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05/08/2013

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Term
What does tasking a specific target with the correct platform and the correct type of weapon refer to?
Definition
Weaponeering
Term
What does JP 3-60 define weaponeering as?
Definition
The process of determining the quantity of a specific type of lethal or nonlethal weapons required to achieve a specific level of damage to a given target, considering target vulnerability, weapons characteristics and effects, and delivery parameters
Term
What are a family of munitions designed to scatter sub-munitions over a wide-area?
Definition
Cluster Munitions
Term
What are cluster munitions good against?
Definition
Soft targets such as armor, personnel, and artillery systems
Term
What are projectiles that can be armor piercing, high explosive, AP/HE-incendiary, and tracer?
Definition
Gun Systems
Term
What are gun systems effective against
Definition
Close Range soft targets
Term
What weapons does AC130 also include?
Definition
40mm and 105mm
Term
What are close range weapons for engaging soft targets that come in two types
Definition
Rocket Systems
Term
What are the two types that rocket systems come as
Definition
2.75(hydra) and 5.0 (zuni)
Term
What targeting system is effective in day, night, and under the weather conditions
Definition
Litening Pod
Term
What is the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
Definition
Precision targeting system providing PID, Auto tracking, Coordinate generation, and precise weapons guidance
Term
What is the first aircraft designed soley for CAS and proves a FAC capability
Definition
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Term
What weapon system has a 30mm cannon
Definition
A-10 Thunderbolt II
Term
What is an all weather multi role fighter-bomber that is usually referred to as a (CM) block
Definition
F-16 Fighting Falcon
Term
What is an all weather multi role fighter-bomber designed for high-speed interdiction without escort
Definition
F-15E strike eagle
Term
What is the F-15 Strike Eagle effective for?
Definition
Deep strikes against HVT and for CAS missions
Term
hat is a long range bomber with a Litening pod?
Definition
B-52 Stratofortress
Term
What is a long range bomber with a Sniper pod?
Definition
B-1B Lancer
Term
What is a B-1B Lancer (definition)
Definition
Variable-sweep wing bomber desined as a low-level penetrator with long range and high speed
Term
What are the two Army weapon systems
Definition
AH-64D Apache Longbow and MGM-168 ATACMS
Term
What are the two USMC/Navy weapon systems
Definition
AV-8B Harrier II and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Term
What is the AH-64D Apache Longbow
Definition
Attack helicopter with fire control radar target acquisition and night vision systems
Term
What carries the AGM114 Hellfire
Definition
AH-64D Apache Longbow, MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper
Term
What is the MGM-168 ATACMS and what is important to JSTARS about it?
Definition
Surface to Surface missile with a range of 100+ miles; Need to deliberate airspace planning and coordination
Term
What ctypically carries a 500 lb high explosive warhead?
Definition
MGM-168 ATACMS
Term
What is a carrier-based, multi-role, fighter-bomber?
Definition
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
Term
What is primarily for light attack or multi-role missions from small aircraft carriers, large amphibious assault ships, and simple forward operating bases?
Definition
AV-8B Harrier II
Term
What is the AV-8B Harrier II effective against
Definition
CAS and armed recon
Term
What do the USMC and US Navy air craft require in terms of coordination?
Definition
Probe and Drogue System for Refueling
Term
What is quipped with reconnaissance equipment and weapons to provide persistent ISR capability and targeting?
Definition
MQ-1 Predator
Term
What is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long enduance RPA?
Definition
MQ-9 Reaper
Term
Who should provide oversight of SD's conduct of attack support; anticipate events to get "30 min ahead of fight"; "feed the fight" by making strike assets available; coordinate a/c and weapons to targets with ASOC; approve inv and tgt nominations; and ensure compliance with tgt priorities, ROE, CDE, COE?
Definition
MCC
Term
What are the DMCC responsibilities?
Definition
Inform crew about Army weapons systems capabilities and availability. Coordinate with army fire support coordination team as needeed to prevent fratricide
Term
Who needs to become fully familiar with ATO; Provide attack support; Choose strike assests to prosecute immediate HPT; consider WX conditions, asses enemy defenses and threats; detect and nominate dynamic targets and TST; and select best A/C and ordinace for real time scrambles?
Definition
SD/AWO
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