"COMBAT AGAINST ENEMY NUCLEAR ARTILLERY, FREE ROCKETS, AND GUIDED MISSILES IN OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS OF AN ARMY" (CHAPTER V)

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"Combat Against Enemy Nuclear Artillery,
Free Rockets, and Guided Missiles in
Offensive and Defensive Operations of an
Army" (Chapter V)
DATE OF INFO : October 1960
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CONTENT : Documentary
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Following is a verbatim translation of Chapter V of
a TOP SECRET Soviet publication titled "Combat Against
Enemy Nuclear Artillery, Free Rockets, and Guided Missiles
in Offensive and Defensive Operations of an Army" This
document contains seven chapters and was published on 15
October 1960 by Scientific-Research Artillery Institute
No. 1 in Leningrad. Each chapter will be disseminated as
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Chapter V
"Destruction of Enery Offensive Nuclear
Weapons by Artillery"
Depending on its capabilities, artillery may be em-
ployed to destroy "Lacrosse" guided missiles, "Honest
John" and "Little John" free rockets, and 280mm and
203.2mm guns while these are located at firing or wait-
ing positions (vyzhidatelnaya pozitsiya), or else during
the time of moving them from one position to another.
Also, artillery may be employed for firing at technical
positions and transport with nuclear warheads.
Each one of the above targets has its own features
and calls for an individual approach when working out
recommendations for its destruction. Let us evaluate
these targets from the viewpoint of their vulnerability
to artillery fire.
I Stipulated Target Zone (Dimensions)
The full characteristics of the destructive action
of shells on any target are based on the law of destruc-
tion (zakon porazheniya), which establishes the inter-
relation between the probability of target destruction
and the distance of the burst from the target. .Never-
theless, calculations based solely on the law of
destruction are linked with certain difficulties.
Therefore, as a rule, one of its characteristics is
used in practice - the projectile moment of distribution
(pulevoy moment raspredeleniya) - which is known as the
"stipulated target zone" (privedennaya zona tseli). The
stipulated target zone is a convenient and objective
characteristic of the action of shells on targets.
Physically, this is a conventional (uslovnyy) area of
definite size, the probability of even one hit on which
Is numerically equal to the probability of destruction
of the target.
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Each target has its own stipulated zone.
The targets under review are by nature individual
combined targets composed of elements of different
vulnerability (equipment, projectile, personnel).
This circumstance creates a certain amount of difficulty
in finding a law of destruction for them. Moreover,
finding a law of destruction, and therefore the exact
size of the stipulated target zone for such targets as
enemy offensive nuclear-weapons, is practically_impos-
sible for the time being, in view of the absence of
data of any kind on their vulnerability to artillery
Shells. Therefore, one is obliged to use approximate
characteristics obtained by indirect means.
In such cases, the stipulated zone is also often
calculated on the basis of logical considerations,
without any knowledge of the law of destruction. We
shall be using this method for certain targets in this
work.:
1.
Stipulated Zone of a Launching Mount
(280mm Gun) Located at a Firing.
Position (Sop)
Launching mounts for "Lacrosse" missiles and "Honest
John" and "Little John" rockets as well as 280mm guns
occupy a firing position as a rule for one round, after
which they move to a waiting position (cover). For this
reason, as a rule firing positions are not equipped from
the engineer viewpoint.
As a target, a launching mount (gun) at a firing
position is a mount (combat vehicle Or gun) in a loaded
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state * located on an open site manned by a crew engaged
in preparations to fire the round.
The vulnerable elements of such a target are con-
sidered to be: the projectile, the equipment of the
mount (gun), and the crew located in the open (it is
assumed that after the first bursts of shells in the
vicinity, the crew will lie flat).
The sizes of the launching mounts (280mm guns)
taken from zi-27 are given in Table 29.
Table 29
Sizes of Launching Mounts (280mm Guns)
Systems
i Length 1 Width m
� (m) (m)
Height h (m)
with the
least yo
1
2
3
4
"Lacrosse" guided missiles
7.7
3
4.2
"Honest John" free rocket
10
3
3
"Little John" free rocket
5
2.3
1.8
280mm gun T-131
12
3.1
2.8
* The loading of launching mounts is carried out, as a
rule, at the waiting position (in the assembly ((sbor))
and shelter area) or at the technical position. The
loading of 280mm guns is done directly at the firing
position, and for this reason, at the time of loading,
beside the gun itself at the firing position there will
be the vehicle with the shell.
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Up to now, the stipulated target zone of such a tar-
get as an enemy launching mount (280mm gun) at a firing
position was taken to be the geometric dimensions of
the mount (gun), taking into account the shadow projection,
increased by a'certain arbitrarily chosen radius of -
fragmentation (blast) effect of the shell on equipment.
In our view, the stipulated target zones obtained by
such methods do not wholly reflect the capabilities of
artillery shells in destroying enemy launching mounts
(guns). Study of information available on launching
mounts, as.wellas their ammunition, gives us ground to
estimate their present vulnerability to shell splinters.
It Would also be advisable to take into account the
fragmentation action of snells on the crew (personnel)
working near the launching mount (gun).
Governed by the desire to make a fuller consideration
of the destructive capabilities of artillery firing at
enemy launching mounts (280mm guns) located at firing
positions and lacking definite data on their vulnerability,
the writers of this study decided to follow the course
of using available data on the action of shells on tar-
gets bearing most resemblance to the ones Under review.
In particular, to determine stipulated target zones
for "Lacrosse" gUided missiles and "Honest John" and
"Little John" free rockets, we used results of experi-
mental firing being carried out by the writers of study
ipw, with the aim of determining the stipulated zone
or a SON-4 radar set by experimental means. The
stipulated zone for a 280mm gun was determined by using
the coordinate area of destruction of a 152mm M-47 gun,
obtained in study 4717.
The reason for using the experimental data in study
217 to determine the stipulated zone for "Lacrosse"
guTded missiles and "Honest John" and "Little John"
free rockets is the fact that missiles and launching
mounts can withstand roughly the same amount of frag-
mentation and blast effect from a shell as the SON-4.
This is shown in the following data.
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It has been shown in study J7 that in order to
put a SON-4 radar set Out of ac ionjit is essential
for a splinter to penetrate the wall of the set and
the wall of the cabinet (unit) containing the rad�o
technical equipment. At the sane time the splinter
should have a specific energy in the region ot ?00
kgm/cm4.
There is every reason to believe that in Order to
put a missile or a launching mount out of action it is
necessary for a splinter to penetrate either the
casing of the missile or the balancing column (urav-
noveshivayushChaya kolonka), and in the vase of the
"Lacrosse" the wall of the automatic checkout apparatus
(electric power unit). Note that the main part of the
vulnerable surface is the surface of the missile. There
is no information on the casing thickness of "Lacrosse,"
"Honest John," and "Little John" missiles. Comparing
them to similar missiles produced here at home, it may
be assumed that the thickness of the casing of an
"Honest John" should be in the regionci 8mm and that of
the "Lacrosse" and "Little John" should be in the region
of from 4 to 6mm44rovided the missile is made of steel
of medium hardness. Naturally, if they are made of
harder steel, the thickness of the casing. may be re-
duced.
-Rockets (missiles) are of cylindrical shape. The
amount of energy of the splinter required to penetrate
a cylindrical surface will be greatly influenced by the
angle of impact (vstrecha) of the splinter with the
obstacle. We shall consider the angle of impact to be
the anglesebetween the tangent at the point of impact
of the splinter with the obstacle and the direction
of flight of the splinter. The maximum angle of im-
pactivmay be taken as 400.
According to experimental data of ONIAP 0AU /727
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Directorate), a splinter should have the specific energy
shown in Table 30 in order to penetr4te a steel sheet
of medium hardness.
Table 30
Specific Energy of Splinter (in kgm/cm2)
Required to Penetrate a Steel Sheet
1
Weight of
splinter
(kg) '
Angle of impact
4/(degrees)
Thickness of steel
sheet
Remarks
�am
Smm
3
90
112
The average
is arrived
60
224
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at as a re-
sult of di
40
274
Average
Viding by five
the specific
energy ati/-
222
900, the doubled
specific energy
at 4i -600, and
the doubled
specific energy
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splinter
(kg)
Angle of impact
tv (degrees)
Thickness of steel
sheet
Remarks
6mm
Sim
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5
90
135
200
..
As above
60
188 Li
2?4.461Z7
40
25017
297
Avera e
Avew
202
282
,
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10
90
104
197
60
195
230 �
40
272
3?0
Average
Average
208
283 2z7
i
It will be seen from Table 30 that the required
specific energy of a splinter practically does not
change with the change of weight of the splinter but
depends in the main on the angle of impact*; for a
steel sheet of medium hardness 6 to 8mm thick, the
required specific energy of the Splinter may be taken
on the average as being equal to 240 kgm/cm2. If one
takes into consideration the possible change in the
elevation angle of a missile, which may lead to a re-
duction in the angle of impact, which in turn will
require an increased specific energy of the splinter,
With�Pless than il?7 40�, the necessary specific energy
is Lane word missing.
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then it may be assumed that, in order to penetrate the
casing of a missile, the splInter should have a specific
energy of roughly ?00 kgm/cm2.
On the basis of the above assumption, the stipulated
zone for "Lacrosse" guided missiles and "Honest John"
and "Little John" free rockets may be calculated as
follows;
We know the stipulated zone Sb. for SON-4 obtained
from 17.97.for average conditions (8c- 400), which can
be formulated thus:
S'c S'??' + S'? + S'??? (17)
"where SIA..3.is the stipulated zone for SON-4 equal
to 495 m2 for a 122-mm howitzer, 480 m2
for a li-Kmm gun, and 585 einiz for a 152-
howitzer and gun;
- S'?? is the part of S'c equal to the area occupied
by AC" the radar (S'?9-16.?m2);
- S' 1s the part of S'c equal to the shadow pro-
jeftion of the radar (where ec - 400, S', - 38.5a7,:m2
- S'??? is the part of S'e that coincides With the
area a? of fragmentation and blast effect of the
shell on the equipment which is equal to 440 m4
for a 122mm howitzer, 425 m for 130mm gun, and
530 m2 for a 152mm howitzer and gun.
Having-got this data, and using the corresponding
coefficients which allow one to convert from the
conditions under which S'c was obtained to conditions
of firing at launching mounts, it is possible to cal-
culate the respective stipulated zones. The formula
for the approximate calculations of the stipulated
zone Sop of a launching mount located at a firing
positin will look as follows:
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Sop = Smch 4- Sr +)(xl)x S61mch
�
where Smch is the area taken up by the launching mount
Smch =�x in;
��� NM.
(18)
(0)
St is the stipulated dimensions of shadow projection
of the launching mount;
St = h (esincC+ in cosCC)
�e
where h is the stipulated height of launching mount;
Mis the angle between plane of fire of our battery
and the longitudinal axis of the enemy launching
mount (for calculationsCCis equal to zero);
Xis the coefficient which takes into account
change in effective fragmentation action of
a shell on equipment when moving from conditions
of fire at 8 - 400 Ea to the effective
conditions; the coefficient values �flare given
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Table 31
Values ofXCoefficient
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ange? Values of coefficientX!or
g0�.24,7 to effective
change-over from ec -400
.122mm ecJ 152
How
mm
How
130mm
Gun
152mm
3un
43Z-2.7
0.98
1.00
56L7 1.2?
37/V
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61/17
0. ?4
0. ?5
??
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41 L/7
43 Lt7
55a7
60Z767
22/17 0.9
32n7 O.9LV
?7 0,99117
55Lt7 1.27
Ois a coefficient which takes account the change
in effectivenss of the fragmentation effect of a shell
on equipnent with changes in the area of the vulnerable
surface*,
c
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where P and Pd is the total vulnerable surface
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respflctively of a SON-4 radar
set and a launching mount with
a missile.
The total vulnerable surface area of a SON-4 radar
set (P,) is understood to be the area situated in the
best ibne of splinter flight (when the burst of the
missile is on the right, left, and in front of the
radar set. The total vulnerable surface area of the
radar set is: P = 8-12 m2, taking into account the
coefficient of falling the assembly with radio-technical
equipment as equal to 0.7 according to study L27
The total vulnerable surface area of a launching
mount with a missile was determined on the same basis
as in the case of SON-4. The following were considered
to be vulnerable: the surfaces made up by the missile,
the balancing column, and in addition, in the case of
"Lacrosse", by the automatic checkout device of the
missile (electric power supply unit), with the shell
burst to the right, left, and in front of the launching
mount. The width of the vulnerable part of the cylindrical
surface was taken to be equal to
Du = Dts cos yi (21)
where Dts is the diameter of cylindrical surface
� of the missile (balancing column);
q) is the angle of impact (in calculation
I value is taken as y = 400).
Data on the vulnerable surfaces of the "Lacrosse,".
"Honest John," and "Little John" when located atjfiring
positions, as well as the values of coefficient are
given in Table 32.
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Table 32
Area of Vulnerable Surface and Values of Coefficient V
Description
LacrosSeA
"Honest John'
"Little John'
2
3
4
5
Stipulated length of
vulnerable part of
missile (raketa) (m)
5.2
8.34
3.2
12
Stipulated width of vul-
nerable part of missile
(m)
0.4
0.48
0.25
Vulnerable area of missilq
(m2) when the shell burst'
is on right (left)
2.08
4.
0.8
Vulnerable area of bal-
ancing column (m2) when
the shell burst is on
right (left)'
0.1
0.25
0.17
5
Vulnerable area of the
automatic checkout devik..e
of the missile (snaryad)
power unit),
taking into account the
filling coefficient (0.7)
when the burst is on right
,
(left).
1.12
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Total vulnerable area when
shell burst is on right
�
(left)
3.3
4.25
0.97
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Description
"Lacrosse"
"Honest John"
'Little John'
1
2
3
4
5
.
1
7
Total vulnerable area
when the shell burst is
in front *
1.27
O.?
0.27
8
fiord illegiblf7
vulnerable area
?.?
. ?.0
2.21
9
L-7
O.??
1.111/7
0.27
10
v.??
1 . o 5 Cle7
0.48
AV
* For the "Honest John" and "Little John" the vulnerable area
of the balancing device has been obtained L70 only for the
mean angle of elevation 47 for "Lacrosse", for that open
1275ork missing7 part of the missile Sord missinCat
an angle of elevation 12J of 70� 07
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The sizes of stipulated zones for "Lacrosse" guided
missiles and ."Honest John" and "Little John" free
rockets.when located at firing positions are shown
in Table 34. It should be noted that the stipulated
zones which were obtained did not take into consideration
the effect of fragmentation on the crew. MOreover, the
effect of ricochet splinters capable of leaving scratches
and dents on the surface of the missile were ignored,
as were their effect on �the tail assembly, stabilizing
fins, and the launching mount. For this reason the
stipulated zones obtained can be only underestimated.
At the same time, the calculation of the change of
width of the vulnerable part of thecylindrical sur-
face; depending on the distance of the burst from the
launching mount, was carried out roughly, and this
could have led to a certain overestimate of the results
obtained. On the whole, though, the stipulated zones
shown in Table 34 indicate approximately the true nature
of the destructive effect of shells on enemy mounts
located at firing positions.
In determining the stipulated zone for a 280mm gun
located at a firing position, use was made of the co-
ordinate (koordinatnyy) law of destruction of a 152mm
M-47 gun located on an open site and which was obtained
from 017 for conditions when firing at the gun arid at
the gun crew, located near the gun in kneeling position
(the stipulated zone of a rifleman in kneeling position)
is carried out by a 122mm shell by direct laying (the
angle of descen4-30).
The analysis of the nature of this law made it
possible to determine the part played by the destructive
effect of a 122mm shell on certain vulnerable elements
of the target when the shell hit the stipulated target
zone, and in particular the part played by the frag-
mentation effect of the shell on the equipment and the
crew. In other words, if S'op is the dtipulated zone
for a 152mm gun located at au�open firing position, it
has been possible to determine its components:
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S' = Smch
op ' S'o/mch So/r
where S'mch is the part of S'op equal to the area occupied
� by the gun;
S't is the part of S'op equal to the shadow projection
of the gun
So/mch = 65 m
is the part of S'op that coincides
with the fragmentation action of the shell on
the gun equipment, And
S'o/r = 55 m2 is the part of S'op that coincides
with the fragmentation action of the shell on
the crew.
Having this data and using the appropriate coefficients
which make it possible to change over from conditions in
which the S',010 was obtadlipd to conditions of firing at
an enemy 280m1ir gun, it is possible to calculate the
corresponding stipulated zones. The formula for the
approximate calculation of the stipulated zone (80p)
for a 280mm gun located at a firing position looks-as
follows:
S0p = Smch St +0Sio/mch +X/Sfo/r
where, by analogy with formula (19)- Smch is the area
occupied by the 280mm gun while St is-tte stipulated
dimensions of the shadow projectirm of the gun:
)e is the coefficient which takes into account the
change in the effective fragmentation action of the
shell on the crew and equipment when converting from
conditions at which the law was obtained (122mm shell
O - 30) to the effective conditions (caliber of shell
different from 122mm, ec )4 30).
The values of coefficientXcalculated on the basis
of 4727 are given in Table 33.
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D
ffiange
Values of coefficientkhen firing from:
122mm How
152mm How
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
(km)
8
1.2
1.75
1.1
1.63
10
1.27
1.72
-
-
12
1.58
2.28
1.17
1.63
16
-
1.29
1.72
20
-
1.41
2.3
24
-
-
1.5
-
26
-
-
1.7
-
) A is the coefficient which takes into account the change
in the effective fragmentation action of a shell on
equipment with the change in size of the surface vul-
nerable to splinters, when converting from conditions
for which the law was obtained (from P ,,,,,) to the
actual conditions. A comparison betw-e-eirthe 280mm
and 152mm guns shows that the 280mm gun has more elements
vulnerable to splinters and therefore has a larger vul -
nerable area as compared with the 152mm gun. Nonethe-
less, it is difficult to express in figures the ratio
.between the vulnerable surfaces of a 280mm gun and that
of a 152mm gun. For this reason, we will take this
ratio and therefore also the value of coefficientO to
be equal to one.
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fis the coefficient which takes into account the
change of effective fragmentation action of a shell on
the crew depending on changes in the vulnerable surface
of an individual rifleman when converting from conditions
for which the law was Otained ("riflemen in kneeling
position" -se - 0.55 le) to the actual conditions
("riflemen in% prone position" -zf7=0.25 m2).
According to the studies 017 and av for angles
= 30 to 600, the doubling of the size of the rifleman
will lead to an increase in size of the stipulated zone
of the rifleman (4) on average by 1.6 times. Hence
=
01
Values of the stipulated zone for a 280mm gun
located at a firing position, calculated according to
formula (22), are given in Table 34.
Table 34
Stipulated Zones of Launching Mounts (280mm guns) Located
at Firing Positions (Sop)
Arty.
Systems
D
g
,
S
opangt7
for:
(km)
"Lacrosse"
'Honest John'
'Little John"
-7=131
280mm
Gun
8
470
495
225
180
122mm
10
485
520
230
185
How
12
580
625
280.
200
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''Lacrosse'
op S for:
"Honest John"
"Little John'
T-131
280mm
Gun
8
550
580
260
245
152mm
10
545
580
260
245
How
12
700
740
335a7
290
8
430
455
200
1?0
12
435
475
210
180
130mm .
pun
16
460
490
220
190
20
500
5?0
240
200
�
24
540
575
260
210
28:g
600
640
280f.52
220
-,
8
520
560
250Z?7
230J
152mm
12
520
5?0
25002
28017,2
Gun
16
645127
675
260er
740
20
700
745
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2. Stipulated Zone of a Battery of 203.2mm
Guns Located at a Firing Position
As a rule 203.2mm guns occupy firing positiOns by
battery. The firing position of a 203.2mm howitzer
battery is equipped in the same way as the firing position
of an ordinary battery. As a target, a battery of 203.2mm
guns located at a firing position represents 4 guns locat-
ed in full-section pits (okop polnogo profilya) with per-
sosnel (crews) either in shelters or inside the pits.
The frontage of the battery is taken to be 150m and its
depth 40m. Vulnerable elements of such a target are
the gun equipment and .ammunition, as well as crews
located in the gun pits.
We shall take the reduced zone of a 203.2mm gun
located at a firing position to be that of the stipulated
dimensions of the gun pit (Sap), calculated according to
the formula:
Sop = P (R?? + r )2/?/ (23)
,
where R?? is. the stipulated radius of a 203.2mm
howitzer pit at ground level;
rf is the radius of the shell hole, taken
"- to equal 1.5m for 122mm and 130mm shells
and 2m for 152mm shells.
The stipulated zone for a 203.2mm gun located at
a firing position calculated according to the formula
(23) is 145m2 when firing guns of 122mm and 130mm
caliber, and 160 L1762 for guns of 152mm caliber.
It may be assumed that to fire nuclear ammunition
an individual gun from the battery could be moved to
a temporary firing position. In Melt case we shall
take the stipulated zone of the 203.2mm gun to be that
of a 280mm gun at the firing position.
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3. Stipulated Zone of a Launching Mount
(280mm gun) Located at a Waiting Position
Launching mounts and 280mm guns at waiting positions,
as a rule, are located in an open pit of limited size, '
ensuring protection for the vulnerable parts of the
mount (gun) and projectile (if the mount has the
projectile at the waiting position from the fragmentation
effects of a close shell burst. Because 280mm guns and
"Little John" launching mounts are located in pits to-
gether with their prime movers, the pits are naturally
meant to shelter the prime movers as well.
This requirement is met by a pit whose depth is
approximately equal to one half to two thirds of the
height of the launching mount (gun). The part of the
launching mount (gun) which is above ground level, will
be sheltered by the parapet. The personnel at waiting
position as a rule are located in shelters.
Therefore the vulnerable elements of such a tar-
get as a launching mount (gun) at a waiting position
are the mount (gun) equipment and prime movers located
in pits, as well as personnel who for some reason are
not using shelters.
We shall reckon that a launching mount (gun) will
be put out of action if a. shell bursts inside the pit,
which would be equivalent to a direct hit on the mount
(gun), or at a distance from the edge z77 of the pit
not greater than the radius of the shell crater - rf.
We shall take the stipulated zone of a launching
mount (280mm gun)Wawaiting position to be the stip-
ulated size of the pit (Svp)
S -(1'+ 0.44h + rf)(m + 044h + rf) (24)
vp
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where Isis the length of the mount together with
prime mover;
in is the width of the mount;
h is the height of the mount.
Thevalue 0.44h, numerically equal to the slope,
Is derived from the following considerations.
The ratio of the slope(Z) to the oitypth of the gun, pit
4G) for medium soils is takeii to equal.; . In turn,
the depth of the gun pit is taken to eqtYal(G) 26
Hence Z - 2 G = 4h = 0.44h. 77'
- -
n;
The values of)L, in, and h correspond to the ones
shown in Table 27, except for the 280mm gun, in whose
caselYis taken to equal 25.6m and h 3:7m, and the
1fLittle John" launching mount, in whose case.Pis taken
to equal 12.6m (length of launcher - 5m, and length of
prime mover - 7.6m).
The values of S calculated according to formula
(24) are given in Table 35.
Table 35
Systems
�
Values of S (m2)
vp
when firing:
122mm How
130mm Gun
152mm How and Gun
"Lacrosse",guided missile
70
?0
"Honest John" free rocket
74
?4
"Lfttle John" free rocket
7? .
??
T-181 280mm gun
178j..7
1??
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4. Stipulated Zone of a Launching Mount
(280mm Gun) on the March
The launching mount for "Lacrosse" missiles or
"Honest John" rockets are individual combat vehicles
which can move independently, whether with or without
the migbile or rocket.
The launching mount for the "Little John" rocket
is towed by a prime mover when changing position. It
may also be armed with a rocket. A 280mm gun on the
march is a train made up of two prime movers with the
gun between them. The dimensions of the mounts
(trains)were given previously.
As a rule, the mount or gun crews make the move
on a separate vehicle (vehicles) following at a con-
siderable distance from the mounts (guns).
Vulnerable elements of a target such as a launch-
ing mount (gun) on the march are the mount (gun)
equipment and traction equipment located on the open
road, as well as those personnel who accompany the mount
(gun) and are in the Cab.
Launching mounts with "Lacrosse- missiles or
"Honest John" rockets on the march, by their nature,
differ .little as targets from when they are located
at a firing position and, for this reason, allowing
for a certain amount of error, the stipulated zones
of these mounts on the march are taken as the same as
in the case of their being located at a firing position
The stipulated zones that represent 27?.7 them
located at a firing position, increased by the area
and shadow projection of the prime movers, are also
taken to serve as stipulated zones for a mount with
a "Little John" rocket or a 280mm gun on the march L17.
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The values of the stipulated zones obtained in this
way of a mount and 280mm gun on the march (Sm) are
given in Table 36.
D
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(km)
"Little John" when firing from:
Sm 280mm gun when firink
from:
122mm
152mm
130mm
152mm
122mm
152mm
130mm
152mn
How
How
Gun
Gun
How
How
Gun
Gun
8
250
340
270
340
370
440
440
440
10
270
340
-
340
440
-
-
12
300
410
270
340
340
480
380/Y7440
16
-
-
270
350
-
-
550
430
20
-
-
280
420
-
-
340
440
24
-
290
-
-
-
340
-
26 A7
-
-
320
-
-
360
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5. Stipulated Zone of Transport Equipment
with Nuclear Ammunition
Missiles ready for firing (mated) (stykovannyy)
are carried to the firing or waiting position either
directly on the launching mounts or by special trans-
port equipment.* Allowing for a certain amount of
error, it can be reckoned that such transport carry-
ing nuclear ammunition will in practice not differ in
vulnerability from the corresponding launching mounts
when located at the firing position.. Therefore, the
stipulated zone for transport carrying nuclear ammu-
nition (Sir) can be taken as that of the corresponding
mount witE7missile, when located at a firing position.
6. Stipulated Zone of a Technical Position
A technical position as a target is a camouflaged
site of limited area at which are located in pits
vehicles With special equipment for checking out the
body and nose cone of the missile (rocket), assembly,
and transfer to thelauncting Mount or transport
(carrier). To carry out some of these operations,
at least two special vehicles must leave the shelter
and park near the launchd.ng mount (transport). At
that moment the technical position becomes most
vulnerable to artillery fire. The vulnerable elements
of such a target are: the missile, the equipment part
of the special vehicles, and the launching mount
(transport), as well as the personnel working near
the vehicle.
* Nuclear ammunition for 280mm and 203.2mm guns is
carried in a vehicle which it is practically impossible
a7 to distinguish from conventional ones.
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In general (at the moment of detection) the number
and location of vehicles at a technical position may
vary greatly.
The stipulated zone of a technical position (Sty
on average is about twice the stipulated zone of �
a "Little John" system on the march.
II. Task of Fire for Effect. Ammunition'
Expenditure Norms
Artillery fire for effect at enemy offensive
nuclear weapons is delivered with the aim of either
destroying or neutralizing them. The determination
of the task of fire for effect at a certain target
is shaped by a number of factors and in particular
by the future 1/7 operaticnsof one's own troops,
the nature, range Z/7 and (two words illegib147 of
the target, the possibility of employing offensive
.nuclear weapons against them, and the time of their
readiness, the quantity and quality of our artillery
and availability of ammunition,. and the precision of
determining target coordinates and settings for fire
for effect, etc.
1. Fir- for Destruction
The destruction of an enemy launching mount (gun)
at a firing (waiting) position or on the march, as well
as the destruction of a technical position or transport
with nuclear warheads, lies in depriving the target
of its combat effectiveness for the time necessary
to replace or repair the equipment of the launching
mount (missile, gun, or special vehicle) and replace
(reinforce) the crew.
Destruction is achieved as a result of a direct
hit of a shell on the launching mount (gun or special
vehicle), damage of its important assemblies and the
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missile by splinters, as well as by destruction of
the crew (personnel).
Offensive nuclear weapons are unobserved targets,
and because of this it is not always possible to
observe the fire for destruction. Thus, the task of
destroying the target is considered carried out as
a result of expending the norm Of shell consumption
that ensures the required probability of at least
one hit within the appropriate 'stipulated target
zone. We shall call this norm the norm of shell
expenditure for destruction.
The norm of shell expenditure for destruction
(N) with the most advaLtageous methods of bombardment
is calculated by the formula:
,d
N K sts ? eht (2m) (25)
117
where E'd,p=4 p + 0.038eand E'n p 42P n +0038F2
-
are the probable errors of range and direction
which take into account the influence of the
precision of determining the settings for firing
for effect (E d and En ) and the dimensions
P �P
(depth G and frontage F) of the area in which
the tart is located.- It should-be noted that
consideration of the dimensions of the area in
which the target is located makes sense only
when determining N for destroying batteries of
203.2mm howitzers;
E d and En are probable errors in the method
-P
of determining the settings for fire for effect
In range and direction obtained as a result of
reducing * the system of errors that accompany
* Z7Four words missing7 that when determining N, may
be utilized mean errors af fire E7 and E?.
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firing into two groups;
Sts is the stipulated zone (dimensions) of the
target 7- r (.2m) is A coefficient which depends
on the stipulated size of the target (for the targets
under consideration r (Ar,m) - 1);
K is the coefficient which takes into accwint
tfie degree of destruction of target; the values
of K? depending on the degrees of destruction
of the target P are given in Table 37.
The degree of destruction of the target is the
level of /ryTiord miss ing7 effectiveness of fire for
destruction. For suc1 targets as offensive nuclear
weapons representing either an indiridual word
m1ss1ng7 target or a group of such targets lines
and one page missinglof cases of fire from various
systems by methods of determining settings examined
in Chapter III, are given in Table 38.
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P10.10 0.15
0.20
0.30
0.40
0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 10.K.
1
0.90
0.95
Ki1.960
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C.o.)
Expenditure of Shells for Destroying Enesy Offensive
Nuclear Weapons
Method of determining the settings
for firs for effect and target
coordinates.
e) Pull preparation with inclusion of
co tions obtained by means of a
rsd target coordinates determined
by air photo/ (PP83)11
Artillery
systems
130 mm Gun
152 =Gun
122nm Bow
152 me.Row
270
210
220
200
320
250
350
360
390
270
430
460
520
540
9
620
Table 38
b) Suet target coordinates
determined by seene of a radar set
(pp-, RS).
130 pm.Oun
152 mm.Oun
122 mm.Bow
152 no.Row
5%
470
220
190
310
240
690
650
370
250
720
720
770
720
830
����
20 I 11
670 For destroying
- "Lacrosse"
- guided missiles
- in a waiting :
...positionf the
1530 Stetst oars t
_ should be in-
creased 5 to.7
e) Full preparation with inclusion of
corrections determined by aid of an �
aircraft; target coordinates deter-
mined by aircraft. (PP -S).
or
130 mn.Gun
152 em.Oun
190
150
280
270
200
/77
3.10
310
370
370
d) Adjustment fire with aid of an
aircraft.
130 mo.Oun 140
152 es.Oun 170
270
320
300
360
340
400
e) Adjustment fire with aid of a
helicopter,
130 sm.Oun
252 mm.Oun
122 =Aloe
152 ,,,Row
160
120
/77
170
150
f) Adjustment firs with aid of a
radar. se
130 mm.Gcn
152 mm.Gun
122 =Arm
152 sm,Row
720
570
330
280
300
280
/77
380
270
/77
470
740
60
TOO
870
00
750
730
470 510
370 380
Boo
790
940
790
900
910
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"Honest John"
rocke't
b) PP-RS, RS
c) PP-S
d) Adjustment firs with aid of an
aircraft.
40 Adjustment fire with aid of a
helico;ter.
f) Adjustment fire with aid of a
radar.
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
122 mm How
152 mm.How
250
210
210
180
290
.230
340
340
360
250
410
430
490
510
Or
590
660
110 mm.Gun
560'
670
690
720
780
800
152 .Gun
450
620
690
700
122 mm.How
200
290
350
152 mm.How
170
220
240
130 mm.Gun
180
210
240
300
350
-
580/77
152 mm.Gun
130
250
300
340
130 mm.Gun
152 an Gun
2.30
180
27o
300
2?0
350
320
370
360
400
132 mm.Gun
160
310 450
670
152 mm.Gun
120
430/77 700
820
122 mm.How
160
270
350
-
152 mm.Bow
140
210
250
-
110 mm.Oun
680
720
750
eco
850
8/7760
152 mm.Gun
680/77740
770
122 mm.How
320
470 470
152 mm.How
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rocket in an
assembly .
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a) MRS
_
130 mm.Oun
152 mm.Oun
122 .Row
152 mm.Sow
570
440
00
00
. -
6 70
580
720
710
770
soll7
?10
??0
-
-
1080
1A7 o
-
-

12?0
-
-
-
????
-
-
-
b) PP*Rs, RS
130 mo.Gun 11??
-
????
????
????
1700
17?0
152 mm.Oun
???
-
????
????
????
-
-
122 mo.Hoe
440
670
770
-
-
-
-
152 mm.How
400
510
???
.
-
-
-
o) PP-8
130 mm.Gun
400
-
470
10
650
780
"0
152 mm.Oun
700
-
540
670
A7
no
et7
-
d) Adjustment fire with aid ca an
130 mo.Oun
520
-
570
610
710
830
880
aircraft.
152 mm.Gun
370
-
680
770
820
-
-
41) Adjustment fir. with aid of..
130 mo.Gun
360
-
660
990
1450
-
-
helicopter.
152 no.Gun
240
-
990
1500
1800
-
-
122 mmiloo
340
620
780
-
-
-
-
-
152 mo.How
320
470
560
-
-
-
f) Adjustment fire with aid of a
130 mm.Gum
1500
-
1550
1650
1750
1850
1850
roAtor. sir
152 mm. Gun
1200
-
1500
1650
1650
-
-
122 mo.flow
690
980
1100
-
-
-
-
152 om.How
600
790
790
-
-
-
-
�
In future, for the sake of brevity, es shall refer to the said methods of determining settings for firs for Offset and
targAt coordinates in the manner show in this table.
0
c
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Far destroy-
ing the
"Little John"
free rocket
at a waiting
position, the
stated norm
should he in-
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b) PP-2S, RS
0)PP-8
d) Adjustment firs with aid of an
aircraft.
e) Adjustment fire with aid of a
helicopter.
S.) Adjustment firs with aid of a
re 'v.- ser
Table 38 cont
4
5
6
7
10
130 sm.Gun
640
840
1050
1300
1600
1750
152 .Gun
480
820
1000
1250
122 mm.Row
590
810
.1100
152 mm.Hom
440
510
650
130 mm.Gun
1400
1700
1750
1900
2100
-2150
152 mo.Oan
1100
1450
1650 1700
122 mm.Row
550
800
1050
152 mm.Row
420
540
610
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.flun
440
300
540
600
630
710
780
880
960
1050
110 mm.Oun
580
664
700 850 Iwo
1100
152 mm.Gun
420
750
850 930(t7
130 sm.Gun
400
770
1150
1700
152 mm.Gun
250
1050
1750
2000
122 mm.How
440
750
1100
152 mm.How
340
500
650
130 mm.Oun
1700
1?00
1700
2100 2700
2 750
152 ms.Oun
1700
1700
1700
77"?
122 ma.How 880';
1150
1500
152 mm.How 820
830
900
)i-ivgNoiR
11
?or destroy-
ing a 280
mm gun in
At waiting
position
the stated
norm mhpuld
be increased
1.5 times,
and on the
march, the
stated norm
should be
increased
by 1.5 times.
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I;.ring oositio7.
130 .Gun
152 mm.Gun
122 mm.Rom
152 mm.Row
530
470
470
440
?60
540
670
750
170
??0
?30
940
1050
1770
1300
1??0
10 PP-RS, RS
130 mm.Gun
152 mm:Gun
122 =Row
152 mm.Row
1000
830
460
430
660
530
1200
1200
880
660
1300
1400
1450
1750
/
1700
1900
c)PP-S
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
380
310
450
570
530
690
670
970
850
980
d) Adjustment fire with aid of an
aircraft.
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
450
380
530
660
570
780
720
1020
900
1070
40 Adjustment fir. with wid of a
helicopter.
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
122 mm Row
152 mm.How
340
260
380
750
670
500
5.,)0
930
930
700
870
1400
1350
7100
f) Adjustment fire with aid of a
radar
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
122 mm.Row
152 ,.Row
1200
1050
650
570
- 3100 1450
- 1350 1500
880 1200Z?
73017- 920 -
1600
3.??0
1850
21%10
4 linee illegible, by
tLAt1ogy with Table 43
t could read:
. _animal positianj
0. c
a..
�4.
.2.2a0
1"4.3
irk*
f0 0
I 5'
;
a
PP-Rs
130 mm.Oun
152 mm Gun
122 mm How
152 =Aloe
710160J -
210 2?0
1?0 210
780 370n: 470
280 I 770. 470
770 - -
Mir/ -
5
640
130 mm.Gun
152 mm.Gun
150
110
1?0
270
??0
??0
??0
??0
??0
???
o) Adjustment fire with aid of an
aircraft.
130 mm.Gun 200/'V
152 .Gun 140
2?0
210
??0
??0
?10
370417 4��
d) Adjustment firs With aid of a
helicopter.
130 mm.Oun
152 mm.Gun
122 mm Row
152 mm.Rom
140
1?0
170
110
1 1-
??0
190
2?0
???
770
2?o
400
?70
??0
7?0
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An analysis of Table 38 shows that destruction of
enemy launching mounts located at waiting positions calls
for a great expenditure of shells and is therefore a
task that in practice is beyond the capabilities of
artillery; as for the destruction of other targets
listed in Table 38, these tasks are fully within the
capabilities of artillery.
The expenditure of ammunition indicated in Table
38 may be substantially reduced by using chemical shells
at the beginning of the fire concentration. According
to � , the actton of one KhS0 shell with R-35 11
during the first fire concentration is equivalent to:
(a) 1.5 high explosive fragmentation shells
(granata) when firing at personnel in
the open (when firing at launching mounts
and guns in firing positions, as well as
at technical positions).
(b) 4 high explosive fragmentation shells
w en firing at personnel in trenches,
dugout shelters, tanks, and armored
personnel carriers (when firing at launching
mounts in waiting positions and on the
march as well as at a battery of 203.2mm
guns).
Fire for destruction of targets is delivered by
continuous fire concentration until the norm of shells
ensuring their destruction has been expended.
Fire concentration on the targets starts when all,
or the greater part of batteries being employed for
firing, are ready, in certain very urgent cases as each
individual battery is ready.
Batteries called upon to fire for destruction
deliver fire at maximum rates.
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When necessary, a check is carried out on the accuracy
of fire of each battery during the fire concentration.
2. Fire for Neutralization
As previously stated, enemy offensive nuclear weapons
are combined targets. One of the elements of any of
these targets is the personnel looking after the equipment:
the crew which prepares the mount (gun) for firing at the
firing position or is located in shelters when the mount
(gun) is at the waiting position; the detail (komanda)
(part of the crew) accompanying the mount (gun) or
transport with nuclear, ammunition on. the march; finally,
the detail working at the technical position.
By means of artillery fire, it is possible to
create such conditions that the target will.temporarily
lose its combat effectiveness * as a result of the
personnel not being able to service the equipment.
Neutralization of a launching mount (gun) at a
firing (waiting) position or on the march, as well as
neutralization of a maintenance position or transport
with nuclear ammunition, consists in making the target
lose its combat effectiveness for a period, ensuring
the possibility of bringing up other, as a rule nuclear,.
weapons for its destruction. Neutralization is achieved
by creating conditions under which it is impossible for
the personnel to carry out their duties at the guns
(vehicles), as well as by passing (poputnyy) damage to
equipment (vehicles).
* We mean by loss of combat effectiveness a situation
in which: firing tannot be carried out from the launching
mount (gun); the launching mount (gun) is not capable of leaving
the/Orattihg position or carrying out a march; work
cannot be carried out at the technical position.
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Neutralization of the enemy offensive nuclear weapons
that have been enumerated is thus linked with the capability
of hitting the crew members (teams), while they are carry-
ing out duties at the launching mounts (guns, vehicles)
when they are (should be) out of the shelters, in positions
similar to those of riflemen standing upright.
� Stipulated zones of fragmentation effect from ground
bursts on riflemen standing upright * taken from work
Mand recalculated for conditions of fire with the most
suitable charges are given in Table 39.
Table 39
Stipulated Zones of Destruction for Riflemen in Upright
Position
Artillery system
_ Range (kin)
8
10
12
16
20
24
28
130 mm Qun
500
�
520
570
620
670Y
746
152 mm Gun
705
�
705
720
920
�
122 mm Howitzer
550
580
715
-
-
-
-
152 mm Howitzer
720
720
1000
-
-
-
-
* Stipulated zones for air bursts at optimum height as
shown in zr27 are more or less the same as for ground
bursts.
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It is accepted that the effectiveness of fire for
neutralization is estimated by the probability of hitting
a gun crew member (probability of at least one hit inside
the stipulated zone of fragmentation effect) during a
certain period of time t, during which the crew member
gine word missinV fire the round (move the vehicle out
of the zone of f re, etc).
The duration (period) of neutralization iS estimated
Et-wo words missing7 of such intervals. The effectiveness
of fire for neutralization (probability of hitting a crew
Member) remains constant during the whole period of
neutralization.
The possibilities of firing a round, and therefore
the magnitude of the time interval t, will depend on the
state of readiness for firing at which the mount_ (gun)
was caught by the shelling. If one takes the worst case
(the mount. or gun was subjected to neutralization at a
time when all' basic preparatory operations for firing
the round had already been carried out), the time interval
t will be a Minimum one and, depending on the type, of
mount (gun), will amount to from one to .several minutes.
Confining ourselves to this worst case, we will- take
the time interval t to be equal to 2 minutes and to
be identical for all types of mounts (guns). We shall
also reckon that the time required to move the mount
(vehicle) from the zone of shelling will amount to not
less than 2 minutes, and for this reason we shall take
the size of t in these conditions as well to be equal
to 2 minutes.
We shall take the value P - 20 percent as a level
of indication of effectiveness of,fire for neutralization,
that is, the level of probability of striking every gun
crew member while it is trying to fire a shot (trying
to move the vehicle from the zone of shelling). On
the basis of experience during the war the value
20 percent should be considered quite /1/ adequate
for reliable neutralization of a target.
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The expenditure of ammunition ensuring neutralization
of a target for a period of a 2 minutes is calculated
according to formula (25) when Li-wo words missing7 (equal
to P - 20 percent and Sts is taken from Table
jine word missinE7 of MT-ells, calculated in such a way, .
taking into account E.45:ne word missing7 the constant
reliability of neutralization during the period /77 of
neutralization, it is advisable to change over to the
expenditure -o-ne word missing7 per minute, which is
shown in Table 40.
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Zeute to Neutralize Enemy Offinsive Nuclear Weapongading probably reads: Expenditure of Shells in One
Designation &
character of
target 7
Means of determining
settings for fire for
effect Lt7 and co-
ordinaten of target
Trty.
systems
Range WO
8 10 121 161 20 144!26
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2
4 ---L-
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D------0�. , ! 1
,
"Lacrosse"
guided
Full preparation with
inclusion of correct-
130mm Gun
7 .-
9 : 11H 13
I
18
18.
missile,
"Honest John"
ions obtained by means152mm
of a radar set; target
Gun
5
8
10! 12
and "Little
coordinates determ1ned122mm
How,
6
8
10
John" free
by air photo
rockets i_
152mm How
4
6
6
.
280mm /77
gun or'203.2
11411 A7 gun
at the firing
Same, target co-
ordinates determined
130mm Gun16
18
18
19
20
21
position in
a waiting
by means of a radar
set
152mm Gunll
15
17
17
-
position & on
the march.
122mm How
6
8.
9
Technical
position &
transport with
nuclear ammu-
nition
152mm How
4
6
-
6
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r
1
2
r----3----
4
' 6
r
1
8
9
!
10 �
� n11 preparation with
inclusion of corrections
determined by aid of
aircraft; target co-
ordinates determined
by the aircraft
130mm�t7
Gun
152mmZU
Gun
?
6
8
9
10
Adjustment of fire with
aid of aircraft
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
4[
-
7
8
8
9
(10
10
Adjustment of fire with
aid of a helicopter
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
3
8
12
12
17
16
20
122mm Ho*
4
7
9n7
-''152mm
How
Adjustment of fire with
aid of a radar set
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
19
13
19
16
20
18
21
18
22
22
122mm How
9
12
13
152mm How
7
9
9
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Let us examine separately the neutralization of a
battery of 203.2mm guns. We know that a battery of
203.2mm guns by its nature differs little as a target
fror4 an ordinary battery. For this reason, generally
speaking, its neutralization should not differ in
practice from the one worked out by practical experience
for ordinary batteries. Bearing in mind that these
batteries may have nuclear ammunition, it would be
adVisable to work out stricter requirements for their
neutralization, that is to increase somewhat the degree
of destruction and limit the period of neutralization.
If in the case of conventional batteries being
neutralized the degree of destruction is taken to be
equal to Psr = ?? percent and the period of neutralization
on average-Wmounts to one hour, then in our view, when
neiltralizating batteries of 203.2mm howitzers we should
aim at a degree of destruction of Psr ?? percent
(K, - 10.0?), and limit the period of neutralization
to'30 minutes.
The norm of shell expenditure to neutralize a
battery of 203.2mm guns, calculated for these conditions
from formula (?) is given in Table 41.
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Table 41
g'eading probably reads: Expenditure of Shells To
Neutralize a Battery of 203.2mm Gun�7.
Means of determining
pettings for fire for
effect and coordinates
of target
---
Arty.
systems
Range (km)
8
,
10
12
16
20
1
241 26
1
2
34
5
6
7
8
9
a PP-RS
130mm Gun
140
-
180
210
270
340
400
152mm Gun
120
-
190
240
350
-
-
122mm How
120-170
240
-
-
152mm How
110:140
180
b PP-RS, RS
130mm Gun
2?0
-
300
330
580
440
490
N\
152mm Gun
220
-
310
360
450
122mm How
110
170
230
-
152mm How
100
140
170
c) PP-S
130mm Gun
48
-
120
140
170
220
250
152mm Gun
??
- _1150
180
250
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1
2
34
5
61 7
81
i
Adjustment of fire
with aid of an
130mm Gun
110 ,
1?0
150
180
230
260
aircraft
152mm Gun
90a7-
170
200
260
Adjustment of
fire with aid of
a helicopter
130mm Gun
152mm.Gun
?0
?0
140
2?0
220
370
350
530
122mm How
?0
1?0
2?0
152mm How.
?0
130
180
A) Adjustment of fire
with aid of a
radar set
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
?10
270
330
350
370
400
410
470
470
520
122mm How
1?0
2?0
300
152mm How
1?0
170
240
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Table 41 continued
1
2
3
4
5 6
,
7
8
9
d) Adjustment of fire
with aid of an
130mm Gun
110
-
1?0
150
180
230
260
aircraft
152mm Gun
90(t7-
170-
200
260
e) Adjustment of
fire with aid of
130mm Gun
?0
-
140
220
350
a helicopter
152mm Gun
?0
-
2?0
370-
530
122mm How
?0
1?0
2?0
152mm How
?0
130^180
f) Adjustment of fire
with aid of a
radar set
130mm Gun
152mm Gun
?10
270
-
-
330
350
370
400
410
470
470
520
,
122mm How
1?0
2?0
300
152mm How
1?0
1710
240
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Fire for neutralization of a target, representing one
or another type of enemy offensive nuclear weapon, is
carried out by continuous fire concentration up to the
moment of delivery of a-nuclear strike on the target.
3. Time and Number of Guns Required to Destroy
and Neutralize Enemy Offensive Nuclear Weapons
. The time during which a certain fire task may be
-carried out and the number of guns required to ensure the
carrying out of. this task in the time, together with ex-
penditure of shells, are the most important indexes
characterizing the capability of artillery in combatting
enemy offensive nuclear weapons. .
Fire for destruction of enemy offensive nuclear
weapons should, if possible, be short. Otherwise the
enemy, convinced of the effectiveness of our fire, will
succeed in carrying out countermeasures. If one conforms
to a given requirement, the time for carrying out the task
of fire for destruction of the target (duration of fire
for destruction) will in the main je governedg by that
quantity of artillery which, in the circumstances of the
situation can be /77 called upon to deliver fire, as well
as by the technical ZTOTne word missing of these guns L'y
XTable 42).
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system
kaage of I
lire D (km)
Charge
Duration of fire (min.)
1
Each
subsequent!
hour '
3/7
5
10
15
2025
. , 40
501 60 ! 120
130mm A7 Gun
? - 1?
4 - 3L12'
712
20
3*
45
55
05 75 90
05 120 210
70
t
11 - 77
,].? - 17
2.a7
L
_
- 73 85
98 110 185
53
17 - ??
1 - 7
-
-
-
- 70 SO
90 100 .160
35
f
,
152mm /77 Gun
6 - 11
3-2j%7
42
20
30
40
SO
60
40 82
95 110 200
1
60
11 - 1?
1
- ,81
92 105 180
58
1
1
1?- 70
?
-
_
_
- 180
97 3.00 480
35
1 I
122mm /77 How
7
?
f
16
2?
40
5Q6
Q77
85
102.1?? 134 :224
70
? - 77
7
7
_
_
-
??
74
80 94
1??
117 1187
60
? -1?
1 - 0.,,-
.-
-
_
-
??
70
7? 95
90
100 130
50 .
152mm Acr flow
?
7
0
12
20
30
7?
7?
T70
771 77
98
110 1185
62
D-1
7
-
-
-
??
7?
7?
??
??
913
100
160
54
1?
-
-
-
??
??
??
??
??
??
' 90
135
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using the number of shells shown in Table 38 and depending
on the number 0:f batteries ca13ed upon to deliver fire,
the most characteristic targets cayi be destroyed when
firing at medium (Dsr) and extreme (Dr) ranges and using
the basic methods a�determining settttgs for fire for
effect.
We note that ranges from Dsr (12 km) to Dpr embrace
the whole range of fire possiblv�in practice. �Therefore,
the vklues of time obtained will also correspond to the
limits of the time range required to destroy the target.
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;dcternininc
8r � ,Pr sr ' J.pe -sr a Ucr
settings
1 2 3
"Lacrosse" guided Pal - RS 130mm Gun
issue at firing
position 4 on the 152mm Gun
march; transport
with "Lacrosse 122mm :Hos
ails 427
152mm aow
PP - S
"Honest John"
free rocket at
firing position 4
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It will be seen from Table 43 that fire for destruction
with basic methods of determining settings will require
these times:
a) when destroying "LacrosSe" guided missile and.
"Honest John" free rocket launching mounts at firing
positions and on the march, and also destroying a
technical position:
one battery - 10 minutes to 1 hour 10 minutes,
two batteries 5 minutes to 20 Minutes
one battalion-- 3 minutes to 15 minutes,
two battalions, 2 minutes to 5 minutes,
b) when destroying a "Little John" free rocket
launching mount at the firing position, a 280 mm (203.2m)
gun at the firing position and on the march, as well as
a battery of 203.2mm guns at the firing position.
one battery - ?0 minutes to 5LE7 hoUrs 40 minutes,
two batteries - 18317 m1nt4es to 1 hour 40 minutes,
onc battalion - 10 minutes to 1 hour,
two battalions - 5 minutes to 20 minutes.
It may be concluded that the best way- of meeting
the requirements to destroy the target in a s ort time
should be considered the employment of two batteries or
one battalion of artillery for fire for destruction at
enemy offensive nuclear weapons.
In particular circumstances, when it is essential to
destroy the target literally within a few minutes, it is
advisable to emplo for fire for destruction two artillery
battalions, but no Au more.
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� The duration of fire for effect at enemy nuclear
offensive weapons 4Three and a half lines missin duty
combat vehicles (11 ssiles) or combat vehicles (missiles)
located at waiting positions by the time of receiving
the fire task. The time for readiness of the said combat
vehicles (missiles) to open fire is calculated at from 15
to 30 minutes. Consequently, the duration of artillery
fire to neutralize the enemy offensive nuclear weapons will
be: determined within the time limit of 15 to 30 minutes.
Taking the data; contained in Table 43 .and in the
Table of Rate of Fire, we shall also find the quantity
.of artillery required to neutrallr the enemy offensive
nuclear weapons within 15 and LSO minutes.
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Table 44
Number of Guns Required to Neutralize Enemy Offensive Nuclear Weapons in 15 and 30 Minutes
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"Lacrosse" guided missile,
"Honest John" and "Little John"
free rockets. 280mm gun, T-131
or 903.2mm gun at firing position,
waiting position, and on the
march, technical position and
transport with nuclear ammunition.
Methods orrArtillery
determining systems
settings
lb minutes 10 minutes Zil
Range Ckmr-Range (km)
12 20 26/77 12 ??
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2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9
PP --RS :130mm Gun
152mm Gun
1,22mm How
152mm How
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It will be seen from Table 44 that.the
neutralization of any given target can be carried
out by a single battery or a maximum of two batteries.
It can be demonstrated that 15 to, 25 minutes will
also be required for continuous neutralization of a
battery of 203.2mm guns at a firing position, and it .
follows that, in this case as well,.neUtralization
can be carried out by one or two batteries.
A. Methods of Shelling the Target
By the term method of shelling the target in
range (po dalnosti) we mean the number of range
setting q size of the range bounds, and distribirtion
of shells between range settings, by method of shell-
ing by direction (po napravleniyu) We mean the
dimensions of burst distribution (razryvnoy veyer),
number of azimuth settings (ustanovka uglomera), and
the distribution of shells between-azimuth settings.
The most advantageous size of the range bound
and the most advantageous size of the gap in the
dititribution of bursts Avelichina intervala veyera
razryvov)depend /V on the precision of determining
the settings for fire for effect, the required
degree of destruction, the dimensions At,Ur of the
target in ,frontage and depth, and on dEitanceLy.
The most advantageous size of range bound it h
and the most advantageous size of the gap in dis-
tribution Iv for a six-gun battery are calculated
by means of�the well-known formulas *:
tih 4y
1.5 .. Ed2.2 2 - 3.28 Vd and (26)
--
Iv ..1)0.34 .w. Enp2- 0.75 Vb (27)
* If, when calculating the dispersion 5/words missifie
first, fire should be delivered 5 words missing7.
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where )( is the coefficient depending on the required
degree of destruction of the target;
E# and are mean errors in, determining settings
for fire of batteries (group cf batteries)
Sap according to range and azimuth taking into
account the depth and frontage of target;
YOE and are the. characteristics. of dispersion of
shells of a battery (group of batteries)
'UP according to range and azimuth.
The values of coefficient 'titre given in Table 45.
Table 45
Values of Coefficient 'Depending on the Degree
of DeStruction
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miss ine P
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20
30
35
40
50
60
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0.61
0.81
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1.78
2.20
2.38
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An analysis of the results of calculations according
to formulos(26) and (27) for different conditions of
fire makes it possible to arrive at the following practical
concl.sions:
1. Shelling a target by range, irrespective
of the method of determining settings and
the range of fire of each battery being
called upon to deliver fire, leads to:
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-- when firing for neutralization - to one range
setting;
-- when firing for destruction - up to three range
settings with a range bound of 2 to 3 Vd, when one
battery is called upon to deliver fire7-ind a bound
of 1 to 2 Vd when 2 to 3 batteries are called upon for
firing; the distribution of shells between range settings
is uniform.
2. When firing for neutralization, shelling
the target by direction, irrespective of
the method used to determine the settings
aust_the_number of batteries being employed
for firing, is carried out on one bearing
setting with good ,07 shell distribution,
except in the case of fire at a battery
of 203.2mm guns, when the distribution
of bursts is taken on an average to be
equal to 15m.
When firing for destruction irrespective/77
of the number of batteries being called upon td-Ueliver
fire shelling the target by azimuth is delivered on
one 7 bearing setting with the gap in distribution
on an average equal to:
- 20 m when the settings for fire for effect are
de ermined from the data of adjustment fire on
the target with the aid of an aircraft, or from.
the complete preparation data incorporating
corrections obtained with the aid of an aircraft;
- 30 m when settings for fire for effect are
de ermined from the data of adjustment of fire
on the target with the aid of a radar set or
according to full preparation data incorporating
corrections obtained with the aid of a radar set;
- 40 m when the settings for fire for effect are
determined from data of adjustment of fire on the .
target with the aid of a helicopter.
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1. Artillery can be employed both for the neutraliza-
tion and destruction of enemy offensive nuclear weapons.
2. Fire for neutralization is delivered by continuous
fire concentration up to the moment of a nuclear strike
against the target.
The shell expenditure to neutralize a battery of 203.2 mm
guns is given in Table 41; expenditure of ammunition per win-
ute to neutralize other enemy offensive nuclear weapons is
given in Table 40:
� Neutralization of any target can be carried out by a
single battery, or two at a maximum. �
3. Fire for destruction is delivered by continuous fire
concentration up to the full expenditure of the norm of shells
shown in Table 38.
To destroy individual mounts of "Lacrosse" prided missiles
and "Honest John" free rockets at firing positions and on the
march, as well as technical positions, when firing at medium
arAd extreme ranges, 5 to 20 minutes will be required if fire
for effect at the target is carried out by two batteries and 3
to 15 minutes if a battalion is called upon to deliver fire.
To destroy "Little- John' free rockets, 280 mm and 203.2 mm
guns at firing positions, as well as 280 mm guns on the march,
by two batteries, 18 minutes to 1 hour 40 minutes will be
needed, and by a,battalion, from 10 minutes to 1 hour.
In case it is necessary to destroy certain targets in
the shortest possible time, not one but two battalions
shouad be called upon to deliver fire for eget.
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