WPN101K, Aircraft Munitions and Effects

Question 1

Identify the different target types.

Answer 1

• Point target
• Area target

Characteristics:

• Soft target
• Hard target

Question 2

List the five weapons effects used to destroy targets.

Answer 2

• Blast
• Fragmentation
• Incendiary
• Armor penetration
• Cratering

Question 3

Identify how fuzes alter weapons effects.

Answer 3

Impact fuzes:

• Instantaneous or delay
• Combination of effects

Proximity:
- Dramatic increase in fragmentation

Time:
- Delay is initiated at bomb release from the aircraft