Anti-Armor Terms

Question 1

What is an HE round?

Answer 1

High Explosive:

Used for anti-personnel and soft skinned targets. They lack capability to penetrate modern armor

Question 2

What is HEAT round?

Answer 2

High Explosive Anti-Tank:

True anti armor threat. Designed under the Monroe effect principle charge. Highly lethal “jet” torch penetrates steel.

Question 3

What is a HESH round?

Answer 3

High Explosive Smash Head:
Functions under the sledge-hammer principle. The steel nose impact will debilitate and crush the armor, the explosive charge will multiply the kinetic energy upon impact.

Question 4

What is an FAE round?

Answer 4

Fuel Air Explosive:
Specifically designed to destroy light skinned vehicles and combat field fortifications. Releases gas into the air which it ignites creating a fireball explosion.

Question 5

What is a Tandem Warhead?

Answer 5

Designed to counter ERA protection. Smaller charge penetrates the ERA block and the main charge follows through to penetrate main armor.

Question 6

What are the types of warheads?

Answer 6

HE
FAE
HEAT
HESH
Tandem
Thermabaric

Question 7

What are the types of fuses?

Answer 7

Point Detonating (PD)

Base Detonating (BD)

Point Initiating Base Detonating (PIBD)

Question 8

Point Detonating

Answer 8

Fuse is located in the nose. Can be either an impact or time fuse. Time fuse can be either electrical or mechanical

Question 9

Base Detonating

Answer 9

The firing pin is located in the base of the round Explosive composition. The firing pin will strike the primer and the explosive train will begin.

Question 10

Point initiating base Detonating

Answer 10

Fuse has 2 elements. One piezo crystal in the nose and a solenoid in the base. During impact the crystal creates 12-50V that excite the solenoid which releases the firing pin to initiate the explosive train.

Question 11

Types of missile technology

Answer 11

MACLOS
SACLOS
ACLOS
Top Attack Missile
LOSAT

Question 12

MACLOS: Manual Command Line of Sight

Answer 12

Initial guiding system for AT missiles. Consisted of a control box that utilized a joy stick.

Question 13

SACLOS: Semi-Automatic Line of Sight

Answer 13

Second generation of missile guidance systems. The gunner operates the guide and tracking unit by keeping his sight on target. All commands are transmitted electronically to the missile I.e. TOW, Milan.

Question 14

ACLOS: Automatic Line of Sight.

Answer 14

Third generation of guidance systems. Gunner aims at target and fires. Computer transmits data to missile which makes automatic flight path corrections.
Newest versions feature “fire and forget” I.e. Javelin.

Question 15

Methods of Engagement

Answer 15

Single Firing
Sequence Firing
Pair Firing
Volley Firing Setup

Question 16

Single Firing

Answer 16

One gunner engages target with one AT weapon. Least preferred method

Question 17

Sequence Firing

Answer 17

One Gunner prepares several launchers for firing and continues to engage target until destroyed

Question 18

Pair Firing

Answer 18

Two gunners prepare two or more AT weapons each and fire at a target one weapon at a time.

Question 19

Volley Firing

Answer 19

You and one or more other gunners prepare one or more AT weapons and and fire at target at once.