Submunitions Flashcards
1
Q
4 Main Types of Submunition
A
- Anti-personnel
- Anti-vehicle
- Runway Cratering
- Area Denial
2
Q
AP Submunitions
A
- Small in size
- Large quantity
- Fragmentation scoring
- Impact fuzed (or)
- Internal Pressure, cocked striker fuzed.
3
Q
AV Submunitions Hazards (3)
A
- Shaped Charge
- Secondary Fragmentation
- Incendiary
4
Q
Recognition of AV Submunitions
A
- Piezo-electrical
- Shaped Charge
- Multi-part body
- Method of Orientation
5
Q
2 Types of runway cratering
A
- Assisted
- Non-assisted
6
Q
Recognition of Runway Non Assisted (4)
A
- Tubular Shape
- Method of Orientation/retardation
- Large
- Twin/Tandem Charges
7
Q
Recognition of Assisted Runway (3)
A
- Rocket Assisted
- Jettisonable Parachute Retainer
- Method of Suspension
8
Q
3 Types of Area Denial
A
- Upgraded or Modified submunitions
- Smart area denial submunitions
- Victim Operated
9
Q
Smart, area denial recognition (2)
A
- Self righting legs
- Parachute retarded
- Unique shape and design features
10
Q
Special to type fuzing of SMART Area Denial (3)
A
- Anti-disturbance fuzes
- Anti-counter mining fuzes
- Long delay fuzes
11
Q
Indicators of submunition footprint (4)
A
- Skins
- Weapon components
- Impact area
- Container/tail
12
Q
4 Methods of Clearence
A
- Individual Attack
- Time
- Mechanical Clearence
- Explosive Breaching
13
Q
If the munition is known to be time delay,
the max delay plus a safety margin could be allowed to
elapse. After this time any that have not functioned may be (4)
A
- Arming failures.
- Functional failures.
- Time delay failures.
- Dummy or deception munitions.
14
Q
Methods of Manual Clearence (6)
A
- Ploughs.
- Rollers.
- Flails.
- Brushes (protected runway-type sweepers).
- Chains and cables
- Water Cannon
