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SIMULATOR, LAUNCHING, ANTI-TANK, GUIDED MISSILE AND ROCKET, M22 |
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| NA, 0 | |||
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| Case glass filled ABS plastic, 52 grams (1.83 oz) | |||
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| Type of Round, DODIC | |||
| NA, 1370-L367 |
| Description: |
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| The simulator is a three piece injection molded unit consisting of cylindrical housing with a flange on one end, a snap-in primer plate, and a snap-in closure disc for the flanged end of the unit. The primer plate has a hole in its center to accept a standard MIL-Spec primer. A preformed pellet of magnesium teflon composition is coated with a first fire composition that accelerates ignition of the pellet. This pellet is placed in a cardboard tube within the simulator and provides the flash and smoke upon functioning. The bang composition is composed of sixty milligrams of loose magnesium teflon powder and is loaded into the bang composition chamber. |
| Use: |
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| 4.30 in.The simulator is a part of the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES). It is employed with the MILES TOW, DRAGON, and VIPER firing devices. It provides a credible simulation of the weapon signature including report, flash and smoke. The simulator is common to all three weapon simulators and is fired by a common firing device. |
| Functioning: |
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| The housing of the ATWESS assembly is cylindrical and sized to fit the LAW/VIPER launch tube. For TOW and DRAGON launch tubes, adapter rings are used to accommodate the larger tube diameters. The firing chamber is sized to accept the simulator. When the simulator is inserted and the breech door is closed and an electrical circuit is completed along the copper contacts on the face of the simulator. This circuit path must be complete for the MILES laser transmitter to fire. The simulator has a small printed circuit contact disc on its face which before it is fired provides the electrical path. When the simulator is fired, the center of the contact disc is blown out and the circuit path is broken. Thus the MILES will not fire again until a new simulator is inserted. |
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| Data Source: |
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| TM 43-0001-37 Jan 1994 |
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