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Rh poor interpretability —— Unsuitable for ade— quately answering requirements on a given type of target. fair interpretability —— Suitable for answer— ing requirements on a given type of target but with only average detail. good interpretability -- Suitable for answer— ing requirements on a given type of target in considerable detail. (photographic inter— pretation)

inverted stereo -— Three—dimensional impres- sion of relief which is the reverse of that actually existing.

jetty —— An artificial barrier at river mouths and harbor entrances to deflect and regulate water currents. A jetty which breaks the force of the sea is called a breakwater.

launch area -- l. (SSM) The component ofasur- face-to—surface (MRBM, IRBM, ICBM) complex which may include the launch site with its launch positions, road network,

missile

missile-ready buildings, nuclear warhead/ nosecone handling facility, and the site sup— port facility. 2. (SAM) Any designated location having the necessary equipment to launch a surface- to-air missile. 3. (AMM) The component of an antimissile- missile complex which includes the launch sites and the facilities within the immediate Vicinity of the launch sites.

launch complex —— An integrated association of launch areas and/or groups and logistic sup- port elements which may include a complex support facility, rail—to-road transfer point, and nuclear weapons handling facilities. (mis— sile)

launch pad -— A permanent or semipermanent load-bearing surface on which a missile launcher can be placed.

launch position —— A prepared place from which a missile can be launched (specifically, asilo, revetment, pad, platform, emplacement, etc.)

launch silo —- A vertical underground missile shelter designed to contain a missile and the necessary equipment to launch it or to lift it to a launch attitude.

launch site -— l. A facility consisting of l or more launch positions and the related build— ings and/or equipment necessary to effect the launching of surface —to-surface or anti- missile missiles. (missile) 2. A facility for the launching ofsurface -to— air missiles which may include alaunch area consisting of l or more launch positions, a guidance area, 1 or more missile—hold po- sitions, and a support area. (missile)

light case bomb —— A bomb which differs from the demolition bomb in having a thin case and no penetrating power. It carries amaxi— mum charge and is designed to create maxi— mum blast effect. (damage assessment)

limiting conditions -— Time, weather, and/or manmade factors hindering interpretability of a given target. Conditions affecting inter— pretability include scattered cloud cover (SC), heavy cloud cover (HC), cloud shadow (CS), clear (C),, haze (H), obliquity (O), semi— darkness (SD), ground cover (GC), snow (S), camouflage (CF), and ground resolution (G R). (photographic interpretation)

liquid propellant -— A propellant in liquid form usually composed of 2 parts, the oxidizer and the fuel, which are piped separately to the combustion chamber.

locate —— 1. To find or establish the site of a known installation on the actual aerial pho— tograph. 2. To find or show the position on a map of an installation or site seen on a photograph; after the installation or site has been seen, the photographic interpreter may locate it with regard to geographic coordinates.