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Anti Tank Basics Flashcards

1
Q

What is a warhead?

A

Explosive material delivered by a projectile

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2
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What are the four types of warheads?

A

HE
HEAT
HESH
TBX

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3
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What does ERA stand for?

A

Explosive Reactive Armor

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4
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What are the three types of fuses?

A

Point Detonating
Base Detonating
Point Initiating, Base Detonating

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5
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What are the three types of missile systems?

A

MCLOS
SACLOS
ACLOS

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6
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Where do top attack warheads detonate?

A

Above the target

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7
Q

What is standoff?

A

The ability to engage the enemy from outside of their effective range.

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8
Q

What are ways to fix an armored threat?

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Embankments
Tank Ditches
Tank Mines
Craters
MOUT Obstacles
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9
Q

What are the four methods of engagement?

A

Single Fire
Sequence Firing
Pair Firing
Volley Fire

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10
Q

What is the priority of target areas on a tank?

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  1. Top
  2. Flank
  3. Rear
  4. Front
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11
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What is the latest anti-tank missile in the US inventory?

A

The Javelin

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12
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What do Thermobaric Warheads do?

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Utilizes the oxygen in the air for the explosion, sucks the air out of the room, and creates intense overpressure.

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13
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What do Fuel Air Explosives do?

A

Release a cloud of vapor milliseconds before impact, then turn it into a fireball.

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14
Q

What is the principle behind HESH rounds?

A

The sledgehammer principle, the charge is slapped against the target like play dough, then detonated.

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15
Q

What is the purpose of a tandem warhead?

A

To defeat ERA

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16
Q

What effect describes the shape charge process?

A

The Munroe Effect

17
Q

What are the four components of the shape charge process?

A

1) Impact
2) Ignition
3) Penetration
4) Spalling

18
Q

Which warhead is a general purpose, non-directional warhead?

A

HE

19
Q

Which warhead utilizes the Munroe effect to form a highly lethal jet torch?

A

HEAT

20
Q

What does HESH stand for?

A

High Explosive Squash Head

21
Q

Which fuze contains piezoelectric crystals and solenoids?

A

Point Initiating, Base Detonating

22
Q

What type of fuze has the fuze located in the nose of the warhead?

A

Point Detonating

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