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Field Value Kind
0 Other
1 Platform
2 Munition
3 Life form
4 Environmental
5 Cultural feature
6 Supply
7 Radio
8 Expendable
9 Sensor/Emitter
10
Section 4
Entity State PDU
Definitions of the remaining fields are based on this classification. Following is a detailed
discussion of the remaining fields for each of these kinds.
4.2.1.1 Platform
The Platform kind refers to vehicles such as ships, tanks, aircraft and submarines. Fields used to
further describe platforms are detailed in the paragraphs that follow.
4.2.1.1.1 Domain
The Domain field is an 8-bit enumeration. The defined values for a platform's domain are:
Field Value Domain
4.2.1.1.2 Country
0 Other
1 Land
2 Air
3 Surface
4 Subsurface
5 Space
The Country field is a 16-bit enumeration representing the country to which a particular platform's
design is attributed. The defined values for this field are contained in 4.2.2.
4.2.1.1.3 Category
The Category field is an 8-bit enumeration. The field values for Land, Air, Surface, Subsurface and
Space domains are given below.
4.2.1.1.3.1 Land
Field Value Category
0 Other
1 Tank
2 Armored Fighting Vehicle - (IFV, APC, SP mortars, armored cars,
chemical reconnaissance, anti-tank guided missile launchers, etc.)