Low Order Techniques Flashcards

0
Q

What are the advantages of destroy in situ?

A

Quick
Minimal risk to operator
No touching required
Only 1 approach

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What are the 4 UXO disposal techniques?

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Mark and avoid
Destroy in situ (high order)
Low order
Fuze immunisation or remove (RSP)

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What are the disadvantages to high order?

A

Damage to surrounding areas

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What are the advantages to low order?

A

Minimal damage
Minimal time at target
Decrease risk to operator

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What are the disadvantages to low order?

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Only use if high order is acceptable

Safety distances are to be for worse case scenario

May involve further approaches to burn or demolish

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What are the advantages to fuze immunisation?

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No damage to surrounding area

intelligence could be gained

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What are the disadvantages to fuze immunisation?

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Time consuming

Increased risk to operator

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What are the 4 low order techniques/results?

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Deflegation
Mechanical break up
Burning
Cutting and burning

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What is deflegation?

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Is a means to gain entry into a munition without causing unacceptable detonation.

Much of the explosive content is either consumed or is spread about the area

Fuzes may be left in an unsafe state

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What is mechanical break up?

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When the munition is broken open and there is no reaction to the contents

This allows access to the fill for burning.

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What is the burning method?

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Burning is achieved by using a high temperature incendiary charge to destroy the explosive content

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What is cutting and burning?

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Casing is explosively cut open and the filling is ignighted in a single operation

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12
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What are the methods of attack?

A
Projectile attack (PAT)
Baldrick
Round Tom
Doner disk
Skylight
Cut and Burn (CLC)
AUSDISC
CDLC mechanical break up
Crackerbarrell
VULCAN
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13
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Which projectiles are suitable for submunitions and large iron bombs?

A
  1. 56/7.62 submunitions

0. 5”/30mm large iron bombs

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What are the 4 projectile attack effects?

A

Detonation
Deflagation
Mechanical break up
Burning

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15
Q

What are the disadvantages of a projectile attack?

A

It can only be used against HE filled ordnance

Ricochets may occur

Weapon danger area (area down range)

16
Q

When cutting and burning a rocket motor which three parts do we simultaneously attack?

A

Venturi
Motor head
Center of body

17
Q

When packing PE7 into a Baldrick what do you use?

A

Non metallic stemming rod

18
Q

How much PE7 do you load into an AUSDISC?

A

227g 8oz

19
Q

What stand off do we use when deploying a Baldrick?

A

200mm

20
Q

When aiming a Baldrick what do we stay clear from?

A

Fuzing pockets

Strong points

21
Q

How do we position a Crackerbarrell when removing a fuze from the munition?

A

50mm stand off

Square on to the longitudinal axis

Butted up inline with the fuze joint

22
Q

What is the purpose if the expanded foam layer in the Crackerbarrell?

A

To prevent spalling

23
Q

How many SX2 sheets are required for the Doner Disc against a 155mm projectile?

A

3 sheets thick

24
Q

How many SX2 sheets are required for the Doner Disc against a 1000lb bomb?

A

5-8 sheets thick

25
Q

What distances should each Donor Disc should be placed from the tail of a 1000lb bomb?

A

275mm from the base

Then another a further 300mm up from the base

26
Q

When attempting a double AUSDISC attack how far apart are they to be positioned?

A

500mm

27
Q

What does CDLC mean?

A

Charge Demolition Linear Cutting

28
Q

How many SX2 sheets are required for Crackerbarrell?

A

3 sheets thick

29
Q

How many components worth of charges are supplied with Vulcan?

A

10 charges

30
Q

What’s the standoff for Baldrick?

A

200mm

31
Q

What is the standoff for Crackerbarrell?

A

50mm

32
Q

How many legs comes in a pack for the Vulcan?

A

30

33
Q

How much PE7 fits into an explosive measure for the Vulcan?

A

20g