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V2. URE - Unit 3
Weapon Systems
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06/04/2013

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Term
What are the four characteristics of a bomb?
Definition
Body, tail, fusing, and guidance
Term
How do the pilots aim rockets at a target?
Definition
By point the nose of the aircraft at the target
Term
What is the minimum number of satellites that joint direct attack munition (JDAM) must acquire for mid-course guidance?
Definition
Four
Term
What is the nomenclature of the MK-84, 2,000-pound bomb, when converted into a joint direct attack munition (JDAM).
Definition
GBU-31
Term
Which weapon homing system has a camera mounted in the nose of the weapon aligned to the axis of that weapon?
Definition
Television
Term
Which homing system is not capable under conditions of low visibility, and is not usable against camouflage targets?
Definition
Television
Term
The SA-8 and Roland are examples of which surface-to-air (SAM) systems?
Definition
Short-range air defense missile system
Term
Which type of missiles is characterized as fixed sites?
Definition
Long-range air defense missile system
Term
Why are man-portable air defense systems (MANPADs) and short-range air defense (SHORAD) systems your primary threat when conduction a close air support (CAS) mission?
Definition
These systems are found in the forward deployed area
Term
Which system uses a fire direction and control method of continuous fire, aided by observing and correcting the flight path of the tracer rounds into the target?
Definition
Antiaircraft machine guns
Term
Which antiaircraft artillery system has a caliber range of 20mm to 57mm?
Definition
Light antiaircraft artillery
Term
Which system can be either towed or self-propelled, and a crew of three or four usually operates it?
Definition
Light antiaircraft artillery
Term
Which antiaircraft artillery system has a caliber range of 75mm to 130mm?
Definition
Medium antiaircraft artillery
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