GUN AND MISSILE SCORING/MISS DISTANCE INDICATORS
Meggitt Defence Systems manufactures a range of acoustic and Doppler radar scoring (Miss Distance Indicator) system suitable for use with a variety of towed and remotely piloted aerial target systems.
Acoustic scoring is generally used to determine the accuracy of bullets/cannon shells where the projectile is supersonic at the time that it passes the target whilst Doppler radar systems are generally used to score missile firing accuracy.
MicroDops
Most radar scoring systems used to evaluate training for air defence firings perform equally well against projectiles or guided missiles. The scoring system's Ground Station has built-in software programmes for the scoring of either bullets or small projectiles. Radar scoring systems are very accurate.
The MicroDops system consists of two major elements, an Airborne Scoring Set and a Ground Scoring Station. The Airborne Scoring Set utilises a Doppler radar to gather data from a passing missile or projectile. The data is sent to the Ground Scoring Station in real time for storage and processing.
SAMDI
The SAMDI acoustic MDI system is the latest in high resolution scoring systems for small supersonic projectiles. The detection of a passing projectile and the provision for detailed information regarding its proximity to a target during firing training results in a better understanding of errors and highlights successes
The acoustic MDI has the following primary characteristics:
Scoring Rate 6,000 rounds per
minute for
7.62mm and larger projectiles.
Blocking Time: Less than 10
Milliseconds.
Detection Range: 16 metres for 5.56mm to
40mm Projectiles.
64 metres for 57mm to 76mm Projectiles.
The system consists of two primary elements:
a) An airborne unit (Target processor unit)
b) A ground station
