Surface To Air Weapo Systems

Question 1

CYCLIC RATE OF FIRE (ROF)

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Caliber

Answer 2

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

Question 3

PRACTICAL RATE OF FIRE

Answer 3

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

Question 4

TOWED ADA

Answer 4

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***

Question 5

SELF-PROPELLED ADA

Answer 5

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

Question 6

SMALL ARMS/AUTOMATIC WEAPONS(SA/AW)

Answer 6

INCLUDES:

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

Question 7

ARMOR PIERCING (AP) ROUNDS

Answer 7

• DESIGNED TO PENETRATE ARMOURED VEHICLES USING PRIMARILY KINETIC ENERGY

Question 8

FRAGMENTATION (FRAG) ROUNDS

Answer 8

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

Question 9

INCENDIARY (I) ROUNDS

Answer 9

• 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***

Question 10

TRACER (T) ROUNDS

Answer 10

• 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

Question 11

AIMED FIRE

Answer 11

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

Question 12

BARRAGE FIRE

Answer 12

• 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

Question 13

CURTIN FIRE

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

AIR DEFENSE ARTILLERY RANGES

Answer 14

• 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

Question 15

TACTICAL RANGE

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

MAXIMUM VERTICAL RANGE

Answer 16

• 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

Question 17

OPEN FIRE RANGE

Answer 17

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

Question 18

MISSILE GUIDANCE TYPES

Answer 18

• BASIC GUIDANCE CONCEPTS
  
  • HOMING GUIDANCE
  • COMMAND GUIDANCE

Question 19

HOMING GUIDANCE

Answer 19

• 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

Question 20

HOMING GUIDANCE

Answer 20

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

Question 21

COMMAND GUIDANCE

Answer 21

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

Question 22

MISSILE GUIDANCE LAWS

Answer 22

• 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

Question 23

MISSILE GUIDANCE LAWS

Answer 23

• 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

Question 24

PROPORTIONAL NAVIGATION GUIDANCE LAW

Answer 24

• PRODUCES THE MOST EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY OF ALL THE GUIDANCE LAWS
• ALLOWING LOWER MISS DISTANCES
• IMPROVED MISSILE KINEMATIC RANGE

Question 25

COMMAND-TO-LINE-OF-SIGHT-GUIDANCE-LAW

Answer 25

* 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

Question 26

CLOS

Answer 26

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

Question 27

MANUAL CLOS

Answer 27

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

Question 28

SEMIAUTOMATIC CLOS

Answer 28

* 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

Question 29

AUTOMATIC CLOS

Answer 29

* SYSTEMS AUTOMATICALLY TRACK THE MISSILE ON TARGET * ONCE TARGET HAS BEEN LOCKED ON OPERATOR INPUTS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED

Question 30

LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

Answer 30

* FOUND ON OLDER TRACK-WHILE-SCAN (TWS) COMMAND-GUIDED SYSTEMS

Question 31

LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

Answer 31

* STEERS THE MISSILE TO A CONSTANT ANGLE AHEAD OF WHERE THE TARGET IS CURRENLTY LOCATED

Question 32

LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

Answer 32

* 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

Question 33

LEAD ANGLE GUIDANCE LAW

Answer 33

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

Question 34

MISSILE FLIGHT PROFILE

Answer 34

* IS THE TRAJECTORY THE MISSILE TAKES TO GET TO THE TARGET

Question 35

SAM ENGAGEMENT SEQUENCE

Answer 35

* 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

Question 36

SEARCH

Answer 36

* 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

Question 37

DETECTION

Answer 37

* 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)

Question 38

TRACKING

Answer 38

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

Question 39

NON-PRECISION TRACKING

Answer 39

* 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

Question 40

DESIGNATION AND TARGET RADAR ACQUISITION

Answer 40

* 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

Question 41

PRECISION TRACKING

Answer 41

* AACURATE AND FREQUENT MEASUREMENTS OF THE TARGETS POSITION ARE MADE

Question 42

FIRE CONTROL AND LAUNCH

Answer 42

* 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

Question 43

MISSILE CAPTURE

Answer 43

* 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

Question 44

MISSILE FUZING AND DETONATION

Answer 44

* 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

Question 45

KILL ASSESSMENT

Answer 45

* 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

Question 46

KINEMATIC RANGE

Answer 46

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

Question 47

MAXIMUM INTERCEPT ALTITUDE

Answer 47

* A MISSILE CAN INTERCEPT A TARGET

Question 48

PREEMPTIVE MANEUVER

Answer 48

* 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

Question 49

REACTIVE MANEUVER

Answer 49

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

Question 50

TOD

Answer 50

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

Question 51

GENERIC

Answer 51

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

Question 52

GENERIC

Answer 52

* 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

Question 53

AOR SPECIFIC

Answer 53

* 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

Question 54

FIGHTERS

Answer 54

* 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

Question 55

FIRST GENERATION

Answer 55

* FIRST GENERATION FIGHTERS PRIMARILY USE GUNS FOR AIR ENGAGEMENT

Question 56

THIRD GENERATION

Answer 56

* 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)

Question 57

FOURTH GENERATION

Answer 57

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

Question 58

FIFTH GENERATION

Answer 58

* THESE AIRCRAFT WILL LIKELY EXPLOIT LOW RCS ADVANCED MORE EFFICENT POWER PLANTS AD ENHANCED ELECTRONICS

Question 59

AIR SUPERIORITY/AIR INTERCEPTOR (AIR TO AIR)

Answer 59

* 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

Question 60

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS)

Answer 60

* CAS AIRCRAFT ARE EITHER FIXED OR ROTARY WINGED AIRCRAFT THAT TAKE ACTIONS AGAINST TARGETS THAT ARE TYPICALLY IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FRIENDLY FORCES

Question 61

CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS)

Answer 61

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

Question 62

BOMBERS

Answer 62

* 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

Question 63

AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING AND CONTROL (AEW&C) AIRCRAFT

Answer 63

* CARRY AN AEW SYSTEM * THIS IS A RADAR SYSTEM DESIGNED TO DETECT OTHR AIRCRAFT

Question 64

FIGHTER BOMBERS

Answer 64

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

Question 65

ELECTRONIC ATTACK AIRCRAFT

Answer 65

* CARRY SPECIAL EQUIPMENT TO DETECT AND JAM THE DEFENDER'S SURFACE-BASE AIR DEFENSES

Question 66

ISR AIRCRAFT

Answer 66

* ARE MILITARY AIRCRAFT USED FOR MONITORING ENEMY ACTIVITY USUALLY CARRYING NO ARMAMENT

Question 67

AIR INTERCEPT (AI) RADAR

Answer 67

* PRIMARY METHOD USED FOR SA * PROVIDES RANGE, AZIMUTH AND ALTITUDE DATA AS WELL AS TARGET DETECTION AND GROUND MAPPING AND NAVIGATION

Question 68

RADAR WARNING RECEIVER (RWR)

Answer 68

* 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

Question 69

IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE (IFF)

Answer 69

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

Question 70

BOGEY

Answer 70

* A RADAR OR VISUAL AIR CONTACT WHOSE IDENTITY IS UNKNOWN

Question 71

HEADS-UP DISPLAY (HUD)

Answer 71

* 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)

Question 72

HELMET-MOUNTED SIGHT (HMS)

Answer 72

* 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

Question 73

CHAFF

Answer 73

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

Question 74

FLARES

Answer 74

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

Question 75

AAM

Answer 75

* IS A GUIDED MISSILE FIRED FROMM AN AIRCRAFT FOR THE PURPOSE OF DESTORYING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT

Question 76

SEEKER

Answer 76

* THINK OF THE SEEKER AS AN EYE LOOKING OUT THE FRONT OF THE MISSILE

Question 77

BORESIGHT

Answer 77

* 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

Question 78

FIELD OF VIEW (FOV)

Answer 78

* IS THE AREA VISIBILE THROUGH THE LENS OF THE SEEKER AT ANY ONE INSTANT

Question 79

OFF-BORESIGHT

Answer 79

* IS THE COMBINATION OF FOV AND GLIMBAL LIMIT

Question 80

WARHEAD

Answer 80

* 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

Question 81

FUZES

Answer 81

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

Question 82

MOTOR

Answer 82

* IS THE ROCKET ITSELF * INSIDE THE MISSILE BODY FIRES TO PROPEL THE MISSILE TO THE TARGET

Question 83

UNCOOLED SEEKERS

Answer 83

* 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**

Question 84

COOLED SEEKERS

Answer 84

* 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**

Question 85

CONTRAST SEEKERS

Answer 85

* 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

Question 86

CONTRAST SEEKERS

Answer 86

* 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

Question 87

bIRd

Answer 87

* IF A MISSILE IS THE "B" OR "D" VARIANT THEN IT'S IR GUIDED

Question 88

SaRc

Answer 88

* IF A MISSILE IS THE "A" OR "C" VARIANT THEN ITS SAR GUIDED

Question 89

e-fARM

Answer 89

* APPLIES TO ONLY * AA-10e * AA-10f * THE ONLY RUSSIAN ANTI-RADIATION MISSILES (ARMs)

Question 90

EXCEPTIONS

Answer 90

* 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

Question 91

INFRARED COUNTER-COUNTERMEASSURES (IRCCM)

Answer 91

* 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 *

Question 92

SPECTRAL DISCRIMINATION OR MULTISPECTRAL

Answer 92

* THE SEEKER OPERATES IN TWO OR MORE DISTINE PARTS OF THE EM SPECTRUM

Question 93

KINEMATIC DISCRIMINATION

Answer 93

* THAT A SEEKER KNOWS THAT AIRPLANES MOVE FORWARD AND DISPENSED FLARES FALL BEHINED AND AWAY FORM THE AIRCRAFT

Question 94

SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION

Answer 94

* AN IR SEEKER CAN SEE TWO DEFINITIVE HEAT SOURCES AND CAN TELL IF ONE HEAT SOURCE IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE OTHER

Question 95

TEMPORAL DISCRIMINATION

Answer 95

* THE ABILITY IF A SEEKER TO MEASURE THE INTENSITY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO HEAT SOURCES AND TO IDENTIFY A FLARE'S RISE TIME

Question 96

ECHELON

Answer 96

* 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

Question 97

LEAD-TRAIL

Answer 97

* 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

Question 98

PHASES OF ENGAGEMENT

Answer 98

* 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

Question 99

DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION

Answer 99

* ABILITY TO DETECT THE ENEMY WHILE AVOIDING BEING DETECTED GIVES A FIGHTER AN ENORMOUS ADVATANGE

Question 100

CLOSING

Answer 100

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

Question 101

ATTACK

Answer 101

* MOST DECISIVE PHASE * WHERE AIR WEAPONS ARE FIRST FIRED

Question 102

MANEUVER

Answer 102

* INVOLVES A TURNING ENGAGEMENT OR DOGFIGHT IN A POST-MERGE ENVIRONMENT

Question 103

DISENGAGEMENT

Answer 103

* 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

Question 104

FORWARD HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (FHI)

Answer 104

* CONTROLLER VECTORS THE INTERCEPTOR ONTO A NEAR COLLISION COURSE WITH THE TARGET BUT PROBABLY OFFSETS BELOW (RARELY ABOVE) OTR TO ONE SIDE OR BOTH

Question 105

FORWARD HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (FHI)

Answer 105

* 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

Question 106

REAR HEMISPHERE INTERCEPT (RHI)

Answer 106

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

Question 107

WVR

Answer 107

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

Question 108

BVR

Answer 108

* NEITHER AIRCREW CAN SEE THE OTHER DUE TO RANGE * THE ENGAGEMENT SI EXECUTED VIA AIRCRAFT SENSORS (AI) RADAR

Question 109

AIRCRAFT VISUAL RECOGNITION

Answer 109

* USE THE TORAL FORM CONCEPT * THIS IS THE MOST ACCEPTED METHOD OF REOGNIZING SYSTEMS

Question 110

WINGS, ENGINE, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL (WEFT)

Answer 110

* RECOGNITION SYSTEM CAN BE USED TO HELP IDENTIFY AIRCRAFT AND VISUALIZE THE TOAL FORM CONCEPT

Question 111

WEFT

Answer 111

* WINGS * SHAPE * MOUNTING * TIPS * DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

Question 112

WEFT

Answer 112

* ENGINE * PISTON * TURBOPROP * TURBOJET * TURBOFAN

Question 113

WEFT

Answer 113

* FUSELAGE * BASIC SHAPE * TYPE OF NOSE * TYPE OF COCKPIT AND LOCATION * DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

Question 114

WEFT

Answer 114

* TAIL * VERTICA STABILIZER * HORIZONTAL STABILZER * DISTINCTIVE FEATURES

Question 115

INSTANTANEOUS CORNER VELOCITY

Answer 115

* THE INTERSECTION OF THE LIFT LIMIT CAPABILITY AND THE MAX G

Question 116

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES (SOF)

Answer 116

* 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

Question 117

AFSOC

Answer 117

* 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

Question 118

AC-130 H/U SPECTRE/SPOOKY GUNSHIP

Answer 118

* ARE CLOSE AIR SUPPORT (CAS) ARMED RECONNAISSANCE AND INTERDICTION AND FORCE PROTECTION (FP)

Question 119

EC-130E COMMANDO SOLO

Answer 119

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

Question 120

INFANTRY

Answer 120

* HAVE THE MISSION OF TAKING AND HOLDING GROUND

Question 121

ARMOR

Answer 121

* HAS THE MISSION OF DESTORYING TANKS TO CREATE A BREAKTHROUGH AND THEN EXPLOIT IT

Question 122

CAVALRY

Answer 122

* HAS THE MISSIONS OF RECONNAISSANCE OR SCOUTING, SECURITY, AND CONDUCTING QUCIK AND VIOLENT RAIDS

Question 123

ARTILLERY

Answer 123

* HAS THE MISSION OF SUPPORTING GROUND FORCES

Question 124

XX

Answer 124

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

Question 125

BATTALION

Answer 125

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

Question 126

TANKS

Answer 126

* IS A TRACKED ARMORED FIGHTING VEHICLE DESIGNED FOR FRONT-LINE COMBAT WHICH COMBINES OPERATIONAL MOBILITY AND TACTICAL OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE CAPABILITES

Question 127

T-80 MAIN BATTLE TANK

Answer 127

* T-80 APPEARED AS PRODUCTION MODEL IN 1984, RETAINING THE BASIC FEATURES OF THE T-64 SERIES INCLUDING THE 125MM SMOOTHBORE GUN WITH AUTOLOADER

Question 128

ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APCs)

Answer 128

* APCS ARE ARORED FIGHTING VEHICLES DEVELOPED TO TRANSPORT INFANTRY ON THE BATTLEFIELD

Question 129

INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLES (IFVS)

Answer 129

* 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

Question 130

ARTILLERY

Answer 130

* MILITARY SYSTEM WHICH DISCHARGES LARGE PROJECTILES IN COMBAT AS A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION OF FIRE POWER WITHIN THE OVERALL MILITARY CAPABILITY OF AN ARMED FORCE

Question 131

ASSUALT RIFLE AK-47

Answer 131

* 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

Question 132

MORTAR

Answer 132

* MUZZLE-LOADING INDIRECT FIRE WEAPON THAT FIRES SHELLS AT LOW VELOCITIES, SHORT RANGES AND HIGH-ARCING BALLASTIC TRAJECTORIES

Question 133

IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES (IEDS)

Answer 133

* 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

Question 134

SWITCH

Answer 134

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

Question 135

INTIATOR

Answer 135

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

Question 136

MAIN CHARGE

Answer 136

* SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING AN EXPLOSION BY ITS OWN ENERGY WHEN INITIATED

Question 137

POWER SOURCE

Answer 137

* EITHER STORES OR CREATES ELECTRICAL ENERGY * BATTERIES ARE WIDELY USED TYPE OF POWER SOURCE

Question 138

CONTAINER

Answer 138

* 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

Question 139

EXPLOSIVELY FORMED PENETRATORS (EFP)

Answer 139

* 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

Question 140

HATS HULL, ARMAMENT, TURRET, SUSPENSION

Answer 140

* USED TO HELP IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENT FEATURES OF GROUND EQUIPMENT

Question 141

HATS

Answer 141

* HULL * FENDERS * ENGINE VENTS

Question 142

HATS

Answer 142

* ARMAMENT * ARMAMENT LENGTH * ARMAMENT TYPE * ARMAMENT MISSION

Question 143

HATS

Answer 143

* TURRET * TURRET SHAPE * TURRET POSITION * HATCHES

Question 144

HATS

Answer 144

* SUSPENSION * WHEEL SPACING * NUMBER OF WHEELS * SUSPENSION TYPE

Question 145

STERN

Answer 145

* THE REAR-MOST AREA OF A SHIP'S HULL

Question 146

AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (CV/CVN)

Answer 146

* 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

Question 147

DESTROYERS (DD/DDG)

Answer 147

* 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

Question 148

NAVAL FORCES

Answer 148

* CAN BE CATEGORIZED AS BLUE OR BROWN WATER FORCES

Question 149

BLUE WATER FORCES

Answer 149

* THOSE THAT CAN OPERATE FURTHUR OFF THE COAST

Question 150

NRWON WATER FORCES

Answer 150

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

Question 151

HAMS HULL, ARMAMENT, MAST, SILHOUETTE

Answer 151

* RECOGNITION METHOD FOR SURFACE SHIPS THAT COVERS HAMS

Question 152

HAMS

Answer 152

* HULL * BOW SHAPE * HULL LINE * STERN CONFIGURATION *

Question 153

HAMS

Answer 153

* ARMAMENT * GUNS * ROCKETS * MISSILES * AIRCRAFT

Question 154

HAMS

Answer 154

* MAST * HOW MANY * PLACEMENT * FOREMAST * MAINMAST * AFTMAST * CONSTRUCTION TYPE

Question 155

HAMS

Answer 155

* STACKS * LOCATION * SHAPE * NUMBER OF STACKS

Question 156

SAS SAIL AND SILHOUETTE

Answer 156

* RECOGNITION METHOD FOR SUBMARINES

Question 157

SAS

Answer 157

* SAIL * SHAPE OF SAIL AND OF THE SAIL PLANES

Question 158

SAS

Answer 158

* SILHOUETTE * OVERALL SHAPE OF THE HULL (TO INCLUDE THE SAIL)

Question 159

US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES

Answer 159

* BROKEN DOWN INTO THREE COMPONENTS KNOWN AS THE NUCLEAR TRIAD

Question 160

US NUCLEAR CAPABILITIES

Answer 160

* STRATEGIC BOMBERS * INTERCONTENTAL BALLISITC MISSILE (ICBM) * FLEET OF TRIDENT SUBMARINES

Question 161

ATOMIC ("A") BOMBS

Answer 161

* DEVICES THAT SPLIT URANIUM OR PLUTONIUM IN A PROCESS KNOWN AS FISSION

Question 162

HYDROGEN ("H") BOMBS

Answer 162

* 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

Question 163

YIELD

Answer 163

* 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

Question 164

TACTICAL

Answer 164

* 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

Question 165

BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

Answer 165

* CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS PATHOGENS OR TOXINS

Question 166

PATHOGENS

Answer 166

* DISEASE-PRODUCING MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE EITHER NATURALLY OCCURRING OR ALTERED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING CASUALITIES

Question 167

TOXINS

Answer 167

* POISONS NATURALLY PRODUCED THROUGH ACTIVITIES OF LIVING ORGANISMS

Question 168

PERSISTENT AGENTS

Answer 168

* 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

Question 169

NONPERSISTENT AGENTS

Answer 169

* 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

Question 170

CHEMICAL AGENTS

Answer 170

* CATEGORIZED BY THEIR EFFECT ON PEOPLE * LETHAL * CASUALTY CAUSING * HARASSMENT

Question 171

COLD LAUNCHED

Answer 171

* IN CONTRAST TO THE HOT LAUNCH SEQUENCE * COLD LAUNCH WILL BE BLOWN OUT OF THE SILO BY HIGH PRESSURE GAS

Question 172

MULTIPLE REENTRY VEHICLES (MRV)

Answer 172

* 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

Question 173

MULTIPLE INDEPENDENTLY TARGETED REENTRY VEHICLES (MIRV)

Answer 173

* DROP OFF SEVERAL RVs TARGETED ON SEVERAL LOCATIONS

Question 174

SHORT-RANGE BALLASTIC MISSILE (SRBM)

Answer 174

* HAVE A RANGE OF LESS THAN 540NM * NUMEROUS COUNTRIES PRODUCE OR HAVE PURCHASED SRBMS TO FILL A PORTION OF THEIR FORCE STRUCTURE

Question 175

INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM)

Answer 175

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

Question 176

CYBERSPACE

Answer 176

* 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

Question 177

CYBERSPACE DOMAIN

Answer 177

* CALLED CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS * SEEKS TO ACHIEVE MILITARY OBJECTIVES OR EFFECTS IN OR THROUGH CYBERSPACE

Question 178

IADS

Answer 178

* TWO FORMS OF IADS EXIST * CENTRALIZED * DECENTRALIZED

Question 179

AIR DEFENSE OPERATIONS CENTER (ADOC)

Answer 179

* CENTRAL HQ THAT COORDINATES THE EFFORTS OF THE ENTIRE IADS

Question 180

EARLY WARNING (EW) RADARS

Answer 180

* IS ANY RADAR SYSTEM USED PRIMARILY FOR THE LOMNG-RANGE DETECTION OF ITS TARGETS WHICH STARTS THE IADS KILL CHAIN

Question 181

MANUAL C2 SYSTEM

Answer 181

* 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

Question 182

FRATRICIDE

Answer 182

* TRANSLATES TO KILLING OF A BROTHER * WHEN A FORCE KILLS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE SAME FORCE THEY HAVE COMMITTED FRATICIDE

Question 183

CAMOUFLAGE, COVER, CONCEALMENT, AND DECEPTION (CCC&D)

Answer 183

* 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