Blast Effects and Target Analysis re-test Flashcards
What are the burn rates for propellants?
Propellants and explosives range from 0.3 to 1.0; those above 1.0 may detonate if confined.
Requirements for propellants?
Reg ballistics
No excessive flash or smoke
Minimal erosion
Easily ignitable
Stable for global storage conditions
What is the aircraft damage criteria for completeness?
Ft - Flight Kill. The target aircraft loses control within time “t,” implying destruction and mission failure.
Ct - Continuance Kill. The target aircraft fails its mission within time “t”; destruction possible.
Et - Effectiveness Kill. The aircraft is grounded for repairs for time “t” before resuming missions.
What are the 2 types of discarding sabot?
Pot
Petal
What are the vulnerable areas of an aircraft?
Structural Attack
-Air frame
-People, the aircrew
-Fuel cells/tanks & lines
-Engines
Power transmission systems
Flight controls
Avionics
Bomb load / Pay load
Factors affecting energy transfer to a person?
Fragment mass and velocity
Stability of the fragment
Cross-sectional area of the fragment
List the main targets of FAE
Concentrations of AFV and SP Guns
Parked aircraft
Minefield clearance
Ships
Bunkers / trenches
Concentrations of troops in the open
Dis Adv FAE
Strong winds disrupt the optimal shape formation from the initial burst.
What are the 3 sub-divisions of aircraft for targets?
Fast moving aircraft
Slow moving aircraft
Helicopters
List the ways in which shot can fail when striking armour plating?
Barreling
Shattering
Lateral bending
What are the major fragment producers ?
Generic HE projectiles.
Pre notched containers.
Pre formed fragments.
On the battlefield there are 3 types of key tgts that present themselves to land forces, list them?
People
Armoured Vehicles
Aircraft in Flight
With a shaped charge the residual energy lies within what?
Unconsumed part of the jet.
Fragments of metal.
