AIR-TO-SURFACE WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT: SAT BRIEFING GUIDE

General Mission Data:

• 1.    Intelligence / Threat Scenario
• 2.    Low-Level (See Low-Level Briefing Guide)
  
• 3.    Fence Checks
  
• 4.    Operating Area Entry / Description / Boundaries
  
• 5.    Target Area / Clearing Pass
  
  • a.    Location / Description / Elevation / TOT
    
  • b.    Visual Cues in the Target Area
    
  • c.    Target Area Weather
    
    • 1.    Ceiling / Visibility
      
    • 2.    Winds / Altimeter
      
    • 3.    Sun Angle / Shadows
      
    • 4.    IR Considerations
      
• 6.    Threat Array
  
  • a.    Type / Capabilities
    
  • b.    Locations
    
  • c.    Countermeasures
    
    • 1.    Chaff / Flare
      
    • 2.    Terrain Masking
      
    • 3.    Radio Silent Procedures
      
    • 4.    Authentication / Comm- Jamming / Chattermark Procedures
      
• e. Threat Reactions
  
  • 1.    LOWAT
    
  • 2.    IP to Action Point
    
  • 3.    During Delivery
    
• 7.    Ordnance / Weapons Data
  
  • a.    Type / Fuzing
    
  • b.    Weapons Settings
    
  • c.    Desired Effects
    
  • d.    Specific Aim Points
    
  • e.    Minimum Altitudes
    
    • 1.    Safe Escape/Safe Separation
      
    • 2.    Fuze Arming/Frag Avoidance
      
• 8. Laser Operations

Employment Procedures:

• 1. Tactics
  
  • a.    Overview
    
  • b.    Ingress
    
    • 1.    Formation
      
    • 2.    Speed / Altitude
      
  • c.    Weapons Delivery
    
    • 1.    Type Delivery
      
    • 2.    Switchology
      
    • 3.    Attack Parameters
      
      • a.    Action Point / Pop Point
        
      • b.    Altitudes (Pull-Down / Apex / Release / Minimum)
        
    • 4.    Visual Lookout / Mutual Support Responsibilities
      
      • d.    Egress
        
        • 1.    Recovery / Return to Low Altitude
          
        • 2.    Loss of Mutual Support / Rendezvous Point
          

Range Departure Procedures:

• • 1.    Armament Safety Checks
    
  • 2.    Rejoin
    
  • 3.    Battle Damage / Bomb Check
    
  • 4.    Jettison Procedures / Parameters
    
  • 5.    Hung / Unexpended Ordnance
    
  • 6.    Inadvertent Release
    
  • 7.    Gun Unsafe / Jam

Mission Reporting (BDA/In-Flight Report)

Contingencies:

• 1.    Rejoin for Late Takeoff
  
• 2.    Two / Three Ship Options
  
• 3.    Tactical Lead Changes
  
• 4.    Air-to-Air TACAN
  
• 5.    Codewords
  
• 6.    Weather Backup Deliveries
  
• 7.    Degraded Systems
  
• 8.    Reattack
  
• 9.    Wounded Bird / Escort Procedures

Night Procedures:

• 1.    Aircraft Lighting
  
• 2.    Radio Calls
  
• 3.    Target ID / Range Lighting
  
• 4.    Night Spacing Techniques
  
• 5.    Instrument Cross-check / Disorientation
  
• 6.    Flare Pattern
  
  • a.    Flare Release Points and Interval
    
  • b.    Wind Effect / Offset
    
  • c.    Dud Flare Procedures
    
  • d.    Switching Aircraft Patterns

Training Rules/Special Operating Instructions

Alternate Mission:

• 1.    Type Mission (refer to appropriate mission briefing guide)
  
• 2.    Mission Objectives

Special Subjects:

• 1.    Error Analysis
  
• 2.    Fouls
  
• 3.    Minimum Altitudes
  
• 4.    Target Fixation
  
• 5.    G-Awareness
  
• 6.    Fuel Awareness / Ops Checks / AB Use / Consumption Rates
  
• 7.    Maneuvering Limitations
  
  • a.    Airspeed / G / Stress (Carriage / Release)
    
  • b.    Recognition / Prevention / Recovery from Out of Control
    
• 8.    Time to Ground Impact
  
  • a.    Wings Level
    
  • b.    Overbank / Under G
    
• 9.    Human Factors Considerations (i.e., Channelized Attention, Task Saturation / Prioritization and Complacency)