THE DARDO CLOSE-IN POINT-DEFENSE SYSTEM
GENERALLY SPEAKING, GUN-BASED CLOSE-IN POINT-DEFENSE SYSTEMS COME IN 2 CATEGORIES: SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DESTROY AN INCOMING MISSILE BY DIRECT SHELL IMPACT; &, AMMUNITION FEATURING LARGER FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD WITH PROXIMITY FUZE IS USED. THE ITALIAN NAVY USES THE LATTER APPROACH. ITS DARDO SYST...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences Biological sciences, 1982-03, Vol.108 (3), p.134-135 |
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Zusammenfassung: | GENERALLY SPEAKING, GUN-BASED CLOSE-IN POINT-DEFENSE SYSTEMS COME IN 2 CATEGORIES: SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO DESTROY AN INCOMING MISSILE BY DIRECT SHELL IMPACT; &, AMMUNITION FEATURING LARGER FRAGMENTATION WARHEAD WITH PROXIMITY FUZE IS USED. THE ITALIAN NAVY USES THE LATTER APPROACH. ITS DARDO SYSTEM IS THE ONLY "INFLUENCE" GUN-BASED CLOSE-IN WEAPON SYSTEM. THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES ITS MAIN COMPONENTS & CAPACITY. |
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ISSN: | 0962-8452 |