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circular error probable

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An indicator of the delivery accuracy of a weapon system, used as a factor in determining probable damage to a target. It is the radius of a circle within which half of a missile's projectiles are expected to fall. Also called CEP. See also delivery error; deviation; dispersion error; horizontal error.
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After reading Maj Jack Sine's article "Defining the 'Precision Weapon' in Effects-Based Terms" (Spring 2006), I will be interested to see how the concept of circular error probable is applied to anticipated directed-energy weapons.
Defining the "precision weapon" in effects-based terms by David, Kaysen, H. / Air & Space Power Journal
The GMLRS unitary consistently outperformed its circular error probable (CEP) accuracy requirements during combat operations in Ramadi, making it an effective weapon in the dense urban terrain.
GMLRS Unitary Battle Drill and the Ready First Combat Team by Weyrauch, Paul C. / FA Journal
TLE and WDE can be stated as circular error probable (CEP), as the story explains, which is a 50th percentile measurement.
How to measure weapon accuracy by Sarigianis, Steve / National Defense
 
 
 
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