Mod1 Test Flashcards
Name 5 FW jets
A10
FGR4
F15 / F16 / F18 / F35
AV8B
Mirage
Name 2 bombers
B1 lancer / B52 stratofortress
Name 2 AH
AH-64 Apache
AH - 1Z viper
Give examples of low explosives
MS-s
Guns and rockets as they use propellants (push)
What are the three damage mechanisms
Blast, fragmentation, incendiary
What does a generic fragmentation pattern look like?
Bug splat
What are the three weapons profiles?
Level, dive, toss
What are the two categories of REDS
Protected and unprotected
What is the best angle of LOA to mitigate against a potential fratricide?
90 degrees
What are the principles of JTAC
Safety of FF, safety of aircraft, delivery of effect
When does a control start
When the JTAC establishes good two way comms
When does a control end?
When the JTAC passes an A/C back to TACP/higher
What happens to the wind when pressure bars are closer together?
Stronger faster winds
What dangers are there flying in cumulonimbus clouds?
Heavy showers, hail, lightening, squally winds/microbursts and icing
3 or 4 Oktas of the sky are covered cloud is reported as what?
SCT -scattered
5-7 oktas of the sky are covered in cloud is reported as?
Bkn - broken
What are the weather limitations for UK FJ Low flying
5km Vis - 1500m horizontal 500ft vertical separation from cloud
When it comes to flight safety what events should you report on?
An accident, an incident, hazard/observation
What are three types of lat and long
Degs + mins
deg + mins and decimal mins
degs + mins + seconds
What is one degree of latitude equal to
60 nautical miles
111,180m
What does MGRS stand for and what DATUM does it use?
Military grid reference system
World geodetic system 1984 (WGS84)
What units is pressure measured in?
HPa
HG
Mb
Inches
To what DATUM does QNH refer
Mean sea level rise
What pressure setting should multiple aircraft use is a deconfliction plan?
The same one QNH / SPS
What information will be included as part of SPINS?
ROE
Collateral damage estimate COE
Target location error TLE
A/C and standard load out matrix
weapons to target matching
Datum’s, coordinate systems, airspace allocation
Code words
Authentication
Joint fires integration
Recognised brevity terms
Communications
What does ATO stand for?
Air tasking order
Where can the ATM template be found?
ATP 3.3.2.1 annex c (nato asr template)
What is D5 on the ATM?
FAC or control frequency
How far in advance of the MSN do JTARs need to be with the bde TACP?
96hrs or 72hrs
How long can a JTAR request air for on a single request
3hrs
At what time does a pre planned JTAR become immediate
16hrs
What type of air support is ordinarily requested in a JTAR
CAS or AH
How long after supported JTAR do you have to get a MISREP in
Between 2hrs to 24hrs depending on if there has been a kinetic event
What is the minimum height separation for unmanned A/c
500ft
What is the height separation for manned aircraft
1000ft
What is the minimum block a pair of FW assets require
2000ft
Minimum height block for UAV’s
1000ft
How many stages are there in the CAS execution template
12
Why do CAS players use the template
So that the CAS aircrew and JTAC have a standard repeatable format to expect in a highly dynamic environment
What does the brevity term ROGER mean?
I have received and understood your transmission
What does the brevity term AFFIRM mean?
Yes
What does the brevity term TALLY mean?
Sighting of target via the pilots eyes
What are the two methods of attack and what do they mean?
1: BOT bomb on target is where the jtac talks the pilot visual onto the target
2: BOC bomb on coordinate is where the jtac give the coordinates of the that to the pilot
If the supporting A/C is tally on your tgt what method of attack is this?
BOT
If the releasing asset is above the cloud and not able to see the tgt or mark what method of attack is that?
BOC
From who would you expect a read back from prior to a BOC attack?
All A/C delivering ordnance
Name some advantages of the BOT attack
Use for mobile tgts - tally the tgt then can maintain continuous observation
What is the content in the check on brief?
Call sign
Msn number
Number + type of A/C
Position + alt
Ordnance
Playtime
Capabilities
Abort code
Remarks
What’s stage of the cas execution template is the game plan
4 - after the sit update and before each individual cas brief
What are the minimum required the game plan
Type of control and method of attack
What is the nato standard for elevation
Feet amsl
What are the CAS brief mandatory readback items
Elevation, location, FF, restrictions
What are the four phases of cas
Planning
Briefing
Execution
Reporting
What are the three holding patterns
Racetrack
Fig 8
Wheel
Why would you make a control type 1
It is used when the JTAC/ FAC(A) requires control of individual attacks and the situation requires the JTAC to visually acquire the attacking A.C and the target for each attack.
You are in a bunker and acquire the A/C but you can see the tgt what type of control can you use
2+3
You are withdrawing from a position on the west side of a river that is being run by enemy tanks. All FFs have crossed the river to the East Bank and you want A/C to attack all enemy tanks until they are neutralised. What type of control could this be?
Type 3
You plan to hit a target with a bomb from an A/C that is above the clouds, what type of control could you use?
2+3
61.Who retains the authority during all types of control?
GFC