Effectiveness of Imperfect Decoys

A. Hershaft
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A. Hershaft: Center for Naval Analyses, Washington, D.C.

Operations Research, 1968, vol. 16, issue 1, 10-17

Abstract: Mathematical relations are developed to express the effectiveness of decoys in a situation that requires the attacker to assign his weapons on the basis of imperfect classification of the targets. The analysis considers the effects of a number of pertinent parameters, such as the number of real and decoy targets and the enemy's classification ability and missile effectiveness, and calculates the probabilities of survival of real targets. A number of hypothetical examples are given to illustrate the application of the theory to practical problems.

Date: 1968
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