CAS Mission Control and Execution

Question 1

What does the CAS aircfrat transmit to controller when checking in?

Answer 1

Callsign, mission number, number and type of A/C, position and altitude, ordnance, time on station, sensor capabilities, abort code

Question 2

What is the Game Plan?

Answer 2

Types of control and method of attack

Question 3

What is in the situation update?

Answer 3

Situation update #, enemy situation, threat activity, friendly, artillery, clearance authority, ordnance requested, restrictions, SEAD efforts, hazards

Question 4

What is the 9 line?

Answer 4

Formal targeting brief. Requires readback from aircraft

Question 5

What are methods of attack?

Answer 5

An agreement between ground commander, JTAC, attacking aircraft

Question 6

What are the two methods of attack?

Answer 6

Bomb on target
Bomb on coordinate

Question 7

What is Bomb on Target?

Answer 7

Target or mark is tally / contact / or captured by the aircraft
-laser guided weapons employed and self-lased by A/C
-unguided ordnance

Question 8

What is Bomb on Coordinate?

Answer 8

Employment on specified coordinates given in CAS brief

-A/C must read back Line 4 and 6

Question 9

What are lines 1-3 of the 9 line?

Answer 9

When and where do I need them?

Question 10

What are lines 4,5,6 in the 9 line CAS?

Answer 10

How exact do these need to be?

Question 11

What are lines 7-9 in a 9 line CAS?

Answer 11

What can I mark with, which friendlies, egress terminology

Question 12

When should remarks on the 9-line CAS be included?

Answer 12

laser to target line, ordnance delivery, threa locations and supression, hazards to AV, wx, coordinated attack brief

Question 13

What is a combined attack?

Answer 13

Attack helicopters and CAS use the same avenue of attack to target area

Question 14

What is a sectored attack?

Answer 14

Attack helicopters and CAS use sectored avenues of attack to target area

Question 15

What are the fire power timing options?

Answer 15

Simultaneous: engage at the same time
sequential: engage target one after another
random: engage when ready or at will

Question 16

What information shall be considered a restriction and will be read back?

Answer 16

Final attack heading
ACAs
Danger close with initals
TOT/TTT

Question 17

What is the mandatory readback?

Answer 17

Line 4, Line 6, any restrictions

Question 18

What is the minimum BDA?

Answer 18

Successful, unsuccessful, unknown

Question 19

What is target talk-on?

Answer 19

Used to get the aircrew eyes-on the correct target

Question 20

What does BLND mean?

Answer 20

No visual contact with FRIENDLIES

Question 21

What does VISUAL mean?

Answer 21

Sighting of FRIENDLIES

Question 22

What does CONTACT mean?

Answer 22

Acknowledge sighting of specific reference point

Question 23

What does CAPTURED mean?

Answer 23

Specified TGT is acquired and is being tracked with sensor

Question 24

What does LOOKING mean?

Answer 24

Aircew doesn’t have the ground object or reference point

Question 25

What does TALLY mean?

Answer 25

Sighting of TGT or enemy

Question 26

What does NO JOY mean?

Answer 26

No contact with TGT

Question 27

What are the types of illumination?

Answer 27

Ambient, Cultural, Artificial

Question 28

What is the most significant factor of ambient light?

Answer 28

Moon phase

Question 29

Who must approval artificial illum?

Answer 29

GFC

Question 30

What does SPARKLE mean?

Answer 30

Marking target by IR pointer

Question 31

What does SNAKE mean?

Answer 31

Oscillating IR pointer in a figure 8

Question 32

What does PULSE mean?

Answer 32

Illuminate a position with flashing IR

Question 33

What does STEADY mean?

Answer 33

Stop oscillating IR pointer

Question 34

What does CEASE SPARKLE mean?

Answer 34

Stop sparkle activity

Question 35

What does ROPE mean?

Answer 35

Circling IR pointer around an A/C to help identify friendly position

Question 36

What does CONTACT SPARKLE mean?

Answer 36

Acknowledge sighting of sparkle

Question 37

What does MATCH SPARKLE mean?

Answer 37

Overlay requested target designator type

Question 38

What are some different functions of ground-based IR devices?

Answer 38

Strobes, lasers, pulse

Question 39

What is the best way to mark friendly positions at night?

Answer 39

IR strobes

Question 40

What do you need for IR pointers?

Answer 40

Positive comms

Question 41

What are the three characteristics of an Urban Environment?

Answer 41

Complex man-made physical terrain Population of significant size/density Area depends on that infrastructure

Question 42

What are the conditions for effective urban CAS?

Answer 42

Training and proficiency Command and control Communications Target marking Acquisition Appropriate ordnance

Question 43

What are the common problems of urbane environments?

Answer 43

Overload of visual cues Uniformity of structural environment Disparity in perspective: JTAC rarely has the high ground Omni directional threat Urban canyon: created from vertical structures Presence of noncombatants Closer proximity to friendly troops

Question 44

What are the advantages of medium/high altitude tactics?

Answer 44

Allows observation of TGT area, marks, other hits Lower fuel consumption Reduced navigation difficulties Easier to time TOT/TTT Communication less affected by terrain Can focus on mission tasks and less on terrain avoidance

Question 45

What are the disadvantages of medium/high altitude tactics?

Answer 45

Requires air superiority Increase enemy threat detection May require high weather ceilings May be difficult for JTAC to visually acquire aircraft May be difficult for aicrew to visually acquire target

Question 46

What are the advantages of low/very low altitude tactics?

Answer 46

Decrease enemy threat detection Don't need local air superiority Used in low weather ceilings and poor vis Reduced detection by enemy radar acquisition systems Improve target acquisition and accuracy of weapons from slant range May allow easier assessment of aircraft geometry