Objectives 12-15

Question 1

What are the 5 categories of ADA, associated caliber, and describe characteristics for each

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Answer 1

1. Small arms / automatic weapons (less than 12.7mm)
   - High cyclic rates of fire, thin tracer paths, no self destruct
2. Heavy machine gun (12.7mm to 14.5mm)
   - High rate of fire, typically optically directed
3. Light (20mm to 25mm)
   - High cyclic rates of fire, self destruct projectiles
4. Medium (30mm to 40mm)
   - Most can be radar aimed, air burst / self-destruct munitions
5. Heavy (57mm and above)
   - Slow rate of fire, air burt / self destruct munitions

Question 2

List and describe the three types of ADA fire

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Answer 2

1. Barrage Fire
   - Mine field in the sky. Not designed to kill, but to force aircraft into better engagement area
   - Used when FCR cannot accurately track
2. Curtain Fire *Footstomp**
   - Most effective form of employing Small Arms and automatic weapons *
   - Create engagement areas for massing fires
3. Aimed Fire
   - Most controlled- preferred when target can be acquired and tracked, attempt to fire at nearest threat
   - Most common in the actual target area

Question 3

Identify typical target sets for radar jammers

Answer 3

Refer to workbook

Question 4

Identify typical target sets for directed energy weapons

Answer 4

Directed energy weapons project energy in a controlled direction to cause lethal and nonlethal effects

• Laser weapons emit coherent energy at speed of light
  
  • Low power lasers create ‘in-band’ effects against sensors; targets include the human eye, EO and IR sensors Footstomp
  • High power lasers create structural damage

Question 5

List the three classes of GPS jamming techniques and identify the intended effect of each technique

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Answer 5

Refer to workbook

Question 6

Tactical Engagement Ranges for 23/25mm and 30/37mm

Answer 6

See slide 97, ~400 times the caliber