MP Nav Planning Flashcards
When planning a strafe, what extra terrain factors do you need to account for in the target area?
Be careful of rising ground behind the target on the LOA - this could deny safe MSD during the pull up post attack.
Attempt to attack at < 45 deg. to high ground if practicable.
What height AMSL should you aim to have at your planned PUP?
Where possible, ensure that the planned Pull-Up-Point (PUP) is on ground of similar height ASML to the target.
PUP significantly below the target = Shallow attack (and vice versa)
Where should you aim to select your PUP?
Ideally based on a geographical feature (but not at the expense of a good IP)
2.3nm from the target
Annotate on the 1:50,000 map with a PUP mark and range to go to the target
What is the purpose of a HOLD and PUSH?
To achieve an effective TOT.
Allows a formation to get airborne and wait until their ‘PUSH’ time.
Once a ML (weather permitting) WP is designated as the ‘PUSH’, a HOLD point will be designated. How long is the planned HOLD at this point and what timing will be indicated next to the PUSH waypoint?
4 minutes
PUSH waypoint will have a ZULU departure time set against it
To enable ZULU time to be displayed in the HUD, you will hack the chrono clock. When will this be hacked during a HOLD and PUSH profile?
At the PLANNED push time
Means the chrono will give a TEL as the aircraft passes the PUSH waypoint.
How should you consider planning the PUSH and HOLD waypoints relative to one another?
At 90 deg. to each other - enables the opportunity to remove the gross timing error in the HOLD, and then use the 90 deg. offset to refine minor timing errors prior to arriving at the PUSH (weather and airspace dependent).
How will the HOLD track pattern be oriented?
Aligned with the ground track to the Push
What are the 4T’s?
Task - Target - Threats - Tactic
What should you plot on GECO prior to creating your plan?
FLOT - Forward Line of Own Troops
MEZ(WEZ) - Missile (Weapon) Engagement Zone
ROZ - Restricted Operating Zone
Flow Corridors - Flow Corridors (may be one way or unidirectional, LL or ML)
