PAN Disrupter Flashcards
What are the minimum lengths of shock tube required to function the PAN?
3 feet, 6 feet with electric initiators (to protect the equipment)
Which shell should be chosen to disrupt a soft package suspected of containing NG based dynamite?
Popper at 2 inches
Which cartridge should be chosen to remove the end caps from a pipe with externally threaded end caps?
Avon
What is the wait time for a misfire when using a PAN Disrupter?
There is no wait time due to the mechanical action
What are the safety zones for the PAN Disrupter?
150 feet to the rear and the distance a rifled shotgun slug can travel to the front
What is the functioning time of the PAN’s breach?
500 microseconds or 1/2 millisecond
Why would you go downrange and change a general disruption shot?
You determine the general shot would activate a victim actuated device
What is the standoff for a Popper round?
2-6” for sensitive explosives, 2 inch to 3 feet for soft targets
What is the standoff for Medium Velocity Blank (BK40)?
2 inch to 3 feet
Why is the standoff for slugs 36 inches?
Slugs are super sonic and produce a precursor shock, breathed by the air inside the barrel
What is another name for the Avon round?
Frangible
How much water is placed in the PAN?
140 ml or 3/4 inch from the top
How far should the firing pin protrude from the breach?
1/16 inch
How far should you back the breach off radially?
1/8 inch
How often should you clean the PAN?
After 15 shots or when it is stored for the day
