PrPNK - some questions

[Tbag]

While trying to get to grips with the Data link system I quickly found that I cannot consider this system on its own since it interfaces with many other systems. That's no big surprise since it is part of the PrPNK system but I find it very hard to understand the linkages between the systems. The information on the PrPNK is spread over the whole manual and I would like to attempt to get a more compact overview over it's components. Also I'd like to close some gaps which I couldn't close by reading the manual. Excuse me if I come to wrong conclusions or have overseen information in the manual.

 

 

The first thing I want to talk about are the different computers directly involved in target aquisition and their limitations. From what I understand, I have two different memory locations within the PrPNK for navigation and target data. In one location (read computer memory) my PNK-800 (Which is only the navigation system!?) can store:

- 6 navigation points

- 4 INU reference points

- 2 airfield coordinates

- 10 Target points

 

This memory location is directly accessed using the PVI-800 control pannel and I would assume that the data is stored on TzVM-N ( “Computer-N”). In another location (read computer memory again) I can store target data using my data link equipment. This storage is limeted to 4 items of each kind (Vehicle, Sam, Other, initial) which results in a maximum of 16 target coordinates for the data link system. I would assume that this data is stored on the data link targeting TzVM-Tz ( “Computer-T”).

 

Now my questions:

1. Are my assumptions about the storage locations correct ( I guess not because then the data would not be redundant)

2. Which systems can access what data? The Waypoints are stored into the ABRIS and PNK seperately (usually before mission start) as far as I understand. But when I choose a target point with the PVI-800, the Abris surely knows about it because the target point is flashing. Also if I aquire a target point using the Shkval and the PVI-800, it gets stored on the ABRIS as well.

3. When I use the Weapon System mode selector dial on the Targeting mode control pannel and switch it to "Backup navigation tasks on the combat computer" or "Backup combat tasks on the navigation computer", what functions are still available afterwards?

 

I know some of the questions sound academic but I feel that it is easier to remember procedures when I know how the systems really work. Any input would be very welcome!

[Tbag]

Anyone?

[sinelnic]

Anyone?

 

I've made a similar question a while ago with the same results. Probably the ED person in charge of this modeling is not available or russian speaking only... I would assume nobody outside ED or Kamov would actually know about this :)