Weapons Guidance Flashcards

1
Q

What are the characteristics of AA Guns?

A

Portable
Readily available
Short range/low alt

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2
Q

What are the characteristics of ManPADS?

A
Portable
Easy to use 
Covert
Fire and forget 
Cheap 
 susceptible to ECM (not as much as passive)
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3
Q

What are the characteristics of a land based SAM?

A

Layered
Integrated
Long range

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4
Q

What are the characteristics of naval Anti Air

A

Layered
Integrated
Minor vessels need protection

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5
Q

What are the characteristics of Air to air

A

Layered
Integrated
Short/medium range
Homing

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6
Q

What are the missile components?

A
1st stage booster 
Motor
Sensor
Warhead 
Guidance system and control 
Data link
Conards
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7
Q

What is the missile engagement process?

A
Search (early warning and height finding radar)
Aquire (TA)
Track (TT) 
Launch (missile guidance radar) 
Intercept
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8
Q

What is the missile guidance loop?

A

Sensor
Error
Guidance computer
Steering

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9
Q

What are the phases of a missile launch

A
Eject
Launch (boost)
Mid course (sustain)
Terminal (coast) 
Explosion
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10
Q

What are the characteristics of command missile?

A

Not fire and forget
Overt
Susceptible to ECM
Multi engagement

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11
Q

What is CLOS?

A

Command to line of sight

Point, shoot, pursuit

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12
Q

What is COLOS?

A

Command off line of sight

Shoot infront of target to it’s predicted path

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13
Q

What are the characteristics of beam riding

A
Not fire and forget
Overt 
Multi target engagement
Suceptable to ECM 
Laser encoded 
Hard to decoy
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14
Q

What are the characteristics of passive missiles

A

Fire and forget
Covert
Susceptible to counter measures
Increased signal strength as close to target

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15
Q

What are the characteristics of semi active missile?

A
Not fire and forget
Overt
Susceptible to ECM 
Susceptible to counter measures 
Multiple engagement 
Increased signal strength
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16
Q

What are the characteristics of Active missiles

A
Fire and forget
Overt 
Not multi engagement 
Susceptible to ECM 
Signal strength increases 
Fast update rate (accurate)
17
Q

What are the characteristics of track via missile

A
Not fire and forget
Overt 
Multi engagement
Susceptible to ECM 
Single multifunction radar
18
Q

What is a MEZ?

A

Missile exclusion zone

19
Q

What should you do near a MEZ?

A

Warm others on approach to MEZ
Trespass call ‘speedbird12, trespass, SAM 6, Zeus, 120/60’
Warn crew on approach