Assertion: chaff | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: particularly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: The sensor 70 or 72 is arranged to close at altitudes or environments where the chaff is effective and arranged to open at altitudes or environments where the chaff is normally stored or charged.
text: Chaff is a particularly effective means of defending relatively slow systems such as surface ships.
text: The 1998 GAO noted that: (1) chaff is used worldwide in conjunction with military training, testing, and other assigned missions; (2) in fiscal year (FY) 1997, the Air Force reported using about 1.8 million bundles worldwide, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft used more than 354,000 bundles and 593 rolls, and Navy combat ships used about 10,000 large bundles; (3) DOD records indicate that FY 1998 inventories include more than 37 million bundles and more than 141,000 rolls of chaff; (4) the Air Force holds about 77 percent of the bundles, while the Navy and Marine Corps hold all the rolls; (5) the Army has some mission needs but possesses and uses little chaff in peacetime training or testing; (6) while DOD components report that chaff is an effective means of defense for aircraft, ships, and related weapons systems, DOD and other agencies have identified some unintended and potential side effects of chaff;
text: The sensor 70 or 72 is arranged to close at altitudes or environments where the chaff is effective and arranged to open at altitudes or environments where the chaff is normally stored or charged.