Accession Number:

ADA230095

Title:

Range Target System (RTS) Operations Manual

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct 1988-Sep 1990,

Corporate Author:

SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP EL PASO TX

Personal Author(s):

• Barber, Andrew V.

Report Date:

1990-10-01

Pagination or Media Count:

84.0

Abstract:

Range Target System RTS is a high-fidelity engagement simulator. Short Range Air Defense SHORAD and Forward-Area Air Defense System FAADS crews employ their actual weapons in simulated or live fire engagement of sub- scale, fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. RTS permits training and evaluation of individuals, crews and platoons, provides detailed crew performance scoring and feedback, and can be moved from one location to another and rapidly put in place for a new training exercise or test application. This operations manual describes the major RTS components targets, range control station, data acquisition station, position-location station, and laser ballistics simulator, RTS set-up procedures, RTS system preparation and installation procedures, and RTS operations, maintenance, and supply. Two separately published annexes to this manual exist. Annex 1 describes the Pop-Up Target System operations and maintenance. Annex 2 describes the flying Target System operations and maintenance. These three manuals provide the maximum documentation necessary to support RTS.

Descriptors:

• *TEST AND EVALUATION
• AIR DEFENSE
• SIMULATORS
• CONTROL
• STATIONS
• POSITION(LOCATION)
• FORWARD AREAS
• PREPARATION
• TRAINING
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN)
• TARGETS
• LASERS
• INSTALLATION
• CREWS
• DATA ACQUISITION
• AERIAL TARGETS
• SHORT RANGE(DISTANCE)
• RANGE(DISTANCE)
• BALLISTICS
• ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT
• INSTRUCTION MANUALS
• SCORING
• WEAPONS

Subject Categories:

• Antiaircraft Defense Systems
• Fire Control and Bombing Systems
• Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE