General Knowledge Flashcards
Tally
Sighting of a target, non friendly aircraft, landmark
Contact
Achieving visual reference to a terrain feature or tagert mark
Visual
-Sighting of friendly aircraft or ground position
Running profile
- Level Forward flight, effective in medium altitude. 15-45 degree offset
- Achieve accurate Plunging fire
Hover Fire
- Most commonly used with PGM employment
- Accuracy is sacrificed
Diving Fire
-Most accurate type of fire for unguided ordnance
Low Altitude pop-up fire
- Maximize the benefits of both running and diving fire
- Medium to high threat environment
- Accuracy reduced by shrinking the beaten zone
Low Altitude Profile
Run in 2.2-2.0m -200' or lower HAT -100-130 kias -offset 15-45 degrees Pop: 1.8-1.5 -300 to 700' HAT -800m, Fire Pull off NLT 300m
Medium Alttude Profile
Enter: 1500'HAT -LSC to 60 kias 1.5km out Tip: 1.1km 45%Q -0.8 fire Pulloff: NLT 0.3km
Racetrack Patterm
Advantages:
-any number of A/c
-Continuous fire may be placed on the target using any type of weapon
-Easily controlled
Disadvantages:
tgt only covered from one direction
-Able to place enfilade on the entire attack formation from one position
-predictable
-Requires modification due to moving tgts
Offset Racetrack Pattern
Offset
Pull off types
- descending
- level
- climbing
Weapons free
aircrews may fire at tgts not positively identified as friendly
Weapons tight
Aircrews may fire only at tgts ID’d as hostile
Weapons hold
May not fire except in self-defense or in response to formal order
LOCK AND LOAD
Gunners permitted to chamber a round/make toe weapon ready to fire
OPEN FIRE
TGT my be engaged, preface with gunner position (L or R)
CEASE FIRE
All personnel terminate firing immediately
MAKE COMPLETE SAFE
weapons are made safe. During training, this is completed before departing a live-fire range.
-During combat, this is made in a secure area
HERO
Hazards of electromagnetic radiation to ordnance
