15-01-2004, 15:44
Secret IC:
Thiocal Defense Systems has completed their secret joint contract with the Dodekistani Army and Air Force, developing the latest and greatest in anti-armor technology. It is fittingly named the BAT, or Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/97bat.jpg
The BAT is an acoustic and infrared (IR) guided submunition that autonomously searches for, tracks and defeats armored and critical mobile targets. The BAT is a propulsionless, aerodynamically controlled vehicle (glider). The BAT is delivered to the target vicinity by the Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS), which is launched from the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). As such, BAT is part of the MLRS Family of Munitions (MFOM). The submunition is designed to provide capability to attack deep, high-payoff and time critical targets.
The dual mode (acoustic/IR) seeker and gliding capability accommodate large target location uncertainties due to such efforts as target motion, configuration or orientation; winds, delivery vehicle accuracy or delivery patterns.
MISSION:
Deep attack interdiction, kill moving armored combat vehicles. In addition, P3I BAT's mission includes: cold stationary targets and surface-to-surface missile transporter erector launchers and heavy multiple rocket launchers.
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS:
P3I BAT uses dual-mode sensors capable of acquiring and destroying moving or stationary and hot or cold targets. The submunition uses an improved, selective shaped charge warhead. The warhead more (hard vs soft target detonation) is determined prior to submunition impact. The sensors are more robust in adverse weather against countermeasures offering enhancements over the baseline BAT submunition.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bat2.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bat3.jpg
The Air Force is expected to use this submunition as the tool for its F/A-37 Panther strike aircraft to destroy armored targets. The Army will fit a warhead containing this submunition on its new theater ballistic missile.
Thiocal Defense Systems has completed their secret joint contract with the Dodekistani Army and Air Force, developing the latest and greatest in anti-armor technology. It is fittingly named the BAT, or Brilliant Anti-Armor Submunition.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/97bat.jpg
The BAT is an acoustic and infrared (IR) guided submunition that autonomously searches for, tracks and defeats armored and critical mobile targets. The BAT is a propulsionless, aerodynamically controlled vehicle (glider). The BAT is delivered to the target vicinity by the Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS), which is launched from the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). As such, BAT is part of the MLRS Family of Munitions (MFOM). The submunition is designed to provide capability to attack deep, high-payoff and time critical targets.
The dual mode (acoustic/IR) seeker and gliding capability accommodate large target location uncertainties due to such efforts as target motion, configuration or orientation; winds, delivery vehicle accuracy or delivery patterns.
MISSION:
Deep attack interdiction, kill moving armored combat vehicles. In addition, P3I BAT's mission includes: cold stationary targets and surface-to-surface missile transporter erector launchers and heavy multiple rocket launchers.
SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS:
P3I BAT uses dual-mode sensors capable of acquiring and destroying moving or stationary and hot or cold targets. The submunition uses an improved, selective shaped charge warhead. The warhead more (hard vs soft target detonation) is determined prior to submunition impact. The sensors are more robust in adverse weather against countermeasures offering enhancements over the baseline BAT submunition.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bat2.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/bat3.jpg
The Air Force is expected to use this submunition as the tool for its F/A-37 Panther strike aircraft to destroy armored targets. The Army will fit a warhead containing this submunition on its new theater ballistic missile.