CAS Mission Control and Execution Flashcards
What does the CAS aircfrat transmit to controller when checking in?
Callsign, mission number, number and type of A/C, position and altitude, ordnance, time on station, sensor capabilities, abort code
What is the Game Plan?
Types of control and method of attack
What is in the situation update?
Situation update #, enemy situation, threat activity, friendly, artillery, clearance authority, ordnance requested, restrictions, SEAD efforts, hazards
What is the 9 line?
Formal targeting brief. Requires readback from aircraft
What are methods of attack?
An agreement between ground commander, JTAC, attacking aircraft
What are the two methods of attack?
Bomb on target
Bomb on coordinate
What is Bomb on Target?
Target or mark is tally / contact / or captured by the aircraft
-laser guided weapons employed and self-lased by A/C
-unguided ordnance
What is Bomb on Coordinate?
Employment on specified coordinates given in CAS brief
-A/C must read back Line 4 and 6
What are lines 1-3 of the 9 line?
When and where do I need them?
What are lines 4,5,6 in the 9 line CAS?
How exact do these need to be?
What are lines 7-9 in a 9 line CAS?
What can I mark with, which friendlies, egress terminology
When should remarks on the 9-line CAS be included?
laser to target line, ordnance delivery, threa locations and supression, hazards to AV, wx, coordinated attack brief
What is a combined attack?
Attack helicopters and CAS use the same avenue of attack to target area
What is a sectored attack?
Attack helicopters and CAS use sectored avenues of attack to target area
What are the fire power timing options?
Simultaneous: engage at the same time
sequential: engage target one after another
random: engage when ready or at will
What information shall be considered a restriction and will be read back?
Final attack heading
ACAs
Danger close with initals
TOT/TTT
What is the mandatory readback?
Line 4, Line 6, any restrictions
What is the minimum BDA?
Successful, unsuccessful, unknown
What is target talk-on?
Used to get the aircrew eyes-on the correct target
What does BLND mean?
No visual contact with FRIENDLIES
What does VISUAL mean?
Sighting of FRIENDLIES
What does CONTACT mean?
Acknowledge sighting of specific reference point
What does CAPTURED mean?
Specified TGT is acquired and is being tracked with sensor
What does LOOKING mean?
Aircew doesn’t have the ground object or reference point
What does TALLY mean?
Sighting of TGT or enemy
What does NO JOY mean?
No contact with TGT
What are the types of illumination?
Ambient, Cultural, Artificial
What is the most significant factor of ambient light?
Moon phase
Who must approval artificial illum?
GFC
What does SPARKLE mean?
Marking target by IR pointer
What does SNAKE mean?
Oscillating IR pointer in a figure 8
What does PULSE mean?
Illuminate a position with flashing IR
What does STEADY mean?
Stop oscillating IR pointer
What does CEASE SPARKLE mean?
Stop sparkle activity
What does ROPE mean?
Circling IR pointer around an A/C to help identify friendly position
What does CONTACT SPARKLE mean?
Acknowledge sighting of sparkle
What does MATCH SPARKLE mean?
Overlay requested target designator type
What are some different functions of ground-based IR devices?
Strobes, lasers, pulse
What is the best way to mark friendly positions at night?
IR strobes
What do you need for IR pointers?
Positive comms
What are the three characteristics of an Urban Environment?
Complex man-made physical terrain
Population of significant size/density
Area depends on that infrastructure
What are the conditions for effective urban CAS?
Training and proficiency
Command and control
Communications
Target marking
Acquisition
Appropriate ordnance
What are the common problems of urbane environments?
Overload of visual cues
Uniformity of structural environment
Disparity in perspective: JTAC rarely has the high ground
Omni directional threat
Urban canyon: created from vertical structures
Presence of noncombatants
Closer proximity to friendly troops
What are the advantages of medium/high altitude tactics?
Allows observation of TGT area, marks, other hits
Lower fuel consumption
Reduced navigation difficulties
Easier to time TOT/TTT
Communication less affected by terrain
Can focus on mission tasks and less on terrain avoidance
What are the disadvantages of medium/high altitude tactics?
Requires air superiority
Increase enemy threat detection
May require high weather ceilings
May be difficult for JTAC to visually acquire aircraft
May be difficult for aicrew to visually acquire target
What are the advantages of low/very low altitude tactics?
Decrease enemy threat detection
Don’t need local air superiority
Used in low weather ceilings and poor vis
Reduced detection by enemy radar acquisition systems
Improve target acquisition and accuracy of weapons from slant range
May allow easier assessment of aircraft geometry
