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Combat Vehicle Identification Terminal Learning Objective ACTION: Analyze the Recognition Features of Friendly and Threat Vehicles and Aircraft CONDITIONS: In a classroom environment, given views of various nation's military vehicles and aircraft, using visible light and/or thermal images STANDARDS: - Identify the vehicle / aircraft by nomenclature - Verify the country of origin of the equipment - Elaborate on the equipment's primary and secondary weapon systems (Type, Caliber, and Effective Range) with at least 70% accuracy. IDENTIFY IDENTIFY Identification Identification is the process of attaining an accurate characteristic and discriminatory aspect of detected objects on the battlefield. It begins with range determination, classifies the target appropriately, positively identifies the potential target, and ends with the discrimination between friend, foe, and noncombatant. IDENTIFY Classification Soldiers must rapidly go through the classification process to identify the vehicle or aircraft classification. • Separates vehicles from aircraft, followed by the type of vehicle or aircraft. • Separates by the level of armor protection for vehicles, or the purpose of the aircraft. • These basic selections identify the general classifications of the detected threat. Classification Process Vehicle Aircraft Fixed Wing Tracked Wheeled Fighter Armored Light Armored Bomber Tank Personnel Carrier Cargo Artillery Infantry Fighting Vehicle Missile Antiaircraft Rotary Wing Light Armored Attack Antitank Unarmored Personnel Carrier Cargo Truck Infantry Fighting Vehicle Sedan Utility Missile Motorcycle Antiaircraft Threat Recognition • With practice, range determination by recognition is quick and accurate; however, this method does not work with passive or thermal sights. • The principle of the recognition method is simple; when the leader sees a target, range is determined according to what is recognized. • For example, if a target is recognized as a tank with the unaided eye, it is within 500 meters; if a target is recognized as a tank through magnifying thermal optics, it is within 1500 meters. Threat Recognition Recognition Level of Recognition Classification Unaided Day Night Night Night Detail Process Eye Magnified I2 Thermal Thermal Optic Optic WFOV NFOV Dismount, Vehicle, or Ground or Air 2000m 4000m 600m 3000m 4000m aircraft Tracked, wheeled, Suspension or 1500m 3000m 400m 2000m 3000m rotary wing, or fixed wings wing Armored, light Role 1000m 2000m 300m 1500m 2000m armored, unarmored, attack, or utility Tank, artillery, PC, Type 500m 1500m 200m 750m 1500m IFV, truck, or motorcycle Legend: I2- Image Intensifier, WFOV-Wide Field of View, NFOV-Narrow Field of View Identification Ground Vehicle • Once the Classification process is complete, the Soldier must be able to positively identify the potential threat • Positive identification is the accurate determination of target by model, nomenclature, or series • Once the target has been classified, the Soldiers observe key recognition features to complete this task Identification Ground Vehicle • Why is classification down to the proper nomenclature/ vehicle type important? • What are the enemy’s protection capabilities? • What are the enemy’s lethality capabilities? • At what range can the enemy effectively engage me? • Is the vehicle potentially equipped with APS?
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