Night CAS

Question 1

ILUM PYRO

Answer 1

LUU-1 Ground marker flare

LUU-2/19 Parachute flares

M-257/278 Rocket flares

Ground

Illumination hand grenade

Parachute flare (40 mm / hand)

Artillery / mortar

Remember to offset illumination

Prevent highlighting friendly positions

Overt vs IR flares

Question 2

Brevity

Answer 2

SPARKLE” = IR LASER

“BURN” = AC-130 IR flood

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9-Line briefing

“Line 7” of the CAS briefing

“IR” / “IR pointer”

“In Remarks”: Pointer Target Line (PTL)

MANDATORY IR brevity terms anytime IR pointers employed

Attacking aircrew will call:

“VISUAL Friendly”

“CONTACT MARK”

‘TALLY Target’ or
“CONTACT SPARKLE”

Each pass / attack

Prior to receiving clearance!!

Question 3

Brevity

Answer 3

Ground based IR pointers are
for both target and friendly ID

Assets must be sure which…

A/C pointers used to confirm target area

Can also “MATCH SPARKLE”

NOTE: Not capable of performing TGO

Question 4

More Brevity

Answer 4

Normal combat OPS

IR marker lights or “Blacked out”

Ask aircraft to “Unmask”
for Type-I