2 45417 36 45300
200 | 1 1 1 1 1 1
500 | 2 8 1 8 1 8
1000 | 6 97 2 on 1 94
35mm FAPDS| 1500 | 15 510 4 506 2 505
2000 | 28 1760 7 1753 3 1750
2500] 50 4802 2 4765 6 4769
3000 | _ 80 1079 20 11059 9 11052
19DSTO-TN.0565
‘Table 7 shows the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a 50%
hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre of each gun's
area of influence) on the front face of a 300 mm diameter target manoeuvring at5 g over
various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with o dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad.
Table 7. ‘Number of guns and rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on an SOW
of diameter 300mm manceering at 5 gat ranges upto 300m.
angel euce in [Totan0of| NO-CE [rota no of| NESE | Total no of
Ammo type ri Irds in circle 5%! Irds in circle! irds in circ]
(m) | circle 05/5 circle 1.0/5 circle 13/5
05/5. 8 | 10/5, 0/98 | 15/5, 8
ml az | 27 | 7 | | 3 |
500 | 186 742 46 742 21 722
1000 | 1841 29462 460 28542 205 28439
127mmMP | 1500 9500 | 332493 | 2375 | szori7 | 1056 | 32995
000 | saoes | 2113245 | 521 | 2101723 | s7e7 | 2101881
2500 | 97295 | 9437633 | 24324 | 9364657 | 10811 | 9372757
3000 | 237047 | 32949518 | 59262 | 32890240 | 26339 | 32870459
-—.——rti‘“—O™—s—OSOCrsssr
so | a | is | m | ws | 5 | 178
1000} 618 9889 155 9580 69 9546
20mm MPLD| 1300 | 3630 | 127059 | 908 | 126152 | 403 | 125889
2000 | 14017 | 60st | 3508 | 865519 | 1557 | 861380
2500 | 41939 | ao6sa39 | 10185 | 4036583 | 660 | soso07s
3000 | 105562 | ra6773ia | 25308 | 14650038 | 11732 | s46s127
mii | % | « | 2 | 2) 0
500 | 12 | soo | a | so | um | 455
1000 | 18m | 2o462 | 460 | 28512 | 205 | 22139
2omm HIT | 1500 | 11808 | a1s2e1 | 2952 | 410329 | 1312 | aosaas
2000 | 48829 | 3027368 | 12207 | soisise | 5125 | sortase
2500 | 153857 | ravz4n42 | se4on | 14808741 | 17095 | 14821550
3000 | 405133 | 56035840 | 100785 | ssesi620 | 44792 | ss900088
m> op | eo fs | 9 | t 8
so] 4 ) ws | nm | a | 5 | a7
1000 | 196 3135 49 3037 2 3026
[25mm APDS-T] 1500 | 533 18664 133 18531 59 18486
oon | i161 | 71986 | 20 | 7166 | 129 | 71599
2500 2203 | 215629 | 556 | zia61 | 2a7 | 216
3000 | 3895 541415 74 540441, 433 540116[DSTO-TN-0565
200 | 23 2B 6 7 3 6
500 | 92 369 23. 369 10 359
1000} 819 | 13107 | 205 | 12698 | 91 12652
25mmHEIT | 1500] 4216 | 147563 | 1054 | 146509 | 468 | 146158
2000 | 15374 | 953195 | 3844 | 949351 | 1708 | 948069
2500 | 44665 | 4332493 | 11166 | 4298992 | 4963 | 4302711
3000 | 110555 | 15367201 | 27639 | 15339554 | 12084 | 15380328
200 | 13 13 3 9 a 8
500} 41 166 10 166 5 161
1000} 223 | 3560 56 3449 25 3437
35mm HEI | 1500] 693 | 24253 | 173 | 24079 | 77 | 24022
2000) 1807 | 112065 | 452 | 111613 | 201 | 111462
2500| 4049 | 392705 | 1012 | 389668 | 450 | 390005
3000 | 8153_| 1133268 | 2038 | 1131230 | 906 | 1130549
200 | 7 7 2 6 1 5
500 | 33 133 8 133 4 129
1000] 138 | 2206 a4 2137 15 2129
35mm FAPDS} 1500| 347 | 12155 | 87 | 12068 | 39 12039
2000] 694 | 43030 | 174 | 42856 | 77 | 42799
2500 | 1224 | 118697 | 306 | 117779 | 136 | 117881
3000 | 1983 | 275592 | 496 | 275096 | 200 | 278030
21DSTO-IN.0565
Table 8 show's the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a 50%
hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre of each gun’s
area of influence) on the front face of a 300 mm diameter target manoeuvring at 10g over
various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with « dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad.
Table 8. Number of guns and rounds required to ackicve a 50% hit probability on an SOW
of diameter 300 mm manoeuvring at 10 g at ranges up to 3000 m
Irange| guns in | Toth n0 of RG | Total no of] O-S) | Total no of
Ammotype [Ge Site |edsin circle) Be" rds in circle] A." fis in circle
05/10g| 95/28 hr o/10g| 19/78 [15/104] *5/28
200 | 96 96 24 72 cy a
500 | 729 | 24 | 182 | 204 | 81 2833
1000 | 7344 | 117506 | 1836 | 113834 | s16 | 113426
127mm MP | 1500 | 37967 | 1328830 | 9492 | 1319398 | 4219 | 1316173
2000 | 136292 | 8450111 | 34073 | s4i6034 | 15144 | 8404669
2500 | 389076 | 37740420 | 97269 | 37448594 | 43231 | 37480986
3000 | 948052 | 131779223 | 237013 | 131542144 | 105339 | 191463080
200 | 16 16 4 12 2 1
500 | 177 706 44 706 20 687
1000) 2468 | 30490 | 617 | 38256 | 274 | 38119 |
20mm MPLD| 1500] 14514 | 508003 | 3629 | so4374 | 1613 | 503164
2000) 5603s | 3474375 | 14010 | 3460363 | 6226 | 3455601
2500 | 167713 | 16268170 | 41928 | 16142377 | 18635 | 16156340
3000 | 422352 | 58706859 | 105588 | 58601242 | 46928 | 58565997
200 | 53 53 1B 40 6 36
500 | 505 | 2021 | 12% | 202 | 56 1965
1000 | 7330 | 117277 | 1832 | 113612 | 14 | 113205
20mm HEIT | 1500 | 47172 | 1651008 | 11793 | 1630214 | 5241 | 1635282
2000 | 195222 | 12103747 | 4880s | 12054936 | 21691 | 12038657
2500 | 615350 | 59688935 | 153837 | 59227393 | 68372 | 59278623,
3000 | 1612495 | 224136844 | 403124 | 223733609 | 179166 | 223599048
200 | 42 42 10 31 5 2B
500 | 177 706 44 706 20 687
1000! 777 | 12427 | 194 | 12039 | 86 | 11996
5 mm APDS-T| 1500| 2125 | 74386 | sa1 | 73854 | 236 | 73677
2000 | 4641 | 287768 | 1160 | 286607 | 516 | 286220
2500| 8882 | 861597 | 20 | ss4o35 | 987 | 855675
3000 | 15570 | 2164212 | 3892 | 2160319 | 1730 | 2159019DSTO-TN-0565
200] 81 81 20 61 ° Ey
500 | 366 1465 92 1465 41 1424
25 mmHerr | 1000 3262 | 52199 | s16 | 50568 | 362 | 50387
1500 | 16843 | ssoso4 | 4211 | 585283 | 1871 | 583879
2000 | 61465 | 3810852 | 15366 | 3795484 | 6829 | 3790358
2500 | 178645 | 17328601 | 44661 | 17194608 | 19849 | 17209481
3000 | 442166 | 61461078 | 110541 | 61350506 | 49129 | 61313608
200 | 37 37 9 28 4 24
500 | 155 620 39 620 7 608
1000} 829 | 13261 | 207 | 12846 | 92 | 12800
35mm HET | 1500| 2763 | 96703 | 691 | 96012 | 307 | 95781
2000] 7219 | 447598 | 1805 | 445793 | soz | sa5t97
2500 | 16190 | 1570106 | 4047 | 1558263 | 1799 | 1559610
3000 | 32597 | 4530976 | s149 | 4522825 | 3622 | 4520105
200 | 23 2B 6 7 3 15
500 | 128 494 31 494 1“ 480
1000 | 546 729 | 136 | 8456 61 8426
{35mm FAPDS| 1500| 1379 | 48256 | 345 | a7ai2 | 153 | 47797
2000] 2774 | 171983 | 693 | 171290 | 308 | 171058
2500| 4888 | 474107 | 1222 | 470441 | 543 | 470847
3000 | 7918 | 1100643 | 1980 | 1098663 | ss0_| 1098002
2DSTO-TN-0565
24
3.24 Multiple guns engaging the side of a manoeuvring target with non-air bursting
ammunition
Table 9 shows the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a 50%
hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre of each gun's
area of influence) onto the side of a SOW, measuring 2500 mm in length x 300 mm in
diameter, manoeuvring at1 g over various ranges up to3000 m, for guns with ¢ dispersion
angles of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad
Table 9. ‘Number of guns and rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on the side
ofa SOW of diameter 300 mntand length 2500 mm manoeworing at 1 gat ranges
sup to 3000 mt
No of ffotalnoof! No. of [fotalno off No. of [Total no o!
‘Ammo type |Fange] gunsin | rdsin | gunsin | rdsin | gun in | rdsin
(m) | column | column | column | column | column | column
o5/1g | 05/1g | 10/1¢ | 10/1¢ | 15/1g | 15/1
20) 2 2 1 1 T T
soo | 3 3 2 5 1 4
1000| 10 2» 5 34 3 46
127mm MP | 1500| 22 88 u 155 7 28
2000] 42 | 22 | 2 500 u 737
2500} 70 | 704 35 | 103 | 23 | 199
3000| io | 1539 | 55 | 202 | a7 | 4359
200 [1 1 1 1 1 1
500} 2 2 1 3 1 2
1000} 6 7 3 » 2 z
20mm MPLD | 1500 | 14 55 7 96 5 at
2000] 27 | 187 3 | 3a 9 473
2500} 46 | 463 2B | 86 | 15 | 1280
sooo| 73 | 107 | 37 | roa | 24 | 201
200 | 2 2 1 1 1 1
500 | 3 3 1 4 1 4
1000} 10 2» 5 34 3 46
20mmHEIT | 1500} 25 98 wm | iw 8 254
2000} 50 | a | 25 | 590 v7 882
2500; 89 | 8% | 44 | 19 | 30 | 2451
g000| 143 | 2006 | 72 | 378 | 48 | 5685
200 [1 1 1 1 1 1
500 | 2 2 1 3 1 2
i000} 3 10 2 n 1 5
5mm APDS-T| 1500] 5 2 3 37 2 55
2000] 8 54 4 3 3 137
2500} 11 107 5 198 4 296
Ll 3o00| 14 198 7 374 5__| 560DSTO-TN-0565
0 | 2 2 7 1 7 7
500 | 2 2 1 4 1 3
wo] 7 | 2 | 3 | a | 2 | a
oo | o 59 7 108, 5 152
mo] 2 | 16 | wm | a | 9 | a5
200| 48 | a7 | 2 | oa | 6 | t32
so00|_75 | 105 | 33 | 1989 | 25 | 2078
m0 [4 7 1 1 7 7
soo | 2 2 1 2 1 2
100] 3 wo | 2 | 2 | a 16
ssmmuet |i} 6 | 2 | 3 | a2 | 2 | 2
moi |e | 5 | ce | 3 | i
a0] 1 | wm | 7 | 26 | 5 | 388
goo | 20 | 26 | w | sa | 7 | a0
200 [1 1 7 1 7 1
500 | 2 2 1 2 1 2
100] 3 8 1 | i B
asmmrarps| 150} 4 | a7 | 2 | 30 | 1 4
mole |e | | | 2 |, ie
200 8 | 7 | 4 | wr | 3 | 20
soo | 10 | am | 5 | 27 | 3 | 40DSTO-TN.0565
26
‘Table 10 shows the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a
50% hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre of
each gun’s area of influence) onto the side of a SOW, measuring 2500 mm in length x
300mm in diameter, manoeuvring at 5 g over various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns
with 6 dispersion angles of 05, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad.
Table 10. Number of guns and rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on the side
ofa SOW of diameter 300 mm and length 2500 mm manoeuvring at 5 g at ranges
up to 3000 m
No of [fotalnooff [Link] ffotalnoof [Link] [Total no of
‘Ammo type |fange] sunsin | rdsin | gunsin | rdsin | gunsin | rds in
(=) | column | column | column | column | column | column
05/5g | 05/5¢ | 10/5g | 1.0/5g | 1.5/5g | 15/5,
200 | 6 6 3 3 2 2
500 | 15 15 8 B 5 20
1000 | 48 45 4 169 16 26
127mmMP | 1500! 110 | 440 55 770 a7 1136
2000] 208 | 158 | 108 | 2500 9 3680
2500| 352 | 3520 | 17% | on | 17 | 9738
3000 | sao | zoo | 275 | 14559 | 183 | 21702
200 | 3 3 1 1 1 1
500 | 8 8 4 n 3 10
1000] 28 on “ 98 9 131
20mm MPLD| 1500 | 68 22 34 476 2B 703
2000) 134 935 o7 1603 45 2360
2500; 20 | 2 | 16 | 4275 7 6393,
3000 | _367_| 5133 | 183 | o717_| 122 | 14588
200 | 4 4 2 2 a Z
500 | 13, 2B 6 19 4 7
1000} 48 45 24 169 16 226
20mmHEIT | 1500] 123 | 490 61 858 41 1267
2000 249 | 1785 | 125 | 2902 83 | 4405
2500| 443 | 4426 | 221 | sss | 148 | 12245
3000| 716 | 10030 | 358 | 18986 _| 239 | 28419
200 [4 4 2 2 1 a]
500 | 8 8 4 n 3 10
1000] 16 7 8 55 5 74
[25 mm APDS-T) 1500 108 B 182 9 269
2000] 38 269 19 461 B 679
2500} 5 532 7 984 18 472
3000 | 70 986 35 1866 2B 2793DSTO-TN-0565
200 | 5 3 3 3 2 2
500 | 11 u 5 16 4 u
1000| 32 97 16 13 n | wt
2BmmHEIT | 1500! 73 | 23 | 37 | 513 ma | 757
2000} 140 | 979 | 70 | 1679 | 47 | 2472
2500; 238 | 2385 | 119 | am2 | 79 | 6598
3000 | 375_| 5253 | 18s | oomz | 125 | 14882
200 | 4 4 2 2 1 1
500 | 7 7 4 u 2 10
1000} 17 50 8 39 6 7
a5mmHEI | 1500] 30 | 19 | 15 28 | 10 | 307
2000} 48 | 336 | 24 5% | 16 | 88
2500] 72 | 718 | 36 | 1328 | 24 | 1986
go00| 102 | 1426 | s1_| 270 | 34 | 40m
200 | 3 3 2 2 1 1
500 | 7 7 3 10 2 9
1000} 13 40 7 46 4 62
{35mm FAPDS| 1500 | 21 at n uy 7 217
2000] 30 | 28 ) 15 | 357 10 | 525
2500; 39 | 39 | 2 | 730 13 | 1092
3000 | 50 m3_| 25 | 131 | 17 | 1993DSTO-TN-0565
28
‘Table 11 shows the estimated number of guns and rounds required in total to achieve a
50% hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre of each
gun’s area of influence) onto the side ofa SOW, measuring 2500 mm in length x 300 mm in
diameter, manoeuvring at 10 g over various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with &
dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mrad,
Table 11. Number of gunsand rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability onthe side
of a SOW of diameter 300 min: and length 2500 nim manoeworing at 10 g at
ranges up to 3000 m
Noof ffotalno of [Link] [fotalno of No. of ffotalno ol
IRange| guns in | rdsin | gunsin | rdsin | gunsin | rdsin
Ammo type oo Smeal Sean | cee || en | oe | oe
05/103 | 05/10g | 10/108 | 10/10 | 15/10¢ | 15/10
mw] ou | im é 6 a a
500 | 30 | 30 15 ss | 1 | a
roo! 97 | 20 | 48 | 338 | 32 | 451
127mmMP | 1500| 220 | 879 | m0 | 1539 | 73 | 2272
2000 417 | 2016 | 208 | 4999 | 139 | 7359
2500| 704 | 70s | 352 | 13021 | 235 | 19473
3000 | 1099 | 15382 | sap _| 20115 | 366 | 43581
200 | 4 4 2 2 1 1
so] 15 | 15 7 2 5 20
100] 56 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 262
20mmMPLD| 1500} 136 | sas | 68 | 952 | 45 | 1405
2000| 267 | 1870 | 134 | 3205 | 89 | 4719
2500| 462 | aor | 231 | 8519 | 154 | 12785
3000 | 733__| 10266 | 367_| 19433 | 244 | 29088
200 | 8 8 4 4 3 3
500 | 25 25 3 | 38 8 3t
100} 97 | 20 | 4 | a8 | a2 | a5
20mmuHEIT | 1500} 245 | 980 | 123 | 176 | s2 | 2532
2000| 499 | 3490 | 249 | 5983 | 166 | 8808
2500} 98s | ass | 493 | 16375 | 295 | 2usa9
3000 | 1433 | 20060 | 716 | a7e71_|_47a_| 56807
200 | 7 7 4 4 2 2
so | 15 | 15 7 2 5 2»
roo} 31 | oF as | no | 10 | wz
25mm APDS-T) 1500] 52 | 208 | 2 | 34 | 17 | sxe
200] 77 | 538 | 38 | 922 | 2 | 1358
2500| 106 | 1063 | 53 | 1967 | 35 | 2012
3000] 141 | 197 | 70 | s7_| 47 | 55xDSTO-IN.0565
200 | 10 10 3 3 3 3
500 | 22 2 u 2 7 2
tooo} o | 193 | 32 | 26 | a | an
PommHEIT | 1500| 146 | 586 | 73 | 1025 | 49 | 1513
2000} 280 | 1958 ] 140 | 3357 | 93 | 4942
2500| 477 | 4769 | 238 | 8023 | 159 | 13195
3000 | 750 | 10505 | 375 | 19st | 250 | 20763
200 [7 7 3 3 2 2
500 | 14 u 7 2 5 19
1000 | 32 7 16 | m | nu | 12
asmmuHet | 1500] 59 | 237 | 30 | 415 | 20 | 613
2000} 9% | 67 48 | 10 | 32 | 1694
2500} us | 136 | 72 | 2656 | 48 | 3972
3000 | 201 | 2as2_| 102 | 5309 | 68 | s081
200 [5 5 3 3 2 2
500 | 13 B 6 1” 4 v7
1000 | 26 79 2B 92 9 123
asmmFArps| 1500} 42 | 18 | 2 | 23 | um | 433
2000} 59 | 416 | 30 | 713 | 20 | 1050
2500; 79 | 79 | 39 | 159 | 26 | 2183
3000 | 100 | 1406 | so | 2661 | 33 | 3083
29DSTO-TN.0565
3.2.5 Multiple guns engaging the front face of a manoeuvring target with air bursting
ammunition
Table 12 shows the estimated number of guns and ABM rounds required in total to
achieve a 50% hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre
ofeach gun’s area of influence) on the front face of a 300mm diameter target manoeuvring
at 1 g over various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with o dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and.
15 mrad.
Table 12. Number ofguns and ABM rounds required t achieve a 50% hit probability onan
SOW of diameter 300 mm manoeuvring at Iga ranges up 1 3000 m
Noof |Totalno] [Link] [Totalno] [Link] | Total no
Range| guns in| of rds in| guns in| of rds in| guns in| of rds in
Cok Led (a) |"cirte | clecie | circle | circle | civle | circle
05/1| 05/1 |10/1g| 1.0/1g |15/1g) 15/1
20s ee [nee ee ela 1
so} 1 | 4 7 a 3
roo} 3 | #6 | 2 | 9 | a | me
30mm ABM+3m | 150] 17 | on | 8 | 169 | 5 | 1552
2000] 65 | 4022 | 29 | 71 | 16 | 9000
2500 | 188 | reis | 78 | 20614 | 42 | sesso
3000 | as_| os169 | 17e_| ses2a | 94 | ti7181
m)1]2],2i)31i)2 1
so} 1 | 2 1 2 | 1 3
woo! 2 | » J 1 ja] 1} a
ieee (| @ | el | bot |
2000 | 21 | 1323 | 10 | 2867 | 6 | 200
2500| 50 | ae | 22 | axis | 12 | 10u9
3000 | 100 | 1393 | 41_| 22753 | 22 | 27662
m{1]2{21]1)4 1
50} 1 | 1 a fafa 2
roo] 1 | 1 | 1 | a | a | mm
4ommt7o+45m | 1500] 7 | 232 | a | siz | 2 | 73
2000] 23 | 14s | 12 | 29390 | 7 | 3983
2500] 64 | e184 | 30 | 11601 | 17 | 15165
3000 | 148 | 20601 | 66 | 36593 | 37 | 46285
20} 1 | 1 | 1 ae 1
so} 1 | 1 | 4 1 | 4 1
wo} 1 | 5 | 1 | so | a | 26
rommuasrrres |) 3 | of i jan fa | a
200] 4 | 275 | 3 | 7a | 2 | 1153
2500] 1 | 1059 | 7 | 2596 | 5 | 3964
[3000 | 23 | sis2 | 13 | aor | 9 | 20878DSTO-TN-0565
Table 13 shows the estimated number of guns and ABM rounds required in total to
achieve a 50% hit probability (calculated as though the target were to lay within the centre
ofeach gun's area of influence) on the front face of a 300 mm diameter target manoeuvring
at5 g over various ranges up to 3000 m, for guns with c dispersion angles of 0.5, 1.0 and
15 mrad.
Table 13. Numtber of uns and ABM rounds required to achieve a 50% hit probability on an
SOW of diameter 300 mm: manoeworing at 5 g at ranges tp to 3000 m
No of | Total no [No. of] Total no | No. of | Total no
[Range|guns in| of rds in |guns in| of rds in |guns in| of rds in
(m) | circle | circle circle | circle | circle | circle
05/5 ¢| 05/5 |1.0/5g| 1.0/5 |15/5g| 15/5,
Ammo type
200} 1 1 1 1 1 1
500} 4 u 2 40 2 64
1000] 69 | 1099 | 39 | 2395 | 25 | 3437
30mm ABM+3m | 1500] 424 | 14843 | 208 | 28884 | 123 | 38363
2000 | 1613 | 100017 | 717 | 177001 | 403 | 223828
2500 | 4672 | 453136 | 1931 | 743270 | 1048 | 908769
3000 | 11347 | 1577245 | 4432 | 2460012 | 2344 | 2025858
200 [ 1 1 1 1 1 1
500 | 3 2 2 34 2 7
1000] 39 | 626 | 23 | 135 ) 15 | 2128
1500 | 179 | 6261 | 92 | 12844 | 56 | 17563
2000} 530 | 32844 | 248 | 61256 | 143 | 79500
2500 | 1237 | 120022 | 538 | 206939 | 299 | 259180
3000 | 2493 | 346508 | 1021 | 566698 | 552 | 688962
200 f 1 1 1 1 1 1
500 | 2 7 1 2 1 37
1000] 29 | 459 | 18 | 1139 | 13 | 1774
40mmL70+45m | 1500] 162 | 5672 | 91 | 12671 | 58 | 18202
2000) 577 | 35788 | 295 | 72742 | 178 | 98876
2500 | 1588 | 154009 | 750 | 288022 | 436 | 377608
3000 | 3699 | 514100 | 1644 | 912312 | 925_| 1153950
35mm AHEAD +
35m
wo] > | mm |e | as | a | on
remmuasosrs |r| a5 | ame | 2 | suet | ae | ser
2000 | 110 | 6830 | 73 | 17962 | 52 | 28622
2500| 271 | 26279 | 167 | 64392 | 113 | 98344
3000 | 570 | 79217 | 332 | r8s216 | 217 | 270782
31