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Target Analisys Flashcards

1
Q

What are the main types of targets
frequently engaged by fire?

A

Vehicles
Complex
People
Equipment
Aircraft
Structures
(VCPEAS)

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2
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What are the three damage level that are usually considered?

A

Disablement
Destruction
Neutralisation
(DDN)

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3
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What are the principal types of material found around the battlefield?

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-Aircraft on the ground
-Soft skinned vehicles
-Storage dumps/maintenance areas
-Electronic and communication equipment
(ASSE)

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4
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What are the types of aircraft in flight?

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Fast moving
Slow moving
Helicopters

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5
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In development and production, weapon systems must be what?

A

Simple
Easy to inspect
Easy to make
Safe to transport, store and handle

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6
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What are the two ways to produce energy for conventional attacks on targets?

A

Kinetic Energy (KE)
- Long rod penetrator (APFSDS).
Chemical Energy (CE)
- Shaped charge (HEAT)
- Scabbing effect (HESH)
- Explosively Formed Projectile (EFP)

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7
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What are the basic techniques in the design of warheads for attack on Aircraft?

A

Shaped charges (EFPs)
Overpressure (Blast)
Kinetic energy (bullets or fragmenting warheads)
Special kinetic energy (continuous rod)
(SOKS)

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8
Q

What are these acronyms ?
PK, PH, PR, PL

A

P K = Probability of a Kill
P H = Probability of a Hit
P R = Reliability of the weapon system
P L = Lethality of the warhead or ammunition

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9
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What are the types of armour?

A

Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA)
Spaced Homogenous
Ply
Face hardened
Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA)
Composite (Chobham)
Slat (Bar)

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10
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What is the tank damage criteria M F K?

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M - Mobility kill
F - Firepower kill
K - Completely destroyed

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11
Q

What is the damage assessment criteria F and P for APC and MICV?

A

F - Firepower kill
P - Payload kill

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12
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What are the types of shot failure?

A
  • Barrelling
  • Shattering
  • Lateral bending
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13
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What are some of the ways to increase penetration?

A

Rocket Assistance
Improve Steadiness of Shot
Lengthen the Projectile
Lengthening of Barrel
Segmented Long Rod Penetrators

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14
Q

What are the factors that affect shaped charges?

A

Shape of Liner
Rate of Spin
Cone Diameter
Liner Material
Stand-Off Distance

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15
Q

What are some behind armour effects?

A

Luminescence
Scabbing
Heat / Fires
Overpressure
(HOLS)

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16
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What are some of the methods of delivery against armour?

A

Guns
Grenades
Mines
Aircraft bombs
Missiles

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17
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What is the damage criteria for aircraft?
(KK,K,A,B,C,E)

A

-KK Kill, The target suffers immediate and catastrophic disintegration.
-K Kill, The target is destroyed in less than 10 secs
-A Kill, The target is destroyed in less than 5 mins.
-B Kill, The target is defeated in less than 5 hours.
-C Kill, The target’s mission is not achieved (mission
-E Kill, The target may complete its mission but needs repair before it can fly again.

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18
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In the air craft damage criteria what do the following acronyms mean?

-FT
-CT
-ET

A

FT - Flight Kill.
CT - Continuance Kill.
E - Effectiveness Kill.

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19
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What are the vulnerable areas of an aircraft?

A

Structural Attack
-Air frame
-People, the aircrew
-Fuel cells/tanks & lines
-Engines
Power transmission systems
Flight controls
Avionics
Bomb load / Pay load

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20
Q

How do you reduce vulnerable areas in aircraft?

A

Armouring
Burying sensitive components
Concentrating sensitive components
Duplicating components
Separating components
Self sealing fuel tanks

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21
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What effects does altitude have on weapon systems?

A

Density
Attenuation
Miss Distance
Altitude increases/warhead increases

22
Q

What are 7 types of warheads used to attack aircraft?

A

Blast
Fragmentation
Fragmentation plus blast
Special kinetic energy
Shaped charges
Sub projectiles
Cluster

23
Q

What are the types of damage on personnel?

A

Physical
Mental

24
Q

What is the most efficient mode of attack on personnel?

A

High probability of a hit
Rapid transfer of energy
No unnecessary overkill

25
Q

What is the most common way of transferring energy to personnel?

A

Fragmentation

26
Q

How do you control the size of the fragmentation?

A

Case material
Thickness of the wall
Quantity and position of explosive
Velocity of detonation

27
Q

How do you control the velocity of the fragmentation?

A

Amount of explosive behind the fragment wall
Charge density
Velocity of detonation
Density of the wall material

28
Q

Describe a Complex target

A

Targets that have several different elements, generally people in combination with other types target.

29
Q

What is the probability Product Rule ?

A

PK = PH x PR x PL

30
Q

What were the first weapons designed for attack on Armour ?

A

Large calibre rifles with hardened projectiles
Concentrated Machine gun fire
6 Grenades tied together
Early blast mines
Flame throwers

31
Q

What are the major fragment producers?

A

Generic HE
Pre notched containers
Pre formed fragments

32
Q

What is the general principle of a HESH round ?

A

When the primary shock wave meets the reboundary tension wave at a greater strength a large scab is detached from the rear of the impact surface.

33
Q

What are the two catergories of wounds?

A

Mild and Severe

34
Q

What is the definition of an Explosive ?

A

An explosive substance made with a view of producing an explosion or pyrotechnic effect.

35
Q

Describe deflagration -

A

Technical term describing SUBSONIC combustion that usually propagates through thermal conductivity.

36
Q

Describe detonation -

A

Involves a SUPERSONIC exothermic front that drives a shock front directly in front of it.

37
Q

What are the three phases of blast ?

A

Shock Front
Positive Phase
Negative Phase

38
Q

What are the three types of explosions?

A

Physical
Chemical
Nuclear

39
Q

Describe Brisance -

A

The shattering effect of explosives.

40
Q

What are the four types of blast pressure?

A

Dynamic Pressure
Incident Pressure
Quasi Static Pressure
Reflected Pressure

41
Q

What are the 6 types of fuel used in Fuel Air Explosives?

A

Acetylene
Butane
Ethylene Oxide
Kerosene
Propylene Oxide
Aluminium

42
Q

What are the factors that effect V of D?

A

Charge diameter
Density of charge
Degree of confinement
Strength of detonator

43
Q

What are the High Energy forms of attack?

A

Kinetic Energy
Chemical Energy
Combination of both

44
Q

In regards to People what are the factors that effect their vulnerability ?

A

Attitude (presented area)
Protection (body armour, buildings etc)

45
Q

What type of target would a cluster disc warehead attack ?

A

Aircraft

46
Q

What are the the considerations of weapons and EO IRT damage levels ?

A

Weapons should be designed to attack the most important targets
Ammunition must be designed to achieve a particular level of damage against a known target.

47
Q

What are the design characteristics of a HESH round ?

A

Head must be collapsible
Head must not be pointed
HE must have high V of D
Explosive plastic in nature
Fuze must be in the base
Inert bituminous pad in nose

48
Q

Define Kinetic Energy -

A

In the form of a solid missile which dissipates it’s energy on impact and requires no triggering device.

49
Q

Define Chemical Energy -

A

In the form of a substance which has considerable potential energy that can be released when suitably initiated.

50
Q

What is rarefaction ?

A

Area of low pressure following a shock wave

AT 0013 (21 decks)

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