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23 Cards in this Set
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What are the 3 degrees of control of the air? |
Favorable Air Situation Air Superiority Air Supremacy |
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What are some principles of Counter Air Operations? |
Interoperability Survivability Readiness Coordination of effort Intelligence, Reconnaissance and Surveillance (ISR) Sustained Operations All day and all night Ops |
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What are some OPFOR Air Ops (CUTERFRUIT) |
Cruise Missiles Unmanned Air Systems Tactical air to surface missiles Electronic Warfare Rockets, Artillery, Mortars Fixed wings Rotary wings Unmanned combat air systems ISTAR Tactical/Theatre Ballistic Missiles |
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OCA AD incorporates 3 related efforts involving all services and branches of the armed forces? OPFOR 3 Main efforts |
Destruction of enemy air on the ground Destruction of aircraft on distant approaches Destruction of aircraft penetrating over manoeuvre forces |
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What are the 3 types of Cruise Missiles? |
TERCOM GPS DSMAC |
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AI or Air Interception targets are normally? |
C2 Nodes Sensors Troop assembly areas Lines of communication AD and Engineer assets Logistic and industrial facilities High value assets |
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Name the different types of fixed wing attacks? |
Dive Attack Toss or loft bombing Lay down attack Off set and pull up attack |
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Describe 6 types of Helicopter targets |
Artillery Tanks Other helicopters in the air or on the ground Destroy the AD Airmobile units/ Recce units Enemy airborne forces Anti tank and armoured weapons Personnel in strong points and in combat |
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What is the most important role of Air Assault? |
The most important role will be to act as a raiding detachment or group |
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What are possible missions for the OPFOR Air Mobile Ops? |
Deception Vertical envelopment Seizure of Airheads Prevent withdrawal Block or fix the enemy Seizure of vital ground Counter penetration Air assault troops may be used in the defence of anti air landing forces |
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Once airborne helicopters will form into 3 groups what are they? |
Forward group Main body Support Group |
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What are the types and classification of UAV’s? |
High altitude long endurance (HALE)= HIMAD Medium altitude long endurance (MALE)=HIMAD Tactical UAV (TUAV)=GBAD Small UAV (SUAV)=GBAD Mini UAV (MUAV)=AAAD Micro UAV (MAV)=AAAD |
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What is a Ballistic Missile? |
It is a long range missile that transit outside the atmosphere in mid course and follows a ballistic trajectory on re-entry |
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What are the key command and control personnel for counter air operations? |
Joint force air component commander Joint force commander Area air defence commander Airspace control authority |
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A Brigade level AD gives priority to? |
1st echelon Main CP Artillery |
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When does the OPFOR relocate? |
After every engagement When they encounter recce or RPV Every 4-6 hours at a unit level Every 8-12 hours at formation level |
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What are the 4 principles when planning for AD coverage |
Mix Mass Mobility Integrated |
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What are the 5 principles of deployment? |
All around defence Weighted coverage Early engagement Mutual support Defence in depth |
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What can be deduced from an AD map study?
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Routes RV Task location BCP Location A echelon Possible weapon sites Line of weapon release |
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List the 6 steps of the OPP? |
Receipt of task Orientation Development of COA’s Decision Plan Development Plan review |
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What are the 2 Latin Moto of the RCA? |
Unique (everywhere) Quo fas et Gloria Ducunt (Whither right and glory lead) Artillery Bday(RRCA) 29 October |
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What is the OPFOR’s highest OCA priority? |
It is the destruction of aircraft penetrating over manoeuvre forces |
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Define the OPP |
The coordination process to deduce the best method accomplish a certain task and to plan for future operations |
