Which statement about SASR range relationships is true?

• A. Maximum range is greater than maximum effective range.
• B. Maximum range equals maximum effective range.
• C. Maximum range is greater than maximum effective range, and the maximum effective range is 1830 meters.
• D. Maximum range is less than maximum effective range.

Answer: (C)

Understanding SASR range relationships means separating how far the system can fire from how far it can reliably defeat a target. The maximum range is the furthest distance the round can travel, but reliability isn’t guaranteed at that extreme. The maximum effective range is the distance at which you can expect a valid, reliable effect against standard targets under typical conditions. For SASR, the maximum effective range is 1830 meters, so you plan engagements within that distance to ensure effectiveness. The weapon can shoot farther than that, but with diminishing probability of a successful hit or defeat beyond 1830 meters. That makes the statement true: the maximum range is greater than the maximum effective range, and the maximum effective range is 1830 meters. The other options conflict with how range and effectiveness relate in practice, since you don’t have equal or inverted relationships between these two distances.