THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILES, SUCH AS THE TOMAHAWK OR HARPOON DEPENDS UPON THE CAPABILITY OF THE ADVERSARY'S TRACKING AND GUN AIMING CAPABILITIES.

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILES, SUCH AS THE TOMAHAWK OR HARPOON DEPENDS UPON THE CAPABILITY OF THE ADVERSARY'S TRACKING AND GUN AIMING CAPABILITIES. MODELS OF THE ENCOUNTER GEOMETRY, SENSOR PERFORMANCE, AND PREDICTOR ALGORITHMS ARE DEVELOPED IN THIS PHASE I STUDY. PERFORMANCE PREDICITIONS ARE PROVIDED FOR A VARIETY OF SENARIOS AND PARAMETER SETS. THIS PHASE RESTRICTS ITSELF TO A SINGLE MISSILE - SINGLE DEFENDER ENCOUNTER. A MORE COMPLETE RANGE OF SENSITIVITY STUDIES, THE REDUCTION OF A STATISTICALLY MEANINGFUL NUMBER OF CASES USING ORDER STATISTICS, AND THE PROBLEM WILL MULTIPLE TRACK AMBIGUITIES WILL BE ADDRESSED IN PHASE II.