Volume Four: Fire Support

Front 1

What organization provides the air-ground interface for large conventional US army units?

Back 1

TACP

Front 2

Which aircraft tracks ground targets with radar?

Back 2

J-STARS

Front 3

Which two organization's have the potential to shoot down aircraft under under your control?

Back 3

Air Defense Artillery (ADA) and Fire Support Officer

Front 4

Who has the authority to issue rules of engagement?

Back 4

Any competent military authority

Front 5

Which publication is a pocket sized handbook that provides procedures for fire support?

Back 5

J-FIRE

Front 6

Which publication would you refer to for detailed information on A-10 CAS?

Back 6

MCM 3-1, vol. III

Front 7

Which document would you consult to find information about a specifically tasked mission?

Back 7

Air tasking order/integrated tasking order

Front 8

Which document would you consult to find information on fire support coordination measures?

Back 8

Airspace Control Order

Front 9

Which document would you consilt to find the tactical air direction for your airspace?

Back 9

SPINS

Front 10

What are the nine conditions required for a successful CAS mission?

Back 10

Air superiority, SEAD, favorable Wx, prompt response, tgt marking, appropriate ordinance, aircrew and terminal controller skill, communications, and command and control.

Front 11

At what point does an aircraft flying at low level begin a climb to identify a Target and also gain altitude for a strike on target?

Back 11

Pull up point

Front 12

The terminal access controller can expect to see aircraft using a split attack when..

Back 12

The attack axis is not restricted.

Front 13

A communications site is an example of which type of target?

Back 13

Point

Front 14

In which threat environment would you use medium-altitude LGB/low level LGB dive delivery tactics?

Back 14

Low to medium

Front 15

Which delivery profile brings aircraft dangerously close to the bomb frag pattern?

Back 15

Level

Front 16

Which aircraft is not a USAF CAS fixed wing aircraft? (F-15E / F-15D / F-16 / AH-64)

Back 16

AH-64

Front 17

Which if the following is a practice bomb?

Back 17

MK-76

Front 18

What are the two types of CAS requests at the terminal access controller level

Back 18

Pre-planned and immediate

Front 19

What is a variation of the pre-planned CAS request?

Back 19

On-call

Front 20

When an aircraft and artillery are attacking the same target, which type of separation requires the most coordination?

Back 20

Time

Front 21

What is the MSA for ATC purposes if the max ord is 4,300' and the artillery field elevation is 510'?

Back 21

5,900'

Front 22

Who must accept responsibility for friendly risks when targets are inside 0.1% probability of incapacitation distance?

Back 22

Ground commander

Front 23

Which weapon has the lowest RED? (AC-130 40mm / AGM-652 / GBU-12 / A-10 30mm)

Back 23

A-10 30mm

Front 24

For CAS missions, what is the criterion for danger close?

Back 24

When targets are within 0.1% incapacitation distance

Front 25

Which freq band is used to obtain a time back from the US Naval Observatory Master Clock?

Back 25

HF

Front 26

Authentication procedures are published in the

Back 26

SPINS

Front 27

When is the abort code transmitted over the radio net?

Back 27

In emergencies only

Front 28

The IP or BP is normally how many miles far from the target?

Back 28

Between 4 and 14

Front 29

What must you ensure the aircraft has when passing target locations derived from a handheld GPS?

Back 29

Map datum being used

Front 30

What is the most accurate way to mark a CAS target?

Back 30

Lasers

Front 31

What is the greatest limitation of radar beacon bombing?

Back 31

Beacons are line of sight

Front 32

Which procedure is the most accurate method of locating targets for beacon bombing missions?

Back 32

Bearing and distance

Front 33

Direct and indirect controls are subdivisions of what level of weapon release authority?

Back 33

Positive control

Front 34

Who must authorize the use of indirect control of a Target?

Back 34

Maneuver commander

Front 35

What is the primary advantage of using redundant laser designation?

Back 35

If one designator malfunctions, the seeker can still continue on to the target

Front 36

Normally how many seconds is the maximum laser designation time?

Back 36

20 seconds

Front 37

Which term is used by the pilot to get a JTAC to turn off the IR pointer?

Back 37

STOP

Front 38

The 40mm bofors cannon on the AC-130U is especially effective when used against

Back 38

Personnel under medium cover

Front 39

Which altitude AGL is within the effective range of the 105mm howitzer on the AC-130U?

Back 39

4,500'

Front 40

What is the standard danger close distance in meters for the 105mm howitzer?

Back 40

190 meters

Front 41

What is the standard danger close distance when using the 40mm cannons?

Back 41

95 meters

Front 42

What will an AC-130 usually do if an unexpected high threat weapon systems shows up during an operation?

Back 42

Probably leave the area immediately and return once the threat has been neutralized

Front 43

What type of weapon makes the AC-130 gunship extremely vulnerable during daylight missions?

Back 43

Optically sited weapons

Front 44

When multiple radar reflectors are used in a predetermined pattern, they must be separated by at least how many feet?

Back 44

10'

Front 45

Which gunship, if any, is capable of using the personal locator system code in a survival radio?

Back 45

AC-130H

Front 46

What are the three topic headings needed when controlling calls for fire using the AC-130 gunship?

Back 46

Fire mission request, subsequent corrections, and BDA

Front 47

How would you pass target locations and your position to a gunship when you are in a "no radio" environment?

Back 47

Use an IR pointer to rope the aircraft and then point to the target

Front 48

Which item is NOT a term used to control the ambient temperature illuminator/laser illuminator assembly (ATI/LIA) on the AC-130 gunships?

(Burn off / roll burn / move burn / freeze burn)

Back 48

Move burn

Front 49

What is an effective method of preparing personnel in DFP to use the gunship?

Back 49

Well designed range cards

Front 50

Which type of helicopter attack normally results in the most accurate fire of unguided munitions?

Back 50

Diving

Front 51

Which type of Target is the hellfire missile primarily used against?

Back 51

Tanks

Front 52

What is the effective range of the tube launched, optical tracked, wire-guided (TOW) missile?

Back 52

3,750 meters

Front 53

How are army attack helicopters tasked and employed?

Back 53

As integral units

Front 54

what is one of the real problems the army has when deploying helicopter gunships in a joint CAS environment?

Back 54

Logistics

Front 55

Unlike army helicopters, Marine attack helicopters can be tasked by

Back 55

Sortie or as a unit

Front 56

Which type of CAS request do Marine attack helicopter support?

Back 56

Pre-planned and immediate

Front 57

What is the meaning of a red star cluster flair?

Back 57

Call for fire

Front 58

What is the meaning of a "10-second" warning called when air crew do not have a Time on Target (TOT) or time to Target (TTT)?

Back 58

Alerts the jtac to begin Target designation in 10 seconds

Front 59

What command is the pilot used to end laser designation?

Back 59

Terminate

Front 60

Which precaution must you employ when signaling an aircraft with a signal mirror in hostile areas?

Back 60

Use as an aimed signal

Front 61

What drives a strategy for marking large maneuver unit positions during close air support operations?

Back 61

Unit SOP

Front 62

Which IR pointer has the highest power output

Back 62

IZ-LID-II

Front 63

Which pointer operates in the visible spectrum?

Back 63

GBD-II

Front 64

Which class of laser is a possible skin hazard?

Back 64

Class 3b

Front 65

Which term describes light waves that are in step with each other?

Back 65

Coherent

Front 66

Which publication would you consult to find the required optical density requirements for laser eye protection?

Back 66

MIL-HDBK-828A

Front 67

Which class of laser represents the AN/PEQ-1 (SOFLAM)?

Back 67

Class 4

Front 68

What is the operating wavelength of the SOFLAM?

Back 68

1,064 nm

Front 69

Which night vision scope is commonly used with the AN/PEQ-1 SOFLAM?

Back 69

AN/PVS-13