Download - Stand The Test … Join The Best Strike Warfare MIDN 4/C Coleman and MIDN 4/C Thompson-James 1
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Strike WarfareStrike Warfare
MIDN 4/C Coleman
and
MIDN 4/C Thompson-James
1
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
• Mission
• Purpose
• Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD)
• Overview of Strike Options
• Airborne Weapons
• Types of Warheads
2
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
MissionMission
• Strike Warfare is the use of tactical aircraft and/or cruise missiles against land targets in an offensive power projection role.
3
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Purpose of Strike WarfarePurpose of Strike Warfare
• Strike warfare gives the US Navy an offensive power projection capability that can be used either by itself or in combination with expeditionary forces.
4
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD)Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD)
• The objective of this type of operation is to neutralize enemy anti-aircraft abilities to allow general air superiority over a target area
5
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Basic Overview of Strike OptionsBasic Overview of Strike Options
• Tactical Aircraft (TACAIR) – Aircraft that can be fitted to serve in an attack role. The F/A-18 is all capable of conducting any type of strike mission, and can carry most munitions listed below.
• Cruise Missiles - an unmanned, self- propelled, guided weapon that sustains flight through lift over most of its flight path.
6
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Basic Overview of Strike OptionsBasic Overview of Strike Options
7
Type Advantages Disadvantages
Tactical Aircraft Support • Greater payload• Flexibility• Able to select target• Used for Close Air
Support (CAS)• Reusable
• Shorter range
Cruise Missiles • High Accuracy• Multiple Launching
platforms
• Small payload• No target selection
capability
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
8
• Tomahawk Land-Attack Missile (TLAM) – Long range cruise missile designed for both surface and submarine launch against land targets. It can be launched from the Mk-41 VLS launcher or torpedo tubes.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
9
• High- speed Anti- Radiation Missile (HARM)- HARMs use radar to detect and track target
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
10
• Standoff Land Attack Missile, Extended Range (SLAM-ER) – This weapon is intended for land targets with extended range
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
11
• Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) – JSOW is a glide weapon that uses GPS satellite information for guidance. Effective against both land and sea targets in any daylight and weather conditions.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
12
• Laser Guided Bombs (LGB) – LGB’S have laser seekers that guides the bomb to its target.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Airborne WeaponsAirborne Weapons
13
• Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) – It uses a GPS guidance system. It also has the ability to attack point targets in inclement weather.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Types of WarheadsTypes of Warheads
14
• General Purpose Bombs – GP bombs are the most basic, inexpensive type of ordnance used in strike warfare.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Types of WarheadTypes of Warhead
15
• Retarded General Purpose Bombs – Attached to the bomb is a high-drag tail assembly that decreases the speed of the bomb when it is dropped which allows the dropping aircraft to escape the blast are when flying at a low altitude
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
Types of WarheadTypes of Warhead
16
• Cluster Bombs – Bombs that are free-fall bombs that deploy multiple “bomblets” on a target area. When the bomb is dropped on a target, it breaks open and releases many smaller bomblets.
• Fuel Air Explosive Bombs – When these bombs are dropped they release gases into the atmosphere, which creates a highly explosive mixture. A fuse ignites the gases causing the contaminated air to burn.
• Penetrator Bombs – Bombs are designed for hardened or subterranean targets.
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
ConclusionConclusion
• Strike Warfare is used for power projection
• Strike options
– Tactical aircraft
– Cruise missiles/ Warheads
– Advantages and Disadvantages
• 3 Different types of bombs
– Cluster bombs
– Fuel Air Explosive bombs
– Penetrating bombs
17
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
ConclusionConclusion
• 3 Different types of missiles
– Tomahawk
– Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW)
– Laser Guided Bomb (LGB)
QUIZ THIS THURSDAY 09/11/2014
18
Stand The Test …Stand The Test … Join The BestJoin The Best
QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? MIDN 4/C COLEMAN & MIDN 4/C
THOMPSON
19