OPS116K, CAS mission control and execution

Question 1

List the elements of CAS target engagement, including what information is provided and who provides the information.

Answer 1

1. Initial contact
2. Fighter check-in - pilot to JTAC
3. Situation update - JTAC to pilot
4. CAS 9-line - JTAC to pilot
5. Read-back - pilot to JTAC (lines 4, 6, restrictions)
6. BDA - JTAC to pilot (at a minimum ‘succesful’, unsuccesful’, or ‘unknown’)

Question 2

Describe the three types of night illumination.

Answer 2

• Ambient (natural, moon- and sunlight, starlight)
• Cultural (man-made: streetlights, car headlights etc.)
• Artificial (man-made, illumination employed by surface or air forces)

Question 3

List the different functions of ground based IR devices.

Answer 3

Ground based IR pointers are for both target and friendly ID from the air.

Question 4

List common IR brevity terms from JP 3-09.3

Answer 4

• SPARKLE (mark/marking TGT by IR pointer)
• SNAKE (oscillate IR pointer in a figure-8 about a TGT)
• PULSE (illuminate a position with flashing IR energy)
• STEADY (stop oscillation of IR pointer)
• CEASE SPARKLE (discontinue SPARKLE activity)
• ROPE (circling an IR pointer around an aircraft to help the aircraft identify the friendly ground position)
• CONTACT SPARKLE (acknowledges sighting of SPARKLE)
• MATCH SPARKLE (overlay requested target designator type)

Question 5

Describe the three basic characteristics that define the urban environment.

Answer 5

1. A complex man-made physical terrain
2. A population of significant size and density
3. An infrastructure upon which the area depends

Question 6

List conditions for effective urban CAS.

Answer 6

• Effective training and proficiency
• Planning and integration
• Command and control
• Air superiority
• Target marking
• Streamlined and flexible procedures
• Appropriate ordnance
• Favorable environmental conditions

Question 7

Identify common problems associated with the urban environment.

Answer 7

• Overload of visual cues
• Uniformity of structural environment
• Disparity in perspective
• Omni-directional threat
• Urban canyon
• Presence of non-combatants
• Close proximity to friendly forces

Question 8

Identefy the specific information contained within the 9 line brief.

Answer 8

1. IP
2. Heading
3. Distance
4. Elevation
5. Target discripton
6. Target location
7. Mark
8. Friendly location
9. Egrees

Question 9

Recognize the correct terminology used during CAS target engagement

Answer 9

Contact, sees the described object.

Blind, does not see friendlies.

Visual, sees friendlies.

No joy, does not see the described object.

Tally, sees the Target.

Question 10

List the advantages and disadvangetes of medium, high and low and very low altitude tactics.

Answer 10

Medium and high
+, observation, fuel consumption, reduced threat from SAF.
-, Eny may identify FF aircraft. Need good wheather for proper usage. Air supriority. Detection from eny radar AD.

Low and very low
+, decreace enemy detection. Air supriority not required. Wheather is minor factor. Radar AD minor factor.
-, Navigation. Fuel consumption. Coms due to terrain. Exposed to SAF.