Day 1 classes Flashcards by John Hamilton

What is the PDM and nomenclature?

Pursuit Deterrent Munition

M86

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What type of mine is the PDM?

Bounding frag

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How does the PDM deploy? What are the times?

Deploys 7 trip lines and uses friction
25 sec - circuit self check
60 sec - trip wires deploy
75 sec - fully armed
4 hours - self destruct

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What is the PDM used for?

Slow enemy
Temporally protect equipment
As general defense

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What is the SLAM and nomenclature?

Selectable lightweight attack munition

M2 SLAM

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How does the SLAM destroy the target?

Using an EFP

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What are the four modes of the SLAM?

Mine mode
Side attack mode
Timed mode
Command mode

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How does mine mode detonate on the SLAM? How much standoff? Neutralize times?

Magnetic sensor
5” standoff
4, 10 or 24 hours

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How does side attack mode detonate? Times?

Using passive infrared

4, 10 or 24 hours

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When is the SLAM armed in side attack mode and mine mode?

Two minutes after safety is removed

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When is the SLAM armed in time mode?

One minute after safety is removed

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What modes have anti disturbance features?

Mine

Side attack

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What are the 4 methods of detecting mines?

Encountering a mine
Visual detection
Manual probing
Electronic mine detectors

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What are the two types of electronic mine detectors?

Metallic and nonmetallic

Does not work well in heavy rain or wet soils

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What are the components to the metallic detector?

Electronics unit
Search head with telescopic pole
Headphone

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What are the things you do when you locate a mine?

Marked and bypassed
Detonated in place
Pulled out by rope
Neutralized and removed

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How long do you wait after pulling the mine with a rope?

1 minute

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How wide are lanes cleared?

Footpath - 1 meter
Initial lane - 4.5 meters
Single lane - 4.5 meters
Double lane - 10 meters

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What are the three methods of assault Breaching?

Mechanical
Explosive
Manual

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What is the APOBS charge size? Size of path cleared?

150-long line charge 108 grenades

Path - 45m long 1m wide

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What is the path size with a MICLIC?

14 by 100m path

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What is the distance between probes when manually probing?

2”

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What is the number one hazard when dealing with mines?

Anti-handling

Anti-tamper

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What is a solid green line in 709A?

Gas

GB, CG, CK

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What is a double solid green line in 709A?

Gas VX, HD, H, HT

What is a solid red line in 709A?

Gas CN, CS, CN1, CS1

What is a solid purple line in 709A?

Incendiary TH, NP, PTI, PTV

What is a solid yellow line in 709A?

Smoke HC, WP, PWP

What is one solid green line in 709B?

Nonpersistent agents

What is a double solid green line in 709B?

Persistent agents

What is a triple solid green line in 709B?

All nerve agents

What is a double solid red line in 709B?

Incapacitating

What is a solid red line on a grey background in 709B?

Riot control CS

How are all incendiaries marked in 709B?

Black letters on light red background

How is smoke marked in 709B?

Black on light green background WP and PWP in red

What represents high explosives?

Solid yellow band

What represents low explosives?

Brown band

How are incendiaries in 709C?

All markings in black Brown body

What are white diamonds on a green background?

Flechette payload

What are yellow triangles on a green background?

Scatterable submunitions

What are yellow diamonds on a green background?

Improved conventional munitions

What is a solid green line followed by three short breaks?

Toxic chemical agent

What is a solid yellow line followed by 3 short breaks?

High explosives

What color is IR illum?

Orange

Smoke

Fragmentation

Oф

Frag- HE

Frag - gas

Gas

Armor piercing

Incendiary

Бп

HEAT spin stabilized

БК

HEAT fin stabilized

P-4

White or yellow phosphorus

P-5

Mustard agent

Lewisite

P-10

Phosgene agent

P-15

Adamsite (DM)

Thermite

Russian red

Incendiary

Russian yellow

Ball shrapnel

Russian blue

Concrete piercing

Russian khaki

Bar shrapnel

Russian black

Smoke

Russian white

Illum

Russian letters preceding numbers

Type

Numbers indicate what on Russian bombs?

Weight in kg

How does a wet energized fuse arm?

Setback to break the vial

What is an arming delay?

A mechanical, pyrotechnic or electrical device to delay the start of fuze arming

What is an arming device?

Designed to perform the electrical and/or mechanical alignment necessary to permit the initiation of the explosive train

What does a creep spring do?

Prevent creep action of a firing pin during slowing of a fuze body

What does the detent do?

Holds everything in place

What does the slider do?

Keeps the firing pin back unaligned until it is time

What does a rotor do?

Turns to align the slider

What is an escapement device?

Energy system that drives the rotor Usually a coil spring

What are the two types of PIBD fuses?

Mechanical | Electrical

What are the types of time fuses?

Powder Train Time Mechanical Time Electrical Time

What are the two types of VT?

Active | Passive

What does the PDM use to propel the warhead? what is the nomenclature for the warhead?

M10 Liquid propellant | M43 Spherical Warhead

What are the times for the SLAM time mode?

15, 30, 45, or 60 minutes

What happens in 2 mins for the SLAM? 5 mins?

2 minutes SLAM is armed | 5 Minutes self shutdown if safety is not removed

What can you cover the SLAM with in mine mode?

1/2" dirt or REPP

How much will the SLAM penetrate?

20mm armor 5-20in | 40mm armor 3-25 ft

What are the techniques for probing?

Check for trip wires Probe at a 30 degree angle Probe every 5cm (2") 1 Meter wide lane

What are the techniques for the AN/PSS-12?

Search head 2" above ground Sweep speed is 3 ft/second Width of lane swept is 3 meters, clears 2 meters 6 meter min distance between search heads

How do you mark and bypass?

Mark the mine or area Report 8-digit grid of corners of mine field Use DA Form 1355 Find a way around mined field

What are the methods for detonating in place?

Hand placed charges Grapnels Burn off vegetation Weapons fire

What is the chain between the rollers called?

Dogbone

What is the size of path that bangalores clear? | How many man hours to clear 100m?

1 meter by 15 meters. | 3.5-4.5 man hours

What does the mongoose use to destroy mines?

Shape charge net

How do you treat unknown/all explosives encountered?

Consider to be most hazardous type, most hazardous features and under the most hazardous conditions

How far do you keep radios from an EMR safety?

100m minimum

What is the downrange hazard for jet?

5 mile

What are the upwind/downwind hazards for chemical?

600m upwind | 2000m downwind

What do you do with WP?

submerge in mud or wet sand

What are the five non-explosive components of a fuze?

``` Detent Slider Firing pin Rotor Escapement Device ```

What are the three types of PD fuzes?

SQ Non-delay Delay

What are the three types of pressure?

Direct Fluid Air