Target Anylysis (imported from AT Course) Flashcards
What are the factors affecting V of D?
CDDS
- density of the charge
- charge diameter
- degree of confinement
- strength of detonator
Define burn to detonation?
Occurs when there is an abrupt acceleration of the
flame front until it becomes a shock wave.
What is the definition of rarefaction?
A negative pressure phase (in either air or water)
Rarefraction is the area of low relative pressure following a shock wave.
What are the 3 levels of damage?
Disablement, destroyed, neutralized
What factors affect personnel vunerabilities?
Attitude (target area presented)
Protection ( buildings, PPE, equipment)
What is the formular used lethality probability Rule?
Pk = Ph x Pr x PL
What are the types of attack on aircraft?
Overpressure (Blast)
Kinetic energy (bullets or fragmenting warheads)
Special kinetic energy (continuous rod)
Shaped charges (EFPs)
What are the types of aircraft kills?
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 abort).
E-Kill The target may complete its mission but needs repair before it
can fly again.
What are the affects of altitude on a blast warehead?
Density
Attenuation
Miss Distance
Altitude increases/warhead increases
What are the warhead types used on aircraft?
Cluster disc warhead are types of warheads on aircraft, name more?
- Blast
- fragmentation
- fragmentation plus blast
- special kinetic energy
- shaped charges
- sub-projectiles
- cluster munitions
What are the types of Armour used?
- RHA- rolled homogeneous armour
- Spaced HA
- ply
- Face hardened
- reactive
- composite
- slat (bar
What is shattering?
IRT shot failure (Barreling, Shattering, Lateral bending) explain Shattering.
Raising the hardness of a steel shot, whilst increasing its compressive strength, makes the shot brittle
On a APC what is a F kill?
F kill is a firepower kill, destroying the tanks ability to use its gun.
The weapon system is destroyed
What are the 4 factors behind armour effects?
LOSH
- Luminosity
- Heat and fire
- Spalling
- Overpressure
What is the problems with combined kinetic and chemical rounds
The intense shocks to which any initiating mechanism is subjected on initial impact and during penetration.
Two types of enhancing penetration
rocket assist
barrel lengthening
lengthening the projectile
improve steadiness of shot
What are the factors affecting wound severity?
- Actual energy transferred
- Rate of transfer of energy from projectile to target
- Tumbling/ yawing reduces energy transfer
How does HESH work?
When the rebounding tension wave meets further primary shock waves this exceeds the strength of the plate, and a large scab is detached from the rear surface.
Where is HESH initiated from
At the rear of the projectile/ Base detonating
Explain the reverse impact detonation
Detonation occurs before the fuze can produce detonation of the filling,
the shock wave will be travelling in the wrong direction
What are the forces used to discard the sabot? APFSDS?
Aero and gas pressures
Optimum stand off for a Shape Charge -munro effect
5 cone diameters
What is the projectile orientation that provides the best distribution of fragmentation?
The most effective distribution is when the projectile is vertical.
How can you control fragment velocity?
V of d of main charge
Amount of explosives
Density of charge
Density of raw material
How can you reduce the spin of a APFSDS round?
With a slipping driving band
What features can weapon designers change to change the size of fragments from the shell body?
Case material and mechanical properties
Thickness of the wall
Quantity of explosives and it’s position in relation to the fragment casing
V of D of the explosive
How does a rounds orientation affect it’s fragmentation
There is a more effective distribution when projectile is vertical
External ballistics, how to reduce air resistance
Small cross-sectional area
High mass
High velocity
Aerodynamic design
What are some factors that effect the performance of shaped charges?
Cone diameter Shape of liner Liner material Stand-off distance Rate of spin
Explain diffraction
Breaking up or scattering of a wave by an obstacle
How much of a fragmenting anti aircraft warhead is inefficient?
80%