Abstract
Booming technological advances and turbulent military reforms have promoted the continuous advancement of weapons and equipment. High-power microwave (HPM) weapons have changed the damage modes of traditional guns, missiles and other kinetic energy weapons, as well as having the huge advantage of “changing the rules of the game.” The study of exterior ballistics of high-power microwave weapons has theoretical support for the design and development of weapons and the verification of performance indicators and is also an important basis in the firing application of high-power microwave weapons. By studying the coupling mechanism between HPM weapons and targets, an exterior ballistics description of HPM weapons is given According to the description of exterior ballistics, the differences between HPM and traditional weapons in definitions, accuracies, space trajectories, space descriptions and “end points” are summarized, and the exterior ballistics space transmission is established. This study reveals the nine major transmission laws of the exterior ballistics of HPM weapons. The constructed model and related theories of the transmission laws for exterior ballistics lay a theoretical foundation for the in-depth study of key technologies of HPM weapons, such as fire control and damage assessment.
Highlights
High-power microwave (HPM) weapons refer to strong electromagnetic radiation weapons with frequencies ranging from 0.1 to 300 GHz, a peak power above 100 MW, or an average power above 1 MW [1]–[6]
Research on the transmission mechanism of exterior ballistics of HPM weapons has an important basis in their firing application and a theoretical support role in the design and development of weapons and the verification of performance indicators
The exterior ballistics modeling of HPM weapons needs to focus on the strong coupling effect of the microwave energy beam and target
Summary
High-power microwave (HPM) weapons refer to strong electromagnetic radiation weapons ( known as electromagnetic pulse or radio frequency weapons) with frequencies ranging from 0.1 to 300 GHz, a peak power above 100 MW, or an average power above 1 MW [1]–[6]. While the energy transfer process of back door coupling is that energy enters the system through the target's gaps and holes, interfering with the electronic equipment in the system, making it unable to function properly or even destroying and burning it. The effect of coupling mainly depends on the gain and protection measures of antenna receiving and transmitting from the target electronic system. While back door coupling has multiple channels and the effect mainly depends on the size and shape of the target electronic system's aperture and gap, and cable connection method, size length, and protective measures. Through analysis and comparison of the two coupling approaches, it is known that the damage from back door coupling to the electronic system is difficult to predict and is not easy to protect from. In order to comprehensively analyze the transmission mechanism of the exterior ballistics of HPM weapons, the two coupling approaches are not distinguished
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