Multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle

Japanese: multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle（英語表記）multipleindependentlytargetablereentryvehicle

...By distributing the missiles on a single target area, the rate of penetration of the defense network is increased. (b)Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) Each warhead is guided to a different target. In the American system, multiple warheads are stored in a "bus" equipped with an inertial guidance system and a small rocket for attitude control. When the bus arrives at a certain location, the warheads are placed on a ballistic trajectory to a certain target and launched, while the speed and direction of the bus are changed. ...

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Japanese:

…一つの目標地域に分散弾着することにより防御網突破率を高めている。(b)多目標弾頭multiple independently targetable re‐entry vehicle(略号MIRV（マーブ）)　各弾頭がそれぞれ別の目標に誘導されるもの。アメリカ方式では，複数弾頭が慣性誘導装置と姿勢制御用小型ロケットをもつ〈バス〉に収納され，ある地点へくると弾頭をある目標への弾道経路にのせて射出すると共にバスの速度と方位を変更する。…

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