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1 - Detect to Engage Sequence
What is the detect to engage sequ...,
What are the two types of probabi...,
Ps pf 1
3
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2 - Wave Propagation
Two types of waves,
What is phase,
Electromagnetic wave generation
9
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3 - Basic Pulse RADAR & Contact Resolution
Basic pulse radar,
Cross range resolution rcross,
How to resolve multiple contacts
5
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4 - RADAR Ranges
Maximum detection ranges,
Over the horizon range roth,
Max unambiguous range runamb
8
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5 - Phased Array Antennas & Basic CW RADARs
Two ways to move the beam,
Electronic scanning,
Basic continuous wave cw radar
3
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6 - Optimizing RADAR Detection
Pulse radar detection ranges,
Maximum detection range of runamb,
Maximum detection range of rmax
6
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9 - EO Intro
Benefits of electro optics,
6 bands of the eo spectrum,
Visible imaging system traits
12
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10 - Thermal Radiators
Emitted power pm,
Exitance m,
Emissivity e
8
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11 - Simplified IR Range Equation
Irradiance e,
Incident power pe,
Bandwidth factor f
4
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12 - Maximum IR Detection Range
What does max ir detection range ...,
Low level light lll systems,
Light amplification requires __
12
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13 - LASERs
Components of a laser,
Laser characteristics,
Laser irradiance
10
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14 - Electronic Warfare
What is electronic warfare ew,
Three components of ew,
What is es
12
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16 - SONAR Intro & SVP
Why sonar,
Detection range of sonar,
Two ways to exploit sound
8
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17 - Sound Propagation Paths
Tet,
Sound propagation in a negative g...,
Sound propagation in a positive g...
12
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18 - Acoustic Noise
What is broadband,
What is narrowband,
Broadband display traits
9
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19 - Transmission Loss and Prop Loss Curves
Composition of transmission loss ...,
What is passive sonar,
What is active sonar
6
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20 - Passive Figure of Merit
What is figure of merit fom,
Source level in relation to passi...,
What is directivity index di
5
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21 - Active Figure of Merit
How is source level sl related to...,
What is target strength ts,
What is reverberation level rl
6
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22 - Passive UW Systems & Towed Array SONAR Systems (TASS)
Difference of the passive system,
Doppler effects,
What is a transducer
5
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23 - Additional UW Systems, Countermeasures, & Non-Acoustic ASW
What is a multistatic bistatic sonar,
What is a variable depth sonar vds,
What is a sonobuoy
14
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24 - Weapons Selection Intro & Probability
Types of weapons,
Terminal effect of kinetic impact,
Terminal effect of a warhead
14
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25 - Fire Control, Launchers, and Ballistic Missiles
Factors in the fire control problem,
Fire control solution requirements,
Design requirements for weapon la...
8
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26 - Exterior Ballistics, Propulsion, and Midcourse Guidance
Propulsion types,
Gravity propulsion,
Reaction propulsion
22
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27 - Terminal Guidance, Fuzing, Explosive train
Probability of mission kill pk,
Probability of hit phit,
Probability of kill per hit pkhit
16
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28 - Chemical Explosives and Power Index
Characteristics of military explo...,
When an explosive detonates it tu...,
An explosive s strength can be es...
10
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29- Blast Warheads and Damage Prediction
Warhead characteristics,
Definition of energy coupling,
Drag loading
8
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30 - Fragmentation Warheads
What is frag,
Characteristics of an isotropic w...,
Characteristics ofa non isotropic...
7
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31 - Nuclear Weapons
Two types of nuclear reactions,
Binding energy definition,
Critical mass definition
12
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32 - Nuclear Warheads
Types of bursts,
High altitude burst,
Surface burst
8
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33 - Special Warheads and Underwater Weapons
Continuous rod,
Armor piercing warheads,
Kinetic energy penetrator sabot r...
16
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