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[3] [4] [5] This bomb is most typically used by the United States Navy but is also used by the USAF in the F-22A in a JDAM configuration. According to a test report conducted by the United States Navy's Weapon System Explosives Safety Review Board (WSESRB) established in the wake of the 1967 USS Forrestal fire , the cooking-off time for a Mk 83 ...
The modular kit consists of a number units that are attached to a standard Mk80-series bomb. A guidance system and large tail fins are the most basic form of the system, optional folding wings and a rocket motor may be added to increase the stand-off range up to 120 kilometres (75 mi) or add a low-level launch capability.
In the United States Navy, the Mark 13 launcher was most typically employed as part of the Mark 74 Guided Missile Launch System, or the Mark 92 Fire Control System.Though the launcher was original armament on U.S. Navy Perry-class frigates (and their derivatives), in order to save costs on an obsolete system, by 2004 all active U.S. Navy vessels have had the system removed. [3]
[6] [7] The Mark 46 Optical Sight System consists of: [8] Above Deck Sensor Unit (ADSU) – Stabilized two-axis director with a daylight imaging sensor, a thermal imaging sensor, and a laser rangefinder. [7] Control and Display Unit (CDU) – Located in the CIC, it provides the display feed from the OSS sensors and is used to operate the OSS.
The Type 904 radar tracker was also developed as a derivative of the GWS.22 Seacat air defense missile system. [ 4 ] In addition, the Mk.64 GUNAR, which changed the shooting command radar to the gun side equipment (initially the same AN/SPG-34 as the Mk.63 , later AN/SPG-48 ), was also developed, and this was mainly used by the Royal Canadian ...
[6] [7] These devices were early forms of rangekeepers. The issue of directing long-range gunfire came into sharp focus during World War I with the Battle of Jutland. While the British were thought by some to have the finest fire control system in the world at that time, during the Battle of Jutland only 3% of their shots actually struck their ...
Mark 63 Gun Fire Control System (Mk.63 GFCS) is a gun fire-control system made up of AN/SPG-34 radar tracker and the Mark 29 gun sight. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They were usually equipped for the control of twin QF 4-inch naval gun Mk XVI and Mk.33 twin 3"/50 cal guns .
Manual command to line of sight (MCLOS or MACLOS) [1] is a method for guiding guided missiles. With an MCLOS missile, the operator must track the missile and the target simultaneously and guide the missile to the target. Typically the missile is steered with a joystick, and its path is observed through a periscope-type telescopic sight.