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Air Delivered Weapons Flashcards

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What are the 2 types of tail units?

A

Ballistic

Retarded

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What are the 7 classifications of HE Bombs?

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Tail units
Suspension
Shapes
Dimensions
Markings
Fuze locations
Fuze size and shape
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What does a British WW2 tail look like?

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Cone and drum

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What does a US WW2 tail look like?

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Box and kite tail

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What does a German WW2 tail look like?

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Open fins

45 degrees on the leading edge

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What does a WW2 Japanese tail look like?

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Open long fins

45 degrees leading edge

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What’s the difference between ballistic and retarded tails?

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Ballistic - medium to high level release

Retarded - low level release

Ballistic - aerodynamic in shape

Retarded - parachute or other mechanical means to slow and orientate bomb. Pocket at the rear.

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What’s the distances for NATO and FSU suspension?

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FSU - 250mm 10”

NATO - 356mm 14”
- 762mm 30”

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What are the characteristics of a high capacity bomb?

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Drum/boiler shape possibly bomb shape
Fuzing at the nose and tail
Pre-impact and impact timings
Blast
Thin construction
Can be the size of a car
Would crumble if it didn't detonate
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What are the characteristics of a fragmentation bomb?

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Various shapes depending on size
Nose and tail fuzing
Pre scoring for frag sometimes on the inside
Pre-impact and impact function timing

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What are the characteristics of armour piercing bomb?

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Long thin pencil shape
Tail fuzing
Post impact function timing
Penetration and frag effect
Intended for reinforced structures
Thick construction
Flared at the tail to protect the fuze
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What are the characteristics of a semi armour piercing bomb?

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Tear drop in shape
Fuzed at the tail
Post impact timing
Penetration and frag effect
Intended for ships
Low charge to weight ratio
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What are the characteristics of a anti submarine bomb?

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Similar shape to the GP but with a flat nose
Fuzed at the tail
Post impact function timing
Blast Pulse Effect (BPE)
Thin skinned
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What does BPE mean?

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Blast Pulse Effect (BPE)

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What are the characteristics of a deep penetration bomb?

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Similar to GP in shape but very large
Multiple fuzing at the tail
Post impact function timing
Earthquake effect

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What are the hazards of a practice bomb?

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Smoke
Flash
Frag

16
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What are the characteristics of a non-combustable incendiary bomb?

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Thin skin
Bomb or tank shape
Filled with flammable liquid/powder
Thermite balls
Smaller combustable incendiary 
Will have filler caps
17
Q

What are the characteristics of an Aim-able container?

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Bomb shaped and leaves the aircraft
Will have an air burst fuze
May have visible saddle

18
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What are the characteristics of a non-aim-able container?

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Stays on the aircraft

Operated by the aircrew

19
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What are the characteristics of a pyrotechnic marker?

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Markers operate on the surface (usually the sea)
Main body role colour
Hazard bands
May have other bright markings to aid location

20
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What are the characteristics of a pyrotechnic signal?

A

Functions in the air
Role hazard
Hazard bands

21
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What are the effects of HE bomb?

A

Frag
Blast
Earth shock

22
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What are the 3 weapon function timings associated with HE bombs?

A

Post impact
Impact
Pre impact

23
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What are the 4 categories of submunitions?

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Anti personnel
Anti vehicle
Runway cratering
Area denial

24
Q

Submunitions AP characteristics?

A

Impact fuzed
Blast frag
One part body construction
External evidence of body scoring

25
Q

Characteristics of AV submunitions?

A 
Impact fuzed
Shape charged
Blast frag
Incendiary
Multipart construction with stand off
Extremely sensitive
26
Q

What are the 2 categories of runway cratering?

A

Assisted

Non assisted

27
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What are runway cratering non assisted key points?

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Tubular in shape
Parachute retarded
Tandem charges

28
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What are the key points for runway cratering assisted submunitions?

A

Rocket assisted
Kinetic energy weapon
Looks like a rocket
Jettison able parachute retarder

29
Q

Submunitions area denial sub groups?

A

Victim operated
Modified delay
Smart

30
Q

Submunitions area denial VO characteristics?

A

Generally AP in construction
Fuzing will be anti disturbance in nature
Often painted to fit the AO
CN be modified to time delay

31
Q

What does CBU stand for?

A

Cluster Bomb Units

32
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Submunition Area Denial Modified Delay characteristics?

A

AP/AV in construction with added time delay element
Difficult to PID from ‘normal’ submunitions
No way of telling if they are live or failed

33
Q

Submunitions Area Denial Smart characteristics?

A

Has self righting mechanism

Anti-countermine
Anti-disturbance
Long delay - days-weeks

Special fuzing

34
Q

What order of submunitions components can be found at the base of a footprint and in what order?

A

Skins - strike area

Wpn components - associated container furniture

Followed by the submunitions

The container will be found at the far end

35
Q

What are the options for submunitions clearance?

A

Mark and avoid

Individual attack
Countermine
Projectile attack
Low order

Mechanical clearance

Explosive breaching

36
Q

If a group of submunitions are timed delay but remain after the safe period what reasons could this because of?

A

Arming failures
Functional failures
Time delay
Dummy or deception munitions

37
Q

What are the different types for mechanical clearance of submunitions?

A 
Plough
Rollers
Flails
Brushes
Chains and cables
Water cannon
38
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What are 2 types of explosive breaching?

A

Python

Fuel air explosive weapons

0804 (16 decks)

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