Revision questions Flashcards
Three main segments of GPS system?
Space
Control
User
2 vulnerabilities of GPS system?
Jamming
Spoofing
2 main types of tactical air control?
Positive control
Procedural
What is meant by the term duplex?
Two way data link at the same time - like a telephone
3 main components of MGRS
Grid zone designator
100km letters
Grid reference numbers
3 other geographic coordinate expressions?
Dms
Ddm
Dd
How many classes of lasers are there?
8
Numbered 1 to 4 with letters,
1 being safest 4 being most dangerous
Type of things used for laser safety?
MASS - master arming safety system
Operator arming switch
Control through FRCs
Blanking arcs
Final firing trigger
What are the two IR atmospheric windows and their associated wavelengths?
PAW - 8 to 14 microns
SAW - 3 to 5 microns
2 methods of determining the size of an object?
Measuring
Scaling
4 classes of surface to air missiles
Long range
Medium range
Short range
Very short range
What can effect location of SAM location for defence and attack
Geography/topography
Comms
Weather patterns
EMCON
Coverage versus concealment consideration
Three main subsystems of any SAM system?
Target tracker
Missile tracker
Guidance computer
What does the term MER mean?
Maximum effective range -
Mer of a weapon is the max distance from which the weapon can be fired while still consistently inflicting casualties
3 main types of missile guidance?
Active
Semi active
Passive
When should an ir calibration be performed?
Initial on switch on
Every hour
Massive temperature change
When you are having problems
What are the 3 forms of NUC?
Paddle
No paddle
Auto defocus
Main advantages of using SWIR for military operations?
Ability to see through haze, mist, fog and glass
High sensitivity, wide dynamic range
Can be used in conjunction with eye safe laser
4 main types of target tracking?
Centroid
Correlation auto
Correlation manual
Scene lock
Explain what D R and I levels for a target are
Detection
Recognition
Identification
What operational effect can happen to a laser over long distances?
Beam divergence
