WPN 281 Flashcards
What is weaponeering ?
Matching the target to a weapon for desired effects
Target types
Unitary
Area
Linear
Other
What are the Weapon effects of MQ9 weapons
Blast
Fragmentation
Kinetic
Incendiary
Principal kill mechanisms of weapon effects
Blast and fragmentation
Primary kill mechanism for GBU-12 and GBU-38 air burst or instantaneous and HF-R2 or P4A/B
Fragmentation
This has recommended weapon and target pairing information
Table 69 in the JFIRE
Where does weaponeering start?
With the target
For single story buildings or large groups of personnel where there are low or no CDE concerns what is the primary weapon ?
GBU-12
For moving targets what is the primary weapon ?
AGM-114 hellfire
What LOAL should be used when firing a hellfire against moving targets or sloped terrain ?
LOAL-D
Shooting off azimuth will decrease
Impact angle
High off boresight hellfire shots will have
A lower impact angle
Danger close for hellfire
A/B 110m
R-2 130m
Airburst 150m