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| What will fighters check in with? |
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i. Call sign
ii. Authentication
iii. Deviations or aborts affecting msn accomp
iv. Msn or wpns sys alibis that affect msn accomp
v. Working freq/net and tod (if applicable)
vi. Wpns loadout |
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| How are ATG taskings done? |
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i. Prefaced with msn type (investigate, target, smack), b/e, track number
ii. Will be passed using mod J-Fire 9 line
iii. Link 16 track number should be used |
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| What's in the mod 9 line? |
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| i. Line 4-Elevation ii. Line 5-Target description iii. Line 6- Target location (coordinates) |
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| What are the required read back items? |
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| 1. Lines 4,6, and restrictions |
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| What are the three types of CAS control? |
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| 1-JTAC has visual on both tgt and ac, 2- JTAC requires individual attack with any or all of following:no visual on ac at wpns release, JTAC and/or ac unable to aquire mark at wpns release 3-multi attacks w/in single engagement |
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| What is the preferred method of CAS control? |
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| Which reference is 3030 cells, 15x15 quads, 5x5 keypads? |
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| A tacrep J series message comes from what source? |
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| A tacrep P series message comes from what source? |
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| What is the most common type of information provide during CAS? |
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| An established kill box that has a/c flying in a space defined by the box of effects of air or other joint fires within it's boundries is known as? |
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| An established kill box that is not active, all portions of the KB are open to fires unless identified as closed? |
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| The _______ CAS type will be listed in the ATO? |
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| What type of CAS does not make the ATO, and uses command by negation? |
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| The _______ is a permissive fire control measure that maybe established by a core within it's area of operation. |
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| The purpose of a ______ is to allow the core and its subunits to attack targets beyond it? |
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| What is the remarks section used for in the Modified 9 line? |
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| Used to pass threats, hazards and fillins. |
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| Threat information is briefed in what order? |
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| 1. mobile radar-guided sams 2. Mobile IR guided sams and manpads 3. Radar guided AAA 4. Visual AAA |
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| A ______ is a request to provide tactical ground information pertainit to the mission in B/E? |
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| What is the priority order of the lowdown? |
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| 1. Active awake or previously active awake strategic SAMS not part of EOB brief. 2. Active awake / rotating or previous tactical SAMS 3. Correlated movers 4. Uncorrelated movers 5. Additional items applicable to the mission. |
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| What does SALT stand for? |
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| SIZE, ACTIVITY, LOCATION and TIME |
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| Route screening uses what type of reference? |
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| What type of intel is gathered from the following alpha numerics (tacrep) A, E, G, H, I, J, P, R |
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| Comint (air), Elint, Comint (Ground), Humint, Imint, Radar-MTI, PDS, CAOC |
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| Iminet threat warning is given at what range from the maximum effective range of a SAM? |
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| What brevity is used when an Aircraft is in the MEZ of a sam? |
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| What is required from the AWO before A/C check out? |
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| Gather BDA , Copy and relay IFR |
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| What six things are required for BDI? |
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| Callsign, Mission Number, Location, TOT, results, Remarks |
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| What is the combinations of methods established procedures and standards for the safe deconfliction and accountablity of airborne assets in situations where radar is limited, unavailable or undesired? |
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| What procedures are set in place to insure deconfliction on traffic patterns, ingress, egress over target areas. |
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| Formal and informal airspace control measures. |
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| What are prereq's for procedural control? |
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| Established ACO, Comm network, skilled aircrew and controllers, C2 |
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| According to 11-214 who are allowed to give vectors to A/C with live ordanance? |
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| Qualified terminal controllers |
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| What is one of the heaviest users of procedural control? |
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| Explain killbox keypad & quadrent deconfliciton? |
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| Lateral / Geographic, Altitude, Time seperation , Combo |
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| What is one of the most imporant factors in keeping congested airspaces safe? |
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| Maintaining alt seperation. |
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| What three rules can be used to deconflict in altitude? |
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| Assigning hard alt blocks, complying with ACO/SPINS, Knowing location of KB's, MRR's … etc |
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| What deconfliction techniques requires the most detailed coordination? |
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| Which is the most restrictive deconfliction tech? |
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| True or false? Specific theater directives maybe more restrictive or comprehensive than standards? |
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| ______ is a common ref sys that compliments joint fire support and or a/s control sys and measures? |
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| What are the CGRS dimensions? |
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| 30 x 30 cells, 10 x 10 keypads, 5x5 quads |
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| What coordinate systems is global in scope? |
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| What are GARS dimensions? |
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| 30 x 30 cell, 15 x 15 quad, 5x5 keypads |
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| A _______ is 3D FSCM used to facilitate expidious ATS leathalattack of targets? |
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| True or false? Are Kill boxes a ref system? |
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| Is GARS a replacement for CGRS? |
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| What is the primary purpose of a KB? |
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| Interdiction against surface targets without further coord. |
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| True or false? A KB will be established specifcally for CAS? |
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| What is the goal of a KB? |
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| Provide max flex while preventing frat. |
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| Are surface to surface fire trajectories normally allowed to pass through a KB? |
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| No - KB is primarilly for Air to surface |
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| How are KB boundaries defined? |
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| Using an area ref system, or well defined terrain features. |
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| A _______ is a KB that is ineffect either planned via the joint targeting cycle or immediate during execution? |
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| An established killbox is inheriantly what? |
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| Open until closed or cancelled |
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| If Airpower is flying within a KB, it is considered blank? |
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| Once Airpower has departed a KB it is considered blank? |
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| A KB is _______ when a fire or effect of fire is no longer allowed? |
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| _______ means the KB is no longer in effect? |
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| What three ways can kill boxes be developed? |
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| Planned, Immediate on order |
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| A ______ KB is developed during the planning process? |
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| This type of KB maybe triggered by a specfic event. It is planned without a specific time for establishment? |
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| A _______ cas is developed and established during the execution phase of the operation? |
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| How is a KB a unique FSCM? |
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| May contain other measures within it's boundaries |
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| This type of KB permits Air to surface fires without further coordination? |
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| a _______ KB reduces coordination requirements from Air to Surface Fires while allowing Surface to Surface Fires? |
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| What the primary differences between Purple and blue KB's? |
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| Purple allows surface to surface fires, and its joint |
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| Unless previously coordinated _______ will be responsible for KB coordination? |
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| First flight into the kill box |
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| At a min C2 agencies will pass for KB coordination? |
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| KB location, status, coordinator, Freq, Friendlies, threats |
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| a_____is defined in JP3-60 as a target of such high priority of friendly forces that the JFC designates it as requiring an immediate response because it poses a danger to friendly forces or it is a highly lucrative fleeting target of opportunity |
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| JP1-02 defines the TST as what |
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| Tagets requiring an immediate response because they pose a clear and present danger to friendly forces or a highly lucrative fleeting target of opportunity |
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| What are the 6 phases of the TST process? |
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| A ____ is a detection that meets sufficient criteria to be considered and developed as a potential TST? |
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| C2 architecture supporting TST should be? |
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| Robust, responsive, scalable |
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| A well planned _____ is an enabler of successful of TST prosecution |
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| ___ are the directives issued by competent military authority, i.e. POTUS, SECDEF, JFC |
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| _____ is unintentional physical damage to non-combatants occuring during military ops. |
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| Who kicked Birman's ass in Halo? |
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| What are the 3 levels of multinational integration? |
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| What are the 3 requirements for CAS? |
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| Air action, Close proximity to friendlies, detailed integration of assets |
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| What is the army's perspective on CAS? |
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| Mass firepower at decisive points, protects flanks, etc. |
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| a ____ is an AF officer aligned with an army unit |
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| A ____ is an aviation officer who controls from the air of a/c engaged in CAS. The airborne extension of the TACP |
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| Forward edge of Battle Area |
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| What is FSCL? What does it allow? |
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| Fire Support Coordination Line. Corps and subordinate units to attack targets beyond FSCL |
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| Who directs the action of combat a/c engaged in CAS? |
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| Who controls a/c, is subordinate to the op component of a tac air control system and is designed to provided air liason land forces? |
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| Who directs a/c to deliver ordnance, pax, cargo to location or target? |
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| What is the link between the ASOC and the TACP and is used for immediate CAS requests? |
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| What are some CAS considerations? |
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| Air superiority, SEAD, target marking, good weather, quick response, AC and terminal controller skill, appropriate ordnance, comm |
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| ________is used by TACP and FAC for direction and control of AC engaged in CAS |
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| TAD (Tactical Air Direction Net) - UHF |
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| What are the 3 different types of CAS threat environments? |
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| What are the 3 different types of CAS requests? |
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| Pre-Planned, Immediate, TACS execution involvement |
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| _____threat environment includes fast fixed wing fighter and bomber AC |
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| _____threat environment is when enemy anti-aircraft weapons have been neutralized. |
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| _____threat environment is CAS missions at night |
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| What are the 3 different types of CAS missions? |
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| Pre-planned, Immediate, Emergency |
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| IRT CAS, what is the most prevalent info ABMs provide? |
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| What are the 2 methods to accomplish CAS? |
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| The _____ method provides a maximum of airborne forces w/o waiting for a request |
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| This CAS method is used for immediate requests |
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| This type of CAS control the JTAC must have visual on attacking AC and tgt before ordnance |
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| This type of CAS control the JTAC is unable to see either friendly or tgt at weapons release by JTAC or AC |
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| This type of CAS control has JTAC handling multiple attacks within a single engagement? |
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| A ________ is a mixed force of attack helo's & tac fighters operating together to locate engage and destroy? |
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| ________ means to continue the pass, you are not yet cleared to release any ordance? |
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| ________ means to abort the pass & donot relase ordance? |
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| _______ means you are cleared to release ordance on this pass? |
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| _______ means you are cleared to proceed with the attack run but you maynot release any ordance? |
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| How are munitions classified? |
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| Ratio of explosive material to total weight |
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| What are the 4 classes of munitions? |
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| GP, Frag, penatration, cluster |
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| _______ initates bomb detonation at predetermined time and desired circumstances? |
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| A _______ fuse is used for supply dumps? |
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| A _______ fuse is used for buildings "structures"? |
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| A _______ fuse is used against people / vehicles? |
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| What are the 5 general categories of munitions damage mechanisims? |
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| Blast, Crater, Frag, Shaped charge penatration, incindary |
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| _______ causes tremendous overpressure? |
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| What are the weights for the Mk-81-84 & MK-117? |
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| What are the three factors for determining what type of munitions? |
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| Target, warhead damage effects, desired type and level damage? |
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| What three things are used in cluster bomb submunitions? |
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| Bomblets, grenades, mines |
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| how much does a CBU-78 Gator weigh? |
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| how much does a CBU-89 weight? |
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| What is unique about the CBU-87? |
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| Combined effects munitions, kills everything |
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| CBU-105 weighs and what is special about it? |
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| 1000, sensor fused / used for targeting armor |
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| What is the largest conventional bomb? |
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| A ______ is a tail kit that provides accuracy while simultaniously minimizing CD? |
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| Whats the main difference between the BLU and the mark 80 weapons? |
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| Mark are GP, BLU's are penatrators |
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| How much does a GBU-39 weigh? |
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| What is the range of a GBU-39 and what is it used for? |
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| 40+ miles / AG precision glide weapon |
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| A _____ is a high speed anti radiation missile capable of supersonic speeds and destroys enemy radar? |
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| A ______ is a precision strike munition found on predators, reapers and apaches? |
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| A ____ is a near real time multiuser text? |
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| Coordnation, integration and execution |
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| What two uses are available for chat? |
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| Command (used by CC), Other used for increased SA |
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| ______ is a precision crusie missile designed for launch from outside area defense to kill hard, medium hardened, soft and area type targets? |
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| Improves SA by providing better decision making. |
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| _______ is an excersize in resource allocation? |
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| Who maintains overall responsibility for the OPS section? |
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| What are the three mission planning types? |
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| Mission plan/fly , Mission plan / same day, show and go |
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| The blank is the CC's plan for specific scenarios. |
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| The blank is the units plan within the OPLAN? |
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| Intel Annex provides what? |
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| How long is the ATO targeting cycle? |
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