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Day 1 note Flashcards

1
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  1. What is the covert mission?
A

Where actor is denied, but action is not disguised

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  1. What is the target of opportunity?
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Targets which were not targeted and the success is with the attacking element

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  1. What do you use to destroy steel bridge?
A

By using the steel cutting formula and advance formulas

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4
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  1. What is the component of substructure?
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Intermediate support and abutments

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5
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  1. What is most vulnerable points of highway systems?
A

Location where the enemy cannot reestablish movement by making a short detour

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  1. What are the three types of demolition?
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Reserved, Deliberate, and Hasty

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  1. What do you use to destroy intermediate support?
A

By using the placing charge in 45 degree angle

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  1. What are the three types of Locomotives?
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Diesel-electric, Electric, and Steam

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  1. What formula use to destroy abutment more than 5 feet thick?
A

By using the breaching formulas

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  1. What is tactical target?
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Targets that will have a direct impact on the military

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  1. What makes railroad system be good target for unconventional forces?
A

Easy to access, and takes small amount of effort to create huge effect

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12
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  1. What are the two factors use for identify highway bridge?
A

Superstructure and Load-carrying member

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13
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  1. Track destruction should be accomplished at:
A

Curves, switches, frogs, and crossovers

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  1. What is critical point of locomotive?
A

Fuel Tank, Journal Box, Main Generator

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15
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  1. What should you focus on for suspension bridges?
A

Towers and cables

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16
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  1. What do you use to destroy concrete bridge?
A

By using the breaching formulas

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17
Q
  1. What is critical damage point?
A

A target component that will stop the operation or output of the complex

18
Q
  1. In bridge construction, which side do you initiate the charge?
A

Friendly side

19
Q
  1. What is reserved demolition?
A

Pre-planned explosive that controlled at a specific level of command.

20
Q
  1. What is requirement of deliberate demolition?
A

Deliberate demolition requires sufficient time and effort to prepare

21
Q
  1. What is Railroad system priority of attack?
A 
Division HQ/Signal links
Yard terminals and control centers
Track and structures
Locomotives
Rolling Stocks
22
Q
  1. What is Triple Nickel 40?
A

5 feet deep borehole
5 feet behind the face of abutment
5 feet on center
40lbs cratering charge

23
Q
  1. When do you use hasty demolition?
A

When time is insufficient, at denied area

24
Q
  1. What is “T” type demolition well in tunnel destruction?
A

750 lbs per ends of the well that have a 15 ft thick “Burden”

25
Q
  1. What is strategic target?
A

Targets that will have a direct impact on the nation’s economy

26
Q
  1. What is MTF stand?
A

Mission Tasking Packages

27
Q
  1. What is the minimum gap of rail destruction?
A

At minimum 20 feet

28
Q
  1. True or False: Railroad are most vulnerable to unconventional warfare forces?
29
Q
  1. What formula use to destroy abutment up to 5 feet thick?
A

Triple Nickel 40

30
Q
  1. What is 10-2-1 rule?
A

Use of railroad destruction.

10 charges, 2 feet apart, 1 blocks of TNT

31
Q
  1. True or false: on simple span bridge, to efficiently destroy superstructures, every intermediate support should be destroy
A

False, Every other intermediate support should be destroy

32
Q
  1. What is three types of military interdiction?
A

Destroy, Damage, Cut

33
Q
  1. What is TNT requirement on rail system destruction?
A

Frogs: 2lbs Switch/Crossover: 1lb

34
Q
  1. What is the clandestine mission?
A

Both action and the actor are disguised

35
Q
  1. What is the purpose of bridge demolition?
A

To create gaps in bridges by attacking key bridge component

36
Q
  1. Where could you find SOR?
A

SOMPF, part 1, MTP section 2 and 3

37
Q
  1. What is the specialized target?
A

Target that produce the quickest, most effective degradation of a complex and cause the longest down time

38
Q
  1. What are the major factors to consider when targeting highway system during the route recon?
A

Terrain, road markers, lay of the land, unusual market (rocks, debris, disturbances and warning sign), and obstacle

39
Q
  1. What is confidence target?
A

Targets that may be destroyed or interdicted with a high rate of success

40
Q
  1. What is the overt mission?
A

Both action and the actor are not disguised

41
Q
  1. What is the most critical factor in railroad tunnel demolitions?
A

The types of rock

42
Q
  1. What is the main components to attack on bridges?
A

Tension members

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