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CYCLIC RATE OF FIRE (ROF)

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MAXIMUM THEORETICAL ROUNDS PER MINUTE (RPM) THAT THE SYSTEM IS CPABLE OF FIRING.

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Caliber

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Bore diameter of the gun and is normally measured in millimeters (mm).

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PRACTICAL RATE OF FIRE

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MAXIMUM ROF THAT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SYSTEM’S LIMITATIONS OF ADA.

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TOWED ADA

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ADA PIECE THAT REQUIRES ANOTHER VEHICLE TO MOVE THE ADA SYSTEM.

***CAN BE IDENTIFIED IN IMAGERY BY THE “V” SHAPE IN FRON OF THE ADA PIECE***

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SELF-PROPELLED ADA

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ADA PIECE THAT IS TRACKED OR WHEELED AND CN MOVE WITHOUT HE HELP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

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SMALL ARMS/AUTOMATIC WEAPONS(SA/AW)

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INCLUDES:

  • SMALL ARMS AND MACHINE GUNS BELOW 12.7MM
  • SA/AW CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH CYCLIC ROF
  • THIN TRACER PATHS
  • NO SELF DESTRUCT (SD) ELEMENT
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ARMOR PIERCING (AP) ROUNDS

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  • DESIGNED TO PENETRATE ARMOURED VEHICLES USING PRIMARILY KINETIC ENERGY
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FRAGMENTATION (FRAG) ROUNDS

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  • BURSTING CHARGE THAT SHATTERS THE SHELL INTO HUNDREDS OF STEEL SHARDS
  • FRAG ROUNDS PRODUCE A LARGE UNSHAPED FRAGMENTARY BLAST
  • USUALLY TIME OR ALTITUDE FUZED
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INCENDIARY (I) ROUNDS

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  • HAVE ELEMENTS ADDED THAT BURN INSTENSELY AFTER ROUND DETONATION
  • CAN CAUSE FUEL SUPPLY IGNITION OR BURN CRITICAL COMPONENTS
  • ALSO ADDED TO OTHER AMMUNITION TYPES

***EXAMPLE: AN AP OR HE ROUND COULD ALSO HAVE INCENDIARY EFFECTS MAKING THEM API OR HEI RESPECTIVELY***

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TRACER (T) ROUNDS

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  • HAS AN ELEMENT THAT BURNS BRIGHTLY TO ALLOW THE GUNNER TO TRACE THE PATH OF THE PROJECTILE WHEN FIRING IN LOW-LIGHT CONDITIONS
  • IF TRACER IMPACTS PRIOR TO TRACER BURNOUT, IT MAY CAUSE INCENDIARY EFFECTS
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AIMED FIRE

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  • PREFERRED METHOD
  • MOST CONTROLLED TYPE OF FIRE
  • ADA WEAPONS ARE AIMED SPECIFICALLY AT THE AIRCRAFT
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BARRAGE FIRE

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  • LEAST CONTROLLED TYPE OF ADA FIRE
  • LAYS A CLOUD OF PROJECTILES AT VARIOUS ALTITUDES ACROSS THE PROBABLE PATH OF THE ENEMY AIRCRAFT
  • USED WHEN THE FC SYSTEM CANNOT ACCURATELY TRACK THE TARGET
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CURTIN FIRE

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  • DIRECTED AT A FIXED POINT IN FROT OF THE TARGET ALONG THE TARGET’S COURSE UNTIL THE TARGET PASSES THROUGH THE CONE OF FIRE
  • MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF EMPLOYING SA/AW
  • A TECHNIQUE MOSTLY USED BY INSURGENTS
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AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY RANGES

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  • ACTUAL THREAT RANGE DEPENDS ON MANY FACTORS INCLUDING
    • TYPES OF FIRE
    • SHELL TYPE
    • FUZE TYPE
    • ENVIRONMENT
    • TARGET TYPE
    • TARGET FLIGHT PROFILE
    • EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE
  • NO SINGLE RANGE VALUE CAN ADEQUATLEY PREDICT THE “SAFE” DISTANCE OR ALTITUDE FOR AIRCREW
  • AS A RESULT ADA HAVE MUTIPLE RANGES ASSOCIATED WITH IT
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS AIR DENSITY CAN AFFECT THE RANGE OF A ROUND
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TACTICAL RANGE

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  • SLANT RANGE AT WHICH A NON-MANEUVERING FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE FIRE FROM A PARTICULAR GUN WITH A HIGH PROBABILITY OF HIT (Ph)
  • THIS WHEN ONE CN EXPECT TO RECEIVE AIMED FIRE
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MAXIMUM VERTICAL RANGE

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  • GREATEST RANGE A ROUND CAN TRAVEL IN ALTITUDE (AT SEA LEVEL) ASSUMING IT IS FIRED AT MAXIMUM ELEVATION AND NO FUZE OR SD FUNCTIONS
  • RANGE IS NORMALLY ACHIEVED BY ARMOR-PIERCONG (AP) ROUNDS ONLY
  • PROVIDES A TRUER THREAT PICTURE FOR BARRAGE AND CURTIN FIRE
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OPEN FIRE RANGE

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  • THE DISTANCE A GUNNER BEGINS TO FIRE SO THE ROUNDS IMPACT THE TARGET AT THE TACTICAL RANGE
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MISSILE GUIDANCE TYPES

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  • BASIC GUIDANCE CONCEPTS
    • HOMING GUIDANCE
    • COMMAND GUIDANCE
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HOMING GUIDANCE

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  • USED BY SYSTEMS WITH SEEKERS THAT CAN SENSE A TARGET AND THEN GUIDE TO THE TARGETBY SENDING COMMANDS TO THE MISSILE INTERCEPT TARGET
  • USED FOR ENTIRE FLIGHT OR TEMINAL PHASE
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HOMING GUIDANCE

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  • DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS
  • ACTIVE
  • SEMI-ACTIVE
  • PASSIVE
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COMMAND GUIDANCE

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  • TYPICALLY MISSILES WITHOUT SEEKERS
  • REQURE COMMANDS FROM OUTSIDE SOURCES SUCH AS GROUND TARGET TRACKING RADAR (TTR)
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MISSILE GUIDANCE LAWS

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  • IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE MISSILE AND THE TARGET USED TO GENERATE MISSILE STEERING COMMANDS
  • ARE TEH WAY THE SYSTEM COMUNICATES STEERING COMMANDS TO THE MISSILES BASED ON THE SYSTEM’S GUIDANCE LAW
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MISSILE GUIDANCE LAWS

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  • DIVIDED INTO THREE CATEGORIES
    • PROPORTIONAL NAVIGATION (PN) GUIDANCE LAW
    • COMMAND-TO-LINE-OF-SIGHT (CLOS) OR 3-POINT GUIDANCE LAW
    • LEAD ANGLE/HALF-RECTIFIED GUIDANCE LAW
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PROPORTIONAL NAVIGATION GUIDANCE LAW

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  • PRODUCES THE MOST EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY OF ALL THE GUIDANCE LAWS
  • ALLOWING LOWER MISS DISTANCES
  • IMPROVED MISSILE KINEMATIC RANGE
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COMMAND-TO-LINE-OF-SIGHT-GUIDANCE-LAW

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  • ALSO CALLED THREE POINT
  • ISSILE IS FIRED STRAIGHT AT THE TARGET AND STEERED TO KEEP IT ON A DIRECT LINE BETWEEN THE TER AND THE TARGET
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CLOS

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  • DIVIDED INTO THREE CATGORIES
    • MANUAL CLOS
    • SEMIAUTOMATIC CLOS
    • AUTOMATIC CLOS
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MANUAL CLOS

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  • SYSTEM REQUIRES AN OPERATOR TO VISUALLY ACQUIRES AND TRACK THE TARGET AND USE A JOYSTICK TO FLY THE MISSILE TO IMPACT THE TARGET
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SEMIAUTOMATIC CLOS

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  • SYSTEM REQUIRES AN OPERATOR TO VISUALLY ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN TRACK ON TARGET WITH AN OPTICAL DEVICE
  • BUT A SEPERATE AUTOMATIC TRACKING DEVICE TRACKS THE MISSILE AND AUTOMATICALLY UPLINKS GUIDANCE COMMANDS TO THE MISSILE VIA RF SIGNAL
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AUTOMATIC CLOS

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  • SYSTEMS AUTOMATICALLY TRACK THE MISSILE ON TARGET
  • ONCE TARGET HAS BEEN LOCKED ON OPERATOR INPUTS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED
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LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

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  • FOUND ON OLDER TRACK-WHILE-SCAN (TWS) COMMAND-GUIDED SYSTEMS
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LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

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  • STEERS THE MISSILE TO A CONSTANT ANGLE AHEAD OF WHERE THE TARGET IS CURRENLTY LOCATED
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LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

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  • HALF-RECTIFIED GUIDANCE LAW STEERS THE MISSILE TO A POINT HALFWAY BETWEEN THE PREDICTED INTERCEPT POINT TO THE CURRENT TTR-TO-TARGET LINE-OF-SIGHT
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LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

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  • SAMS EMPLOYING EITHER LEAD ANGLE OR HALF-RECTIFIED GUIDANCE LAW WILL APPEAR TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE CANOPY (OF A NON-MANEUVERING TARGET)
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MISSILE FLIGHT PROFILE

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  • IS THE TRAJECTORY THE MISSILE TAKES TO GET TO THE TARGET
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SAM ENGAGEMENT SEQUENCE

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  • 7 STEPS TO THE SAM ENGAGEMENT SEQUENCE
    • SEARCH
    • DETECTION
    • TRACK
    • FIRECONTROL AND LAUNCH
    • MISSILE CAPTURE
    • MISSILE FUSING AND DETONATION
    • KILL ASSESSMENT
  • ALL SAM SYSTEMS DESPITE GUIDANCE TYPE, GUIDANCE LAW, OR FLIGHT PROFILE, HAVE THE SAM GENERAL STEPS TO COMPLETE TO SUCCESSFULLY INTERCEPT A TARGET
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SEARCH

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  • IAR DEFENSE SYSTEMS MUST INPSECT A VOLUME OF SPACE INORDER TO LOCATE AIRCRAFT
  • THIS CAN BE PERFOEMD BY A RADR LOCATED FAR AWAY FROM THE FIRE UNIT SINCE TAREGET INFORMATION CAN BE PASSED VIA DATA LINK OR BY A SEARCH RADAR LOCATED NEXT TO OR EVEN ON THE SAME VEHICLE AS THE TTR
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DETECTION

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  • WHILE SEARCHING A TARGET IS SCANNED BY THE ANTENNA BEAM AND SUFFICENT ENERGY IS REFLECTED FROM THE TARGET TO THE RADAR
  • DETECTION CAPABILITY IS DEPENDENT OF FACTORS SUCH AS THE RADAR TRANSMITTER POWER, ANTENNA GAIN, RECEIVER CHARACTERISTICS, AND TARGET’S RADAR CROSS SECTION (RCS)
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TRACKING

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  • WHILE TRACKING THE TARGET THE SAM SYSTEM WILL COMPLETE THREE DIFFERENT TRACKING PHASES
    • NON-PRECISION TRACKING
    • DESIGNATION AND TARGET RADAR ACQUISITION
    • PRECISION TRACKING
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NON-PRECISION TRACKING

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  • ONCE TARGET IS DECLARED CHANGE IN POSITIONS FROM SCAN TO SCAN IS MEASURED AND TRACKED AND AN ESTIMATE OF THE TARGET’S POSITION BETWEEN SCANS IS MADE
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DESIGNATION AND TARGET RADAR ACQUISITION

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  • THIS IS WHEN TEHE TTR OR TER REEIVES THE AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION ANGLES OF THE TARGET FROM SEARCH RADAR AND IS SLEWED TO POINT AT THE TARGET
  • TTR PERFORMS A LIMITED SEARCH AND DETECTS AND STARTS TO TRACK THE TARGET
  • NORMALLY ACCOMPLISHED BY ON-BOARD ACQUISITION RADARS IN THIS PHASE
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PRECISION TRACKING

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  • AACURATE AND FREQUENT MEASUREMENTS OF THE TARGETS POSITION ARE MADE
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FIRE CONTROL AND LAUNCH

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  • ONCE ACCURATE TARGET INFORMATION IS KNOWN THE FINAL DECISION TO LAUNCH AND AT WHAT RANGE IS MADE
  • DECISION IS BASED ON SHOT DOCTRINE, SYSTEM LIMITATIONS, TARGET CHARACTERISITICS, AND OTHER VARIABLES
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MISSILE CAPTURE

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  • ALLOWS THE TTR TO TRACK THE MISSILE AS IT FLIES TO THE TARGET
  • SINCE MISSILE GUIDANCE CANNOT START UNTIL MISSILE TRACK BEGINS AND ACCURATE INTERCEPTS CANNOT OCCUR UNTIL SOMETIME AFTER THE GUIDANCE INITIATES, MISSILE CAPTURE TIME DIRECTLY AFFECTS THE MINIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE OF THE SYSTEM
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MISSILE FUZING AND DETONATION

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  • MOST RF SAMS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A RF OR OPTICAL PROXIMITY FUZE
  • PROXIMITY FUZE IS DESIGNED TO DETECT WHEN THE MISSILE IS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE TARGET TO DETONATE THE WARHEAD AND CAN BE ACTIVE OR PASSIVE
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KILL ASSESSMENT

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  • FINAL PHASE OEMF SAM ENGAGEMENT SEQUENCE
  • SAM CREWS WILL DO IN ONE OF TWO WAYS:
    • CHANGES TO THE TARGET’S TRAJECTORY AFTER DETONATION
    • INPUT FROM EXTERNAL SOURCESE
  • THE CYCLE MAY BEGIN AGAIN IF THE TARGET IS NOT DESTROYED
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KINEMATIC RANGE

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  • POTENTIAL RANGE AT WHICH A GUIDED MISSILE COULD INTERCEPT A TARGET DISREGARDING ALL DOCTRINAL AND SENSOR LIMITS
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MAXIMUM INTERCEPT ALTITUDE

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  • A MISSILE CAN INTERCEPT A TARGET
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PREEMPTIVE MANEUVER

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  • AIRCREWS EXECUTE THIS MANEUVER PRIOR TO ACTUALLY DSETECTING A THREAT SYSTEM
  • DEISNGED TO AVOID INDIVIDUAL THREATS
  • DENY EARLY ACQUISITON
  • COMPLICATE EARLY INDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING
  • PROVIDE THE AIRCREW WITH A POSITIONAL ADVANTAGE IF AN ENGAGEMENT IS INITIAITED
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REACTIVE MANEUVER

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  • IN REPSONSE TO THE INITIATION OF A SPECIFIC ENGAGMENT SEQUENCE
  • USUALLY EXPLPOIT THE TRACKING, KINEMATIC INTERCEPT, GUIDANCE AND FUSING PORTIONS OF THE ENGAGEMENT SEQUENCE
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TOD

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  • TWO TYPES
    • GENERIC
    • AREA OF REPSONSIBILITY (AOR) SPECIFIC
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GENERIC

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  • SERVES TO KEEP CREW MEMBERS UP TO DATE ON THE MOST COMMON THREATS EMPLOYED WORLDWIDE
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GENERIC

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  • TOD SHOULD INCLUDE
    • VISUAL RECOGNITION MATERIALS
    • RADAR WARNING RECEIVER (RWR) INDICATION
    • THREAT CAPABILITES
    • GENERAL EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE-BASED ON SYSTEM COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
    • PROLIFERATION-WHAT COUNTRIES AVE THIS SYSTEMS
    • COUNTERTACTICS SPECIFIC TO THE UNIT’S AIRFRAME
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AOR SPECIFIC

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  • DURING EXCERCISES AND IN WARTIME OR CONTIGENCY OPERATIONS THE TOD BRIEFING IS TAILORED TO A SPECIFIC AOR
  • AOR SPECIFIC BRIEFING INCLUDES
    • THE CAPABILITES ARE SPECIFIC FOR ALL KNOWN/SUSPECTED VARIANTS OF THE SYSTEM IN THE AOR
    • EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE AND TACTICS ARE COUNTRY SPECIFIC
    • RATHER THAN PROLIFERATION YOU ARFE CONCERNED WITH HOW MANY SYSTEMS ARE IN THE AOR AND WHERE THEY ARE LOCATED
    • COUNTERTACTICS ARE SPECIFIC TO SYSTEM VARIANTS AND EMPLOYMENT DOCTRINE FOR THE SPECIFIC AOR
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FIGHTERS

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  • DESIGNED PRIMARILY FOR ATTACKING OTHER AIRCRAFT AND ARE THE PRIMARY MEANS BY WHICH ARMED FORCES GAIN AIR SUPERIORITY
  • DESIGNED FOR FAST REACTION (LAUNCH) TIME, VERY HIGH SPEED, AND HIGH CLIMB RATES TO ALLOW MINIMAL INTERCEPT TIME
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FIRST GENERATION

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  • FIRST GENERATION FIGHTERS PRIMARILY USE GUNS FOR AIR ENGAGEMENT
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THIRD GENERATION

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  • IMPROVED AVIONICS ARE NORMALLY MATCHED WITH IMPROVED ALL ASPECT RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) AND IN SOME CASES ALL ASPECT IR-GUIDED MISSILES
  • LATE THIRD GENERATION AIRCRAFT SAW THE INTRODUCTION OF LOW-PERFORMANCE MID-WAVE INFRA-RED SEARCH AND TRACK SYSTEM (IRSTS)
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FOURTH GENERATION

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  • MANY FOURTH GENERATION FIGHTERS CUE THEIR WEAPONS WITH HELMET MOUNTED SIGHT (HMS)
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FIFTH GENERATION

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  • THESE AIRCRAFT WILL LIKELY EXPLOIT LOW RCS ADVANCED MORE EFFICENT POWER PLANTS AD ENHANCED ELECTRONICS
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AIR SUPERIORITY/AIR INTERCEPTOR (AIR TO AIR)

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  • IS AN AIRCRAFT INTENDED TO ENTER AND SEIZE CONTROL OF ENEMY AIRSPACE BY INTERCEPTING AND DESTROYING ENEMY AIRCRAFT, PARTICULARLY BOMBERS, USUALLY RELYIING ON GREAT SPEED
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CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS)

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  • CAS AIRCRAFT ARE EITHER FIXED OR ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT THAT TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST TARGETS THAT ARE TYPICALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FRIENDLY FORCES
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CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS)

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  • CAS IS TYPICALLY CARRIED OUT BBY FIGHTER-BOMBERS OR DEDICATED GROUND ATTACK AIRCRAFT SUCH AS THE A-10 THUNDERBOLT II
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BOMBERS

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  • STRATEGIC BOMBERS ARE PRIMARILY DESIGNED FOR LONG-RANGE STRIKE MISSIONS INCLUDING DROPPING BOMBS AGAINST STRATEGIC TARGETS SUCH AS SUPPLY BASES, BRIDGES, FACTORIES, SHIPYARDS, AND CITIES, IN ORDER TO DAMAGE AN ENEMY’S WAS EFFORT
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AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL (AEW&C) AIRCRAFT

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  • CARRY AN AEW SYSTEM
  • THIS IS A RADAR SYSTEM DESIGNED TO DETECT OTHR AIRCRAFT
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FIGHTER BOMBERS

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  • 31 COUNTRIES FOREIGN MILITARY OPERATE A TOTAL OF 250 AR AIRCRAFT (BOMBERS)
  • SEVERAL COUNTRIES HAVE ADAPTED BOMBERS TO PERFORM THE REFULEING MISSION
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ELECTRONIC ATTACK AIRCRAFT

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  • CARRY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO DETECT AND JAM THE DEFENDER’S SURFACE-BASE AIR DEFENSES
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ISR AIRCRAFT

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  • ARE MILITARY AIRCRAFT USED FOR MONITORING ENEMY ACTIVITY USUALLY CARRYING NO ARMAMENT
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AIR INTERCEPT (AI) RADAR

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  • PRIMARY METHOD USED FOR SA
  • PROVIDES RANGE, AZIMUTH AND ALTITUDE DATA AS WELL AS TARGET DETECTION AND GROUND MAPPING AND NAVIGATION
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RADAR WARNING RECEIVER (RWR)

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  • IS A PASSIVE THREAT RECOGNITION DEVICE THAT IDENTIFIES A THREAT SYSTEM BASED ON TYPE OF EMITTER ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM
  • ARE ALSO KNOWN AS THE AIRCRAFT’S SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE (ELINT) COLLECTION SYSTEM
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IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE (IFF)

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  • USED TO IDENTIFY FRIENDLY AND POTENTIALLY UNFRIENDLY AIRCRAFT
  • MODERN DAY IFF SYSTEMS ARE BASICALLY QUESTION AND ANSWER SYSTEMS
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BOGEY

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  • A RADAR OR VISUAL AIR CONTACT WHOSE IDENTITY IS UNKNOWN
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HEADS-UP DISPLAY (HUD)

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  • A VIDEO PROJECTOR IN THE COCKPIT THAT READS FLIGHT INFORMATION FROM THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, OMPASS, FUEL SENSORS, WEAPOS, AI RADAR
  • THEN DISPLAYS IS INFORMATION ONTO A SMALL GLASS OR PLASTIC PLATE IN FRONT OF THE PILOT
  • HUD IS COMMONLY COMBINED WITH HANDS ON THROTTLE AND STICK (HOTAS)
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HELMET-MOUNTED SIGHT (HMS)

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  • WORN BY THE PILOT AND CONTROLS THE SEEKER HEADS OF DESIGNATED IR AAM AND EVEN THE AI RADAR’S TRACK FUNCTION, FORCING THE SEEKERS AND THE AIR RADAR TO LOOK WHERE THE PILOT IS LOOKING
  • HMS SUCH AS THE US JOINT HELMET-MOUNTED CUEING SYSTEM (JHMCS) ARE BECOMING A MUST HAVE IN THE 4TH GENERATION FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
    • US F-15C EAGLE
    • F-16 FIGHTING FALCON
    • F/A-22 RAPTOR
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73
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CHAFF

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  • THIN PIECES OF ALUMINUM ETALIZED GLASS FIBER OR PLASTIC USED AS A RADAR COUNTERMEASURE
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FLARES

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  • ARE BURNING CHEMICAL CHARGES SHOT FROM THE AIRCRAFT TO DECOY AN IR HOMING MISSILE, OR CONFUSE AN IR-SENSING SYSTEM (SUCH AS AN IRSTS)
75
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AAM

A
  • IS A GUIDED MISSILE FIRED FROMM AN AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESTORYING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT
76
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SEEKER

A
  • THINK OF THE SEEKER AS AN EYE LOOKING OUT THE FRONT OF THE MISSILE
77
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BORESIGHT

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  • BORESIGHT OF A SEEKER IS EXACTLY 0 DEGREES, OR IN OTHER WORDS, THE LINE STRAIGHT OUT THE FRON OF THE MISSILE
  • BORESIGHT IS THE CENTER POINT FROM WHICHTHESE OTHER TERMS ARE MEASURED
78
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FIELD OF VIEW (FOV)

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  • IS THE AREA VISIBILE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SEEKER AT ANY ONE INSTANT
79
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OFF-BORESIGHT

A
  • IS THE COMBINATION OF FOV AND GLIMBAL LIMIT
80
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WARHEAD

A
  • TEETH OF THE MISSILE CONTAINS THE EXPLOSIVE CHARGE THAT DETONATES TO DESTROY THE TARGET OFTEN TIMES BY THROWING OUT FRAGMENTS TO INCREASE THE LETHAL RADIUS WHICH IS TYPICALLY DETONATED BY A PROXMITY FUZE
81
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FUZES

A
  • ARE WHAT CAUSES UST THE WARHEADS TO DETONATE AT THE RIGHT TIME
  • MOST COMMON IS IMPACT FUZE WHICH MUST HIT THE TARGET
82
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MOTOR

A
  • IS THE ROCKET ITSELF
  • INSIDE THE MISSILE BODY FIRES TO PROPEL THE MISSILE TO THE TARGET
83
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UNCOOLED SEEKERS

A
  • FOUND PRIMARILY ON OLDER IR AAMS
  • CAN ONLY SEE SHORT WAVELENGTH IR FROM HOT ENGINE PARTS-MEANING THEY MUST BE IN POSTION TO SEE THE TARGET’S ENGINES
  • MAKES THEM REAR OR TAIL ASPECT ONLY-THEY CAN ONLY BE FIRED FROM SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE TARGET

UNCOOLED = REAR ASPECT ONLY

84
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COOLED SEEKERS

A
  • FOUND ON NEWER MISSILES
  • CRYOGENIC AGENT (NITROGEN) GAS IS USED TO COOL THE SEEKER HEAD JUST PRIOR TO USE
  • ALLOWS THE SEEKER TO BE ABLE TO SEE BETTER IN THE MEDIUM IR RANGE THAN AN UNCOOLED SEEKER-THE SEEKER CAN SEE IR WAVELENGTHS TYPICAL OF ENGINE EXHAUST PLUMES
  • ALLOWS ALL ASPECT ENGAGEMENT SINCE AN ENGINE’S EXHAUST PLUME CAN EASILY BE SEEN FROM THE FRON OF THE AIRCRAFT FORMING A HALO AROUND AND BELOW IT

COOLED = ALL ASPECT

85
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CONTRAST SEEKERS

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  • LOOK FOR THE DIFFERFENCE IN IR RADIATION BETWEEN THE TARGET AND THE NATURAL IR BACKGROUND LEVEL
  • CONTRAST SEEKRS ARE NOT DEPENDENT ON VIEWING ANGLE AND ON ENGINE IR SIGNATURE
  • THEY ARE OFTEN EVEN BETTER ALL-ASPECT SYSTEMS THAN THE COOLED SEEKERS
86
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CONTRAST SEEKERS

A
  • THEY SEE EITHER A WARM AIRCRAFT CONTRASTED AGAINST A COOL BACKGROUND (LIKE NIGHT ENGAGEMENT) OR A COOLER AIRCRAFT AGAINST A WARM BACKGROUND(DAY, DESERT LANDSCAPE)
  • CONTRAST SEEKERS FUNCTION VERY SIMILARILY TO THE HUMAN EYE, JUST IN THE IR PORTIN OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC (EM) SPECTRUM
87
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bIRd

A
  • IF A MISSILE IS THE “B” OR “D” VARIANT THEN IT’S IR GUIDED
88
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SaRc

A
  • IF A MISSILE IS THE “A” OR “C” VARIANT THEN ITS SAR GUIDED
89
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e-fARM

A
  • APPLIES TO ONLY
    • AA-10e
    • AA-10f
  • THE ONLY RUSSIAN ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES (ARMs)
90
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EXCEPTIONS

A
  • EXPCETIONS OT THE RULE WITH MISSILES
  • AA-8 IR GUIDED…ALWAYS
  • AA-9 SAR GUIDED… ALWAYS
  • AA-11 IR GUIDED… ALWAYS
  • AA-12 ACTIVE GUIDED… ALWAYS
91
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INFRARED COUNTER-COUNTERMEASSURES (IRCCM)

A
  • IF AN IR PASSIVE HOMING AAM HAS IRCCM IT HAS FLARE REJECTION CAPABILITY
  • FOUR GENERAL TYPES OF IRCCM USED BY IR MISSILES TO DEFEAT FLARES
    • SPECTRAL DISCRIMINATION OR (MULTISPECTRAL)
    • KINEMATIC DISCRIMINATION
    • SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION
    • TEMPORAL DISCRMIATION
      *
92
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SPECTRAL DISCRIMINATION OR MULTISPECTRAL

A
  • THE SEEKER OPERATES IN TWO OR MORE DISTINE PARTS OF THE EM SPECTRUM
93
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KINEMATIC DISCRIMINATION

A
  • THAT A SEEKER KNOWS THAT AIRPLANES MOVE FORWARD AND DISPENSED FLARES FALL BEHINED AND AWAY FORM THE AIRCRAFT
94
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SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION

A
  • AN IR SEEKER CAN SEE TWO DEFINITIVE HEAT SOURCES AND CAN TELL IF ONE HEAT SOURCE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE OTHER
95
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TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION

A
  • THE ABILITY IF A SEEKER TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO HEAT SOURCES AND TO IDENTIFY A FLARE’S RISE TIME
96
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ECHELON

A
  • ALSO KNOWN AS THE WELDED WING
  • TWO-SHIP CONSISTING OF A FLIGHT LEADER AND WINGMAN
  • FLIGHT LEADER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR NAVIGATION FORWARD-HEMISPHERE SEARCH ATTACK PLANNING AND ENGAGED MANUEVERING
  • WINGMAN IS DEDICATED TO WATCHING THE NLEADER’S SIX AND WILL MANEUVER WITHIN A 60-DEGREE CONE BEHIND THE FLIGHT LEADER
97
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LEAD-TRAIL

A
  • AN EFFECTIVE OFFENSIVE FORMATION
  • THE WINGMAN IS POSITIONED WELL BEHIND SLIGHLTY OFFSET AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE OR BELOW THE FLIGHT LEADER IN A FOLLOW-THE-LEADER ARRANGEMENT
  • FORMATION PROVIDES FOR RAPID SEQUENTIAL ATTACKS ON THE TARGET WHILE PROVIDING PROTECTION OF THE FLIGHT LEADER
98
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PHASES OF ENGAGEMENT

A
  • FIVE PHASES OF AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
    • DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION
    • CLOSING
    • ATTACK
    • DISENGAGEMENT
  • FEW AERIAL ENGAGEMENTS PASS THROUGH ALL FIVE OF THESE PHASES
  • VICTIMS ARE OFTEN SHOT DOWN IN THE FIRST ATTACK PASS AND RELATIVELY FEW TRUE MANEUVERING DOGFIGHTS DEVELOP
99
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DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

A
  • ABILITY TO DETECT THE ENEMY WHILE AVOIDING BEING DETECTED GIVES A FIGHTER AN ENORMOUS ADVATANGE
100
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CLOSING

A
  • PROCESS OF INITIALLY GETTING FIGHTERS INTO A FAVORABLE POSITION TO MAKE AN ATTACK
101
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ATTACK

A
  • MOST DECISIVE PHASE
  • WHERE AIR WEAPONS ARE FIRST FIRED
102
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MANEUVER

A
  • INVOLVES A TURNING ENGAGEMENT OR DOGFIGHT IN A POST-MERGE ENVIRONMENT
103
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DISENGAGEMENT

A
  • FINAL PHASE OF AIR COMBAT
  • MODERN WEAPONS AND DETECTION SYSTEMS HAVE MADE A SUCCESSFUL DISENGAGEMENT MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
  • THE NEED TO DISENGAGE IS OFTEN DRIVEN BY THE FIGHTERS FUEL STATE
104
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FORWARD HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (FHI)

A
  • CONTROLLER VECTORS THE INTERCEPTOR ONTO A NEAR COLLISION COURSE WITH THE TARGET BUT PROBABLY OFFSETS BELOW (RARELY ABOVE) OTR TO ONE SIDE OR BOTH
105
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FORWARD HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (FHI)

A
  • ONCE THE INTERCEPTOR HAS A RADAR LOCK THEY CAN OPT TO ENGAGE WITH FORWARD HEMISPHERE WEAPONS
  • IF THEY ENGAGE AND FAIL OR DO NOT HAVE ALL-ASPECT WEAPONS THE OCNTROLLER TARGET OR CREW WILL STRE CONVERT
  • ONCE PAST THE TARGET THEY CAN EXECUTE A HARD 180 DEGREE TURN TO END UP ON HIS TAIL
106
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REAR HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (RHI)

A
  • USED TO RUN DOWN A FLEEING ENEMY OR IF THE ENEMY AIRCRAFT GOT THROUGH THE INTERCEPTORS AND THEY ARE PURSUING
107
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WVR

A
  • EACH AIRCRAFT IS WITHIN SIGT OF THE OTHER AND IMPLIES FAIRLY CLOSE PROXIMITY
  • ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE DOGFIGHT OR KNIFEFIGHT
108
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BVR

A
  • NEITHER AIRCREW CAN SEE THE OTHER DUE TO RANGE
  • THE ENGAGEMENT SI EXECUTED VIA AIRCRAFT SENSORS (AI) RADAR
109
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AIRCRAFT VISUAL RECOGNITION

A
  • USE THE TORAL FORM CONCEPT
  • THIS IS THE MOST ACCEPTED METHOD OF REOGNIZING SYSTEMS
110
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WINGS, ENGINE, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL (WEFT)

A
  • RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAN BE USED TO HELP IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT AND VISUALIZE THE TOAL FORM CONCEPT
111
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WEFT

A
  • WINGS
    • SHAPE
    • MOUNTING
    • TIPS
    • DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
112
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WEFT

A
  • ENGINE
    • PISTON
    • TURBOPROP
    • TURBOJET
    • TURBOFAN
113
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WEFT

A
  • FUSELAGE
    • BASIC SHAPE
    • TYPE OF NOSE
    • TYPE OF COCKPIT AND LOCATION
    • DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
114
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WEFT

A
  • TAIL
    • VERTICA STABILIZER
    • HORIZONTAL STABILZER
    • DISTINCTIVE FEATURES
115
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INSTANTANEOUS CORNER VELOCITY

A
  • THE INTERSECTION OF THE LIFT LIMIT CAPABILITY AND THE MAX G
116
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AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF)

A
  • HIGHLY TRAINED RAPIDLY DEPLOYABLE AIRMEN CONDUCTING GLOBAL SPECIAL OPERATIONS MISSIONS RANGING FROM PRECISION APPLICATION OF FIREPOWER TO INFILTRATION, EXFILTRATION, RESUPPLY AND REFUELING OF SOF OPERATIONAL ELEMENTS
117
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AFSOC

A
  • LEAD COMPONENT OF AIR FORCE SOF IS AFSOC-MAJOR COMMAND
  • FALLS UNDER SOCOM
  • ASSESTS THAT BELONG TO THE SOF COMMUNITY LIKE PERSONNEL RECOVERY(PR) COMPONENTS FALL UNDER THE AIR COMBAT COMMAND(ACC) AND WORK IN COMJUCTION WITH AFSOC
118
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AC-130 H/U SPECTRE/SPOOKY GUNSHIP

A
  • ARE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS) ARMED RECONNAISSANCE AND INTERDICTION AND FORCE PROTECTION (FP)
119
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EC-130E COMMANDO SOLO

A
  • PRIMARY MISSION-INFORMATION OPERATIONS (IO), PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS (PSYOPS) AND CIVIL AFFAIRS BROADCASTS IN AM, FM, HF, TV, AND MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS BANDS
120
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INFANTRY

A
  • HAVE THE MISSION OF TAKING AND HOLDING GROUND
121
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ARMOR

A
  • HAS THE MISSION OF DESTORYING TANKS TO CREATE A BREAKTHROUGH AND THEN EXPLOIT IT
122
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CAVALRY

A
  • HAS THE MISSIONS OF RECONNAISSANCE OR SCOUTING, SECURITY, AND CONDUCTING QUCIK AND VIOLENT RAIDS
123
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ARTILLERY

A
  • HAS THE MISSION OF SUPPORTING GROUND FORCES
124
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XX

A
  • DIVISION = 12,000 SOLDIERS
  • LARGE MILITARY UNIT/FORMATION COMMANDED BY A MAJOR GENERAL
125
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BATTALION

A
  • MILITARY UNIT OF 350-450 SOLDIERS USUALLY CONSISTING OF BETWEEN TWO AND FIVE COMPANIES AND TYPICALLY COMMANDED BY A LIEUTENANT COLONEL
126
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TANKS

A
  • IS A TRACKED ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR FRONT-LINE COMBAT WHICH COMBINES OPERATIONAL MOBILITY AND TACTICAL OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE CAPABILITES
127
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T-80 MAIN BATTLE TANK

A
  • T-80 APPEARED AS PRODUCTION MODEL IN 1984, RETAINING THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE T-64 SERIES INCLUDING THE 125MM SMOOTHBORE GUN WITH AUTOLOADER
128
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ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCs)

A
  • APCS ARE ARORED FIGHTING VEHICLES DEVELOPED TO TRANSPORT INFANTRY ON THE BATTLEFIELD
129
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INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFVS)

A
  • ARE SIMILAR TO APCS
  • DESIGNED TO TRANSPORT FIVE TO TEN INFANTRYMEN AND THEIR EQUIPMENT
  • DIFFERENT FROM APCS BY THEIR ENHANCED ARMAMENT ALLOWING THEM TO GIVE DIRECT-FIRE SUPPORT DURING AN ASSUALT, FIRING PORTS ALLOWING THE INFANTRY TO FIRE PERSONAL WEAPONS WHILE MOUNTED, AND USUALLY IMPROVED ARMOR
130
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ARTILLERY

A
  • MILITARY SYSTEM WHICH DISCHARGES LARGE PROJECTILES IN COMBAT AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OF FIRE POWER WITHIN THE OVERALL MILITARY CAPABILITY OF AN ARMED FORCE
131
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ASSUALT RIFLE AK-47

A
  • KALASHNIKOV’S AUTOMATIC RIFLE MODEL OF YEAR 1947 IS A 7.62MM X 39 ASSUALT RIFLE
  • ONE OF THE FIRST TRUE ASSUALT RIFLES AND DUE TO ITS DURABILITY AND EASE OF USE REMAINS THE MOST WIDELY USED ASSUALT RIFLE IN THE WORLD
132
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MORTAR

A
  • MUZZLE-LOADING INDIRECT FIRE WEAPON THAT FIRES SHELLS AT LOW VELOCITIES, SHORT RANGES AND HIGH-ARCING BALLASTIC TRAJECTORIES
133
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IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDS)

A
  • IS A DEVICE PLACED OR FABRICATED IN AN IMPROVISED MANNER INCORPORATING DESTRUCTIVE, LETHAL, NOXIOUS, PYROTECHNIC, OR INCENDIARY CHEMICALS AND DESIGNED TO DESTROY, INCAPACITATE, HARASS, OR DISTRACT
134
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SWITCH

A
  • ARMS AND FIRES THE DEVICE AND PROVIDES SAFE HANDLING
  • SWITCH DESIGNS RANGE FROM A SIMPLE BURING FUZE TO A COMPLEX MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT
135
Q

INTIATOR

A
  • MAY BE USED TO START A DETONATION
  • SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS A BOOSTER CHARGE OR THE EXPLOSION THAT SETS OFF THE MAIN CHARGE
136
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MAIN CHARGE

A
  • SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN EXPLOSION BY ITS OWN ENERGY WHEN INITIATED
137
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POWER SOURCE

A
  • EITHER STORES OR CREATES ELECTRICAL ENERGY
  • BATTERIES ARE WIDELY USED TYPE OF POWER SOURCE
138
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CONTAINER

A
  • IS A ITEM OR ESSEL THAT COMMONLY HOUSES THE WHOLE IED OR PRINCIPLE COMPONENTS OF AN IED
  • IED CONTAINERS
    • SODA CANS
    • PROPANE TANKS
    • COFFEE CANS
    • WATER JUGS
    • BRIEFCASES
    • BACKPACKS
    • ANIMAL CARCASSES
    • CURBS
139
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EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATORS (EFP)

A
  • ALSO KNOWN AS EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PROJECTILES ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO PENETRATE ARMOR AT STANDOFF DISTANCES (GENERALLY 10-30M) BY PROPELLING A VLAST-MOLDED METAL PROJECTILE AT HIGH VELOCITY
140
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HATS

HULL, ARMAMENT, TURRET, SUSPENSION

A
  • USED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT FEATURES OF GROUND EQUIPMENT
141
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HATS

A
  • HULL
    • FENDERS
    • ENGINE VENTS
142
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HATS

A
  • ARMAMENT
    • ARMAMENT LENGTH
    • ARMAMENT TYPE
    • ARMAMENT MISSION
143
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HATS

A
  • TURRET
    • TURRET SHAPE
    • TURRET POSITION
    • HATCHES
144
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HATS

A
  • SUSPENSION
    • WHEEL SPACING
    • NUMBER OF WHEELS
    • SUSPENSION TYPE
145
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STERN

A
  • THE REAR-MOST AREA OF A SHIP’S HULL
146
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AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (CV/CVN)

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  • PRIMARY MISSION OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS ANTI-AIR WARFARE (AAW)
  • IS A WARSHIP DESIGNED WITH A PRIMARY MISSION OF DEPLOYING AND RECOVERING AIRCRAFT ACTING AS A SEA-GOING AIRBASE
147
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DESTROYERS (DD/DDG)

A
  • IS A FAST MANEUVARABLE YET LONG ENDURANCE WARSHIP INTENDED TO ESCORT LARER VESSELS IN A FLEET CONVOY OR BATTLE GROUP AND DEFEND THEM AGAINST SMALLER SHORT RANGE BUT POWERFUL ATTACKERS
148
Q

NAVAL FORCES

A
  • CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS BLUE OR BROWN WATER FORCES
149
Q

BLUE WATER FORCES

A
  • THOSE THAT CAN OPERATE FURTHUR OFF THE COAST
150
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NRWON WATER FORCES

A
  • OPERATE ALONG THE COAST LINE
  • CHARACTERIZED BY LIMITED POWER PROJECTION A PRIMARY MISSION OF COASTAL DEFENSE THE LARGE SHIPS USUALLY ARE DESTORYERS
151
Q

HAMS

HULL, ARMAMENT, MAST, SILHOUETTE

A
  • RECOGNITION METHOD FOR SURFACE SHIPS THAT COVERS HAMS
152
Q

HAMS

A
  • HULL
    • BOW SHAPE
    • HULL LINE
    • STERN CONFIGURATION
      *
153
Q

HAMS

A
  • ARMAMENT
    • GUNS
    • ROCKETS
    • MISSILES
    • AIRCRAFT
154
Q

HAMS

A
  • MAST
    • HOW MANY
    • PLACEMENT
      • FOREMAST
      • MAINMAST
      • AFTMAST
    • CONSTRUCTION TYPE
155
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HAMS

A
  • STACKS
    • LOCATION
    • SHAPE
    • NUMBER OF STACKS
156
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SAS

SAIL AND SILHOUETTE

A
  • RECOGNITION METHOD FOR SUBMARINES
157
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SAS

A
  • SAIL
    • SHAPE OF SAIL AND OF THE SAIL PLANES
158
Q

SAS

A
  • SILHOUETTE
    • OVERALL SHAPE OF THE HULL (TO INCLUDE THE SAIL)
159
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US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES

A
  • BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS KNOWN AS THE NUCLEAR TRIAD
160
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US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES

A
  • STRATEGIC BOMBERS
  • INTERCONTENTAL BALLISITC MISSILE (ICBM)
  • FLEET OF TRIDENT SUBMARINES
161
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ATOMIC (“A”) BOMBS

A
  • DEVICES THAT SPLIT URANIUM OR PLUTONIUM IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS FISSION
162
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HYDROGEN (“H”) BOMBS

A
  • CONSISTS OF A SPECIAL TYPE OF HYDROGEN THAT UNDERGOES A PROCESS OF FUSION WHEN THE BOMB DETONATES
  • FUSION IS WHEN THE HYDROGEN ATOMS ARE FUZED OR FORCED TOGETHER UNDER EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURES
163
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YIELD

A
  • IS THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY THAT IS DISCHARGED WHEN A NUCLEAR WEAPON IS DETONTED
  • YIELD IS MEASURED OR OFTEN EXPRESSED IN THOUSANDS (KILTONS - KT) OR MILLIONS (MEGATONS - MT) OF TONS OF TNT THAT WOULD PRODUCE A SIMILAR POWERED EXPLOSION
164
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TACTICAL

A
  • WEAPONS OF THIS TYPE HAVE A YIELD OF LESS THAN 100KT
  • THESE SMALLER NUCLEAR WEAPONS ARE DESIGNED TO BE USED AGAINST A LIMITED NUMBER OF FIELDED FORCES
  • EXAMPLE = HIROSHIMA 6 AUG 1945
165
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BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

A
  • CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS PATHOGENS OR TOXINS
166
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PATHOGENS

A
  • DISEASE-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE EITHER NATURALLY OCCURRING OR ALTERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING CASUALITIES
167
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TOXINS

A
  • POISONS NATURALLY PRODUCED THROUGH ACTIVITIES OF LIVING ORGANISMS
168
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PERSISTENT AGENTS

A
  • MIXED WITH SOME KIND OF THICKNER TO AVOID RAPID EVAPORATION
  • HARD TO CLEAN OFF PEOPLE AND EQUIPMENT AND BY THEIR NATURE REMAIN EFFECTIVE FOR LONG PERIODS
  • COULD LAST UP TP SEVERAL WEEKS DEPENDING UPON CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
169
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NONPERSISTENT AGENTS

A
  • EVAPORATE OR DEGRADE QUICKLY
  • USED WHEN THE AIRFIELD IS SCHEDULED FOR QUICK CAPTURE OR IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN ONLY A SHORT PERIOD OF CONTAMINATED IS DESIRED
170
Q

CHEMICAL AGENTS

A
  • CATEGORIZED BY THEIR EFFECT ON PEOPLE
    • LETHAL
    • CASUALTY CAUSING
    • HARASSMENT
171
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COLD LAUNCHED

A
  • IN CONTRAST TO THE HOT LAUNCH SEQUENCE
  • COLD LAUNCH WILL BE BLOWN OUT OF THE SILO BY HIGH PRESSURE GAS
172
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MULTIPLE REENTRY VEHICLES (MRV)

A
  • WILL DROP OFF MORE THAN ONE RV TARGETED AT A SINGLE LOCATION
  • BECAUSE BLAST EFFECTS DEGRADE RAPIDLY WITHN DISTANCE, MRVs GIVES US GREATER COVERAGE THAN WITH A SINGLE LARGE WARHEAD
173
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MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED REENTRY VEHICLES (MIRV)

A
  • DROP OFF SEVERAL RVs TARGETED ON SEVERAL LOCATIONS
174
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SHORT-RANGE BALLASTIC MISSILE (SRBM)

A
  • HAVE A RANGE OF LESS THAN 540NM
  • NUMEROUS COUNTRIES PRODUCE OR HAVE PURCHASED SRBMS TO FILL A PORTION OF THEIR FORCE STRUCTURE
175
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INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM)

A
  • LAND BASED ICBMS PROVIDE GREATER ACCURACY THAN THEIR SUBMARINE LAUNCHED COUNTERPARTS
  • OFTEN THEY ARE HOUSED IN HARDENED MISSILE SILOS BURIED UNDERGROUND
176
Q

CYBERSPACE

A
  • DEFINED BY DOD AS A GLOBAL DOMAIN WITHIN THE INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT CONSISTING OF THE INTERDEPENDENT NETWORK OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURES, INCLUDING THE INTERNET, TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND EMBEDDED PROCESSORS AND CONTROLLERS
177
Q

CYBERSPACE DOMAIN

A
  • CALLED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS
  • SEEKS TO ACHIEVE MILITARY OBJECTIVES OR EFFECTS IN OR THROUGH CYBERSPACE
178
Q

IADS

A
  • TWO FORMS OF IADS EXIST
    • CENTRALIZED
    • DECENTRALIZED
179
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AIR DEFENSE OPERATIONS CENTER (ADOC)

A
  • CENTRAL HQ THAT COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF THE ENTIRE IADS
180
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EARLY WARNING (EW) RADARS

A
  • IS ANY RADAR SYSTEM USED PRIMARILY FOR THE LOMNG-RANGE DETECTION OF ITS TARGETS WHICH STARTS THE IADS KILL CHAIN
181
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MANUAL C2 SYSTEM

A
  • INVOLVES VOICE, FIBER, AND MICROWAVE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE TRANSMITTED OVER RADIO
  • DEPENDING ON THE MODE SELECTED THE SYSTEM CAN BE SLOW AND EASY TO OVER-SATURATE BECAUSE SOMEONE MUST PLOT EACH PIECE OF INFORMATION
182
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FRATRICIDE

A
  • TRANSLATES TO KILLING OF A BROTHER
  • WHEN A FORCE KILLS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SAME FORCE THEY HAVE COMMITTED FRATICIDE
183
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CAMOUFLAGE, COVER, CONCEALMENT, AND DECEPTION (CCC&D)

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  • COMMON PRACTICE THAT CAN INVOLVE POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND MENTAL DECEPTION (CREATING SELF DECEPTION) TO EITHER CHANGE YOU WILL TO FIGHT OR CAUSE YOU TO ATTACK THE WRONG TARGET BY THINKING IT HAS BEEN DESTROYED

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