https://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-22-37.pdf1-2. The Javelin is a fire-and-forget, shoulder-fired weapon that consists of a reusable M98A1 CLU
and a round. The CLU houses the daysight, night vision sight (NVS), controls, and indicators. The
round consists of the missile, the launch tube assembly (LTA) (Figure 1-1), and the battery coolant unit
(BCU).
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Table 1-3. Physical characteristics of the round.
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Battery
Type Lithium,
non-rechargeableLife 4 min of BCU timeBCU
Coolant gas Argon
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BATTERY COOLANT UNIT
1-31. The BCU (Figure 1-19) consists of a battery section and a compressed-gas coolant section.
Before missile launch, the battery section powers the missile electronics, and the coolant section cools the missile seeker to its operating temperature. The BCU is a single-use unit with 4 minutes of
operating time; it is not rechargeable. Once the missile has been fired, the spent BCU is discarded with the LTA.
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REPLACE THE BATTERY COOLANT UNIT
2-65. If the seeker has been activated, replace the BCU. To replace the BCU—
(1) Remove the expended BCU.
(2) Kneel on the left side of the round and position the Javelin on the ground so the handgrips
point up.
(3) If BCU has solid heat shield (Figure 2-37)—
Lift BCU latch with the thumb.
Slide the BCU to the rear to release it from the guide pins.
(4) If BCU has grilled heat shield (Figure 2-38)—
Push down on the BCU latch with the thumb.
Grasp the BCU with the opposite hand and slide it to rear to release it from the guide
pins.
INSTALL A NEW BATTERY COOLANT UNIT
2-66. To install a new BCU—
(1) Remove the shipping plug that protects the internal gas bottle.
(2) Inspect BCU status indicator to ensure the replacement BCU is operational.
(3) Place BCU on the round’s guide pins with the catch to the rear of round, slide the BCU onto
the guide pins. Ensure the BCU snaps into place.
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ACTION: Replace a BCU.
CONDITION: Given a Javelin with the seeker activated (but the missile has not been
launched) and an unused BCU.
STANDARD: Removed spent BCU and reinstalled a new BCU within 20 seconds.
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Limitations
4-4. The Javelin has the following limitations:
z The CLU sight cannot discriminate targets past 2,000 meters.
z The NVS cooldown time is from 2.5 to 3.5 minutes.
z The seeker’s cooldown time is about 10 seconds.
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The BCU life, once activated, is about 4 minutes. ...
Далее. Поиск, определение, и захват цели.
4-63. The gunner should listen for the sounds that will alert him to the enemy’s presence, it may not
pinpoint the exact location but it will alert him. The gunner can see vehicles moving by dust trails.
The gunner’s best method of detection is with his eyes. He can also use binoculars, his scope, his NVS, and even the CLU to aid him in detecting targets. When scanning his sector of fire, the gunner should look
for the most likely areas a vehicle may be positioned or approaching from. Look for dust or vehicle
exhaust. Look for enemy vehicle movements along high-speed AAs. As a vehicle moves over a terrain feature it may cause what is known as a “flash” this is the thermal signature may be visible for a fraction of a second after the vehicle has moved out of sight. Look for unnatural shapes and shadows.
During the daytime, light often reflects off equipment and in the dark, the enemy may not practice
good light discipline making them observable by the naked eye allowing the gunner to detect targets
quickly and begin the target engagement process. The gunner determines target engageability by
changing the fields of view.
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The scanning techniques that help to detect targets quickly are rapid scan, slow scan, and detailed search.
The gunner observes the following procedures in all three techniques to scan for targets effectively
(Figure 4-21). The gunner—
z Scans the entire sector of fire or area of surveillance using WFOV of the CLU.
z Scans in a consistent pattern, slowly and evenly.
z Pays special attention to those positions in which a target would most likely appear, for
example, AAs.
z Identifies the location of objects, such as trees, roads, buildings, and any man-made IR
signatures.
Rapid Scan
4-70. The rapid scan method is used to detect obvious signs of enemy activity. This type of scan is
used when first occupying a fighting position. (Figure 4-23). The gunner—
z Divides the target area into sections. Uses TRPs or easily recognizable terrain features to
divide the area.
z Adjusts the brightness of the CLU display so that the hot spots (bright green when viewed
through the CLU display) stand out in the CLU display.
z Starts from the gunner’s position, scans out to either the left or the right to the farthest point
of the gunner’s sector and back across the sector to the other side.
z Stops and uses the detailed search technique, if the gunner suspects he has spotted a target
during the rapid scan.
Slow Scan
4-71. If there are no targets detected during the rapid scan, the gunner conducts a slow scan of the
sector (Figure 4-21). The gunner—
z Starts from the gunner’s position and begins a slow scan of the sector from left to right in
short intervals 50 to 100 meters deep, until a scan of the sector is completely covered.
z Conducts a more detailed search if a target is detected.
Detailed Search
4-72. The detailed search is used when targets are either detected, or other techniques have been used
and it has resulted in no enemy activity found. The gunner uses the NFOV to search specific areas of
the sector. If a target is detected, the gunner uses the NFOV to further recognize, classify and identify
the target. (Figure 4-22) The gunner—
z Concentrates on specific areas that are more likely for targets to be hiding or likely AAs.
z Looks for signs that the enemy may have been in the area by looking for tracks and any
other signs of enemy activity.
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И это только начало. Дальше - как отличать виды целей. Еще дальше - как захватывать их, и создавать "тепловой портрет".
Напоминаю - если это делается не визуально, а с помощью самого Javelin'а - на все-про все у "диверсанта" просле активизации "поисковика" - включая пуск ракеты - 4 минуты. Не успел - надо выкидывать использованную батарею, доставать новую, присоединять ее, и начинать все сначала.:)
А все "критики" - про дальность.
Кроме того, почему-то считается, что "ракете сверху видно все - ты так и знай". Задачка для школьников 6-7 класса - какой величины должен быть забор/дом/пригорок/группа деревьев, чтобы ракета на высоте 500 м и на дальности 2000 м за ними "не увидела танк". :)
Это не говоря о том, что на максимальной дальности стрельбы цель модет заметить запущенную ракету, и просто "уйти назад", за пределы дальности полета ракеты. Кстати, разворот цели изменит ее тепловую сигнатуру, полученную джавелинщиком сперелди.
Это не говоря о том, что на "базах хранения"/в обороне бронетехника находится в боксах/укрытиях, а не под открытым небом.
Так что США просто избавляется от НИКОМУ НЕ НУЖНЫХ выпущенных ракет/пусковых, приобретая новых должников/вассалов/рабов. Это недалеко от бус для папуасов, или "огненной воды" для индейцев. :)
