Collateral Concerns in Conjunction with Weapon Effects

Abstract

NATO requires the assessment of weapon effects including collateral damage in advance of weapon engagements. In Germany BAAINBw K1.2 is responsible for providing the respective methodologies and data. On behalf of BAAINBw K1.2 IABG develops UniVeMo (Universelles Verwundbarkeitsmodell) the accredited German standard vulnerability/lethality evaluation tool. This paper provides an overview of the status of current German standard methodologies that address the subject collateral damage comprising the areas • Fragment risk to persons in the open and in vehicles • Crater ejecta risk to persons in the open • Risk to persons in a building