Submunitions

Question 1

4 Main Types of Submunition

Answer 1

1. Anti-personnel
2. Anti-vehicle
3. Runway Cratering
4. Area Denial

Question 2

AP Submunitions

Answer 2

1. Small in size
2. Large quantity
3. Fragmentation scoring
4. Impact fuzed (or)
5. Internal Pressure, cocked striker fuzed.

Question 3

AV Submunitions Hazards (3)

Answer 3

1. Shaped Charge
2. Secondary Fragmentation
3. Incendiary

Question 4

Recognition of AV Submunitions

Answer 4

1. Piezo-electrical
2. Shaped Charge
3. Multi-part body
4. Method of Orientation

Question 5

2 Types of runway cratering

Answer 5

1. Assisted
2. Non-assisted

Question 6

Recognition of Runway Non Assisted (4)

Answer 6

1. Tubular Shape
2. Method of Orientation/retardation
3. Large
4. Twin/Tandem Charges

Question 7

Recognition of Assisted Runway (3)

Answer 7

1. Rocket Assisted
2. Jettisonable Parachute Retainer
3. Method of Suspension

Question 8

3 Types of Area Denial

Answer 8

1. Upgraded or Modified submunitions
2. Smart area denial submunitions
3. Victim Operated

Question 9

Smart, area denial recognition (2)

Answer 9

1. Self righting legs
2. Parachute retarded
3. Unique shape and design features

Question 10

Special to type fuzing of SMART Area Denial (3)

Answer 10

1. Anti-disturbance fuzes
2. Anti-counter mining fuzes
3. Long delay fuzes

Question 11

Indicators of submunition footprint (4)

Answer 11

1. Skins
2. Weapon components
3. Impact area
4. Container/tail

Question 12

4 Methods of Clearence

Answer 12

1. Individual Attack
2. Time
3. Mechanical Clearence
4. Explosive Breaching

Question 13

If the munition is known to be time delay,
the max delay plus a safety margin could be allowed to
elapse. After this time any that have not functioned may be (4)

Answer 13

1. Arming failures.
2. Functional failures.
3. Time delay failures.
4. Dummy or deception munitions.

Question 14

Methods of Manual Clearence (6)

Answer 14

1. Ploughs.
2. Rollers.
3. Flails.
4. Brushes (protected runway-type sweepers).
5. Chains and cables
6. Water Cannon