Heavy Flashcards
5 types of rounds
High explosive HE High-explosive anti-tank HEAT high explosive squash head enter HESH Thermobaric TBX Fuel-air explosive FAE
HEAT round
Monroe effect….
Shape charge used against armored vice or tgts
HESH round
Used against armored vics and bldings
3 Types of fuses
Point det PD
Base det BD
Point initiated base det PIBD
Point det
Head of round hits tgt
Base det
Round hits tgt force hits firing pin
Point initiated base det
Crystal sparks and sends charge through copper wire, excites selinoid
(Piezoelectric fuze)
Tandem warhead
Designed to counter explosive reactive armor ERA
ERA
Explosive reactive armor
HE rounds
Non directional
Cannot penetrate armor
Types of muscle control
Manual command line of sight MCLOS
Semi-auto command line of sight SACLOS
Automatic command line of sight ACLOS
Manual command line of sight
Remote control
Semi-auto command line of sight
Point at target missile follows
Automatic command line of sight
Most advanced used in javelin
At weapons employment limitations
Lack of security,
slow Rate of fire,
launch signature,
noise signature,