Free ACAP Estimation and Analysis Questions and Answers

Question 1

Develop, maintain and publish the CER References Tables in coordination with Joint Staff Targeting.
Validate tools, sources and methods used to display or calculate CERs, and accredit tools designed to estimate shielding effects

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Joint Technical Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME)

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Collateral Damage Estimation Methodology (CDM)

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Distinction

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CDE Level 5 is also required when analysis determines

Question 2

Fuzed for mitigation (delay fuze) and can include a heading recommendation.

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At CDE 4, the weapon must be

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Principal Categories of Risk

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What is mitigation:

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Causes of Collateral Damage:

Question 3

Even where one is justified in acting, one must not act in a way that is unreasonable or excessive

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Proportionality

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Divisibility

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Additivity

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Distinction

Question 4

An area formed by measuring a CER from either the edge of a target/element outline, the aim point for a point target, or edge of an engagement zone or artillery sheaf for an area target.

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Collateral Damage

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Collateral Objects

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Collateral Effects Radius (cer)

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Collateral Hazard Area (CHA)

Question 5

The TE90 from either the Observer Adjusted (OA) or Predicted (P) method of engagement at less than 1/2 maximum range to target for each weapon system, shell, and fuze combination plus the WCER

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Circular Error of Probability (CEP)

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The 3A CER Reference Table provides two columns of individual warhead CERs

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The 3B CER Reference Table provides CERs based on the combination of

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The 3C CER Reference Table provides CERs based on

Question 6

List of objects or entities characterized as protected from the affects of military operations under international law and/or ROE

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No-Strike List is...

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Cdm product is an..

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No-Strike Entities (NSEs)

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Outline method

Question 7

Mitigates against the Blast, Penetration, Debris and Cratering effects of warheads

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VT Fusing or air burst

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Shielding

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Delay fusing

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Aimpoint offset

Question 8

Initial  Analysis

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CDE Level 1

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CDE Level 6

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CDE Level 3

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CDE Level 2

Question 9

Definition:

1) Weapons malfunctions.
2) Unknown delivery errors.
3) Altered delivery tactics based operator judgement
4) Unknown transient civilian or noncombat personnel and/or equipment in the vicinity of a target area.
5) Secondary explosions (CDRs should remain cognizant of additional risk due to secondary explosions).
6) The use of cluster or ICM beyond CDE Level 3.
7) Unguided RAPs
8) Enhanced/Extended range artillery, mortar and naval guns are not addressed beyond CDE Level 3 (except 549 HERA w/ PGK fuze).

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CDM does not account for:

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CDE Level 4 CERs are calculated

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CDM is balance of..

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As CDE levels increase....

Question 10

Weaponeering Analysis

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CDE Level 3

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Cde Level 5

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CDE Level 1

Develop, maintain and publish the CER References Tables in coordination with Joint Staff Targeting. Validate tools, sources and methods used to display or calculate CERs, and accredit tools designed to estimate shielding effects

Develop, maintain and publish the CER References Tables in coordination with Joint Staff Targeting.
Validate tools, sources and methods used to display or calculate CERs, and accredit tools designed to estimate shielding effects