Weaponeering: An Introduction

Weaponeering: An Introduction, Volume 1 covers the basic subjects that need to be understood to compute weapon effects based on the concept of an Effectiveness Index, or EI. These subjects include weapon delivery accuracy, warhead lethality and target vulnerability. This approach gives reasonable, rapid results and allows an easier understanding of current methods used to estimate weapon effects.

For the best value, Weaponeering: An Introduction, 3E, Vol. 1 may also be purchased as part of a two volume set with Advanced Weaponeering, 3E, Vol. 2.

Volume 1 Contents
Chapter 1 Overview of Weaponeering and Weapon Effectiveness
Chapter 2 Introduction to Statistical Methods
Chapter 3 Weapon Trajectory
Chapter 4 Delivery Accuracy Overview
Chapter 5 Accuracy of GPS/INS Guided Weapons
Chapter 6 Introduction to Vulnerability and Effectiveness
Chapter 7 Vulnerability Assessment Implementation
Chapter 8 Effectiveness Assessment Implementation
Chapter 9 Calculating Damage Probabilities Monte Carlo Methods
Chapter 10 Calculating Damage Probabilities Deterministic Methods
Chapter 11 Single Weapons Directed Against an Area of Targets
Chapter 12 Stick Deliveries
Chapter 13 Cluster Munitions
Chapter 14 Projectiles
Chapter 15 Weaponeering for Specific Targets Using Effectiveness Indices
Chapter 16 Surface-to-Surface Weaponeering Indirect Fire
Chapter 17 Direct Fire: Infantry, Vehicles and Small Boats
Chapter 18 Computer Implementation of Weaponeering Methods
Appendix A Statistical Tables
Appendix B Damage Criteria

MORRIS R. DRIELS has taught engineering at universities in the United Kingdom and the United States since 1972. Since 1995, in support of the Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness, his research has focused on various aspects of conventional weapon effects, commonly known as weaponeering. Since 2000 he has taught a graduate-level Introduction to Weaponeering class at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and an associated short course to military and civilian audiences in the United States and overseas.