Ballistic Munitions Flashcards
Rocket spin rate
9-10 revolutions per second.
PBXN stands for?
Polymer Bonded Explosive Navy
LX stands for?
Livermore Explosive
Impoved firestarting capability in PGU series provided by?
Zirconium Pellet
Tracer Material in TP-T rounds?
Magnesium-Teflon-Vitron
Fixed Gun Reticle
Calibrated for 200ft, 100kt level delivery and adjusts for laser. Reticle is 40mils wide and each notch is 5 mils.
Time delay in SAPHEI?
300 milliseconds
20mm dispersion
7.5 mil dispersion (7.5m at 1KM)
APKWS
1) employment range
2) Optiumum employment
3) Total Climb
1) 1,500m-5,000m
2) 3,000m-4,000m
3) 1,000’ at max range shot
APKWS TOF
1,500m -> 4 sec TOF 3.5 sec total lase 2,000m -> 5 sec TOF 3.5 sec total lase 3,000m -> 8 sec TOF 5 sec total lase 4,000m -> 12 sec TOF 7 sec total lase 5,000m -> 18 sec TOF 11 sec total lase
Rocket Reticle
Calibrated for 100’ level delivery auto adjusts for changing airspeed. Floats for 15 sec with laser. Reticle is 40 mils wide and each notch is 5 mils spacing.
APKWS ROT
1) Outside of 2,500m, below 500ft, or hovering use 3 deg.
2) Inside of 2,500m and above 1,200ft use 1 deg.
4 Principles of accurate employment
1) Always keep sight of the target
2) Low energy entry: 40-45 kts, 40-45% Q
3) Release inside parameters
4) Pulloff -> Nose-Power-Pull
Low Alt Pop
120kt ingress < 300’ AGL, 1.6-1.2 pop, 1.0 tip-in. Pop with power.
Medium Alt Delivery
100Kt ingress, 1,500’ AGL, 1.8-1.6 Level Speed Change 1.2 to 1.0 tip-in
Mk 149 Mod 0 Dispersion Pattern
10 deg: 35m x 200m
20 deg: 35m x 100m
30 deg: 35m x 70m
Components of APKWS guidance section
1) Battery
2) Inertial Measurement Unit
3) Guidance Computer
4) Seeker Optics
5) Seeker Electronics
6) Control Actuation System
20mm Danger Close
300m -> 60m
800m -> 80m
1,500m -> 115m
2.75” HE Danger Close
300m -> 140m
800m -> 210m
1,500m -> 305m
2.75” Flechette Danger Close
1,000m -> 170m
APKWS Danger Close
95m
Motor Required for APKWS II
Mk 66 Mod 4
APKWS Guidance Section Limit
750 Cumulative Captive Carriage Hours
Rocket Pod Required for APKWS II
LAU-61 E/A
LAU-68 F/A
Boresight 5 deg above armament datum line
APKWS Key Launch Events and Timing
-Battery Power Up 0.3 sec after launch, Completion of power up 0.4sec wings deploy. IMU and processor initialization 0.70 sec after launch. Sensors look to acquire reflected laser energy 0.85 sec and will direct wing to perform de-roll maneuvers until motor burnout (1.1 sec).
If laser energy not detected what will APKWS do?
Enter Attitude Hold.
APKWS is how much longer/heavier?
9.8# heavier, 18.5” longer
M50 Series Ammo Types
1) M55A2 (TP) - Blue with white writing
2) M220 (TP-T) - Blue with white writing orange T
3) M56A3 (HEI) - Yellow, red band, black writing
4) M242 (HEI-T) - Yellow, red band, black writing, orange T.
M50 Series
1) Muzzle Velocity
2) Tracer Visibility
3) Arming Distance/Fuze
1) Muzzle Velocity: 3,380 +/- 50 @ 78ft
2) 1,170m visibility
3) 20-35 ft
PGU Series
1) Muzzle Velocity
2) Tracer Visibility
1) Muzzle Velocity: 3,410 fps
2) 3.2 sec or 1,800-2,200m
PGU Series Types
1) PGU-27 (TP) - Blue with white writiting
2) PGU-28 (SAPHEI) - Black, yellow, red, white writing
3) PGU-30 (TP-T) - Blue with white writing orange T
Projectile Jump
Firing RIGHT causes DOWNWARD jump. Firing LEFT causes UPWARD jump.
Trajectory Shift
Occurs when boresight axis of weapon differs from flight path of helicopter. Aim left for shots to left, aim right for shots to right. Airspeed Comp should compensate for this.