SACLOS
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SACLOS (Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight) is a missile guidance system in which the operator keeps the target in sight while the launcher’s electronics automatically guide the missile along the line of sight.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | missile guidance system ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| advantageOver |
MCLOS in ease of use
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCLOS in hit probability ⓘ |
| automationLevel | semi-automatic ⓘ |
| commandTransmission |
laser beam
ⓘ
radio ⓘ wire ⓘ |
| comparedTo | MCLOS ⓘ |
| component |
command link transmitter
ⓘ
guidance computer ⓘ missile tracker or sensor ⓘ sight or optical tracker ⓘ |
| controls | missile flight path ⓘ |
| domain |
guided weapons
ⓘ
military technology ⓘ |
| feature |
automatic generation of steering commands
ⓘ
can be affected by smoke and battlefield obscurants ⓘ operator does not manually steer missile ⓘ requires continuous target tracking until impact ⓘ vulnerable to line-of-sight obstruction ⓘ |
| fullForm | Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidanceCategory |
command guidance
ⓘ
command line-of-sight guidance ⓘ |
| guidanceType | command to line of sight ⓘ |
| limitation |
operator exposed during guidance
ⓘ
requires trained operator ⓘ |
| missileTask | follow guidance commands from launcher ⓘ |
| objective | keep missile on line of sight to target ⓘ |
| operatorTask | keep target centered in sight ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ACLOS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
beam-riding guidance ⓘ laser guidance ⓘ |
| requires |
continuous line of sight to target
ⓘ
human operator tracking of target ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUse |
Cold War era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
post–Cold War era ⓘ |
| typicalEngagementPhase |
mid-course guidance
GENERATED
ⓘ
terminal guidance GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
armored fighting vehicles
ⓘ
ground forces ⓘ helicopter-launched missile systems ⓘ infantry units ⓘ |
| usedIn |
anti-tank guided missiles
ⓘ
man-portable air-defense systems ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| uses |
feedback from missile position relative to line of sight
ⓘ
launcher electronics for missile guidance ⓘ |
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