Revision questions Flashcards

1
Q

Three main segments of GPS system?

A

Space

Control

User

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2
Q

2 vulnerabilities of GPS system?

A

Jamming

Spoofing

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3
Q

2 main types of tactical air control?

A

Positive control

Procedural

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4
Q

What is meant by the term duplex?

A

Two way data link at the same time - like a telephone

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5
Q

3 main components of MGRS

A

Grid zone designator

100km letters

Grid reference numbers

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6
Q

3 other geographic coordinate expressions?

A

Dms

Ddm

Dd

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7
Q

How many classes of lasers are there?

A

8

Numbered 1 to 4 with letters,

1 being safest 4 being most dangerous

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8
Q

Type of things used for laser safety?

A

MASS - master arming safety system

Operator arming switch

Control through FRCs

Blanking arcs

Final firing trigger

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9
Q

What are the two IR atmospheric windows and their associated wavelengths?

A

PAW - 8 to 14 microns

SAW - 3 to 5 microns

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10
Q

2 methods of determining the size of an object?

A

Measuring

Scaling

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11
Q

4 classes of surface to air missiles

A

Long range

Medium range

Short range

Very short range

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12
Q

What can effect location of SAM location for defence and attack

A

Geography/topography

Comms

Weather patterns

EMCON

Coverage versus concealment consideration

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13
Q

Three main subsystems of any SAM system?

A

Target tracker

Missile tracker

Guidance computer

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14
Q

What does the term MER mean?

A

Maximum effective range -

Mer of a weapon is the max distance from which the weapon can be fired while still consistently inflicting casualties

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15
Q

3 main types of missile guidance?

A

Active

Semi active

Passive

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16
Q

When should an ir calibration be performed?

A

Initial on switch on

Every hour

Massive temperature change

When you are having problems

17
Q

What are the 3 forms of NUC?

A

Paddle

No paddle

Auto defocus

18
Q

Main advantages of using SWIR for military operations?

A

Ability to see through haze, mist, fog and glass

High sensitivity, wide dynamic range

Can be used in conjunction with eye safe laser

19
Q

4 main types of target tracking?

A

Centroid

Correlation auto

Correlation manual

Scene lock

20
Q

Explain what D R and I levels for a target are

A

Detection

Recognition

Identification

21
Q

What operational effect can happen to a laser over long distances?

A

Beam divergence