CNATRAINST 1543.5C
26 November 2002
CURRICULUM OUTLINE OF INSTRUCTION
Lesson Topic 8.2:
HARPOON Familiarization
Contact Periods:
1.5 Classroom
Media:
Lecture with handouts
Security Classification:
Unclassified
Terminal Objective:
Partially supported by this lesson topic:
8.0
Upon completion of this unit of instruction, the student
will identify the different types of airborne weapons
and describe their physical characteristics.
Enabling Objectives:
Completely supported by this lesson topic:
2.8.1
List the various types of aircraft capable of carrying
and launching the HARPOON missile.
2.8.2
List the five launcher systems used to launch the
surface version of the HARPOON missile.
2.8.3
State the designation of the unique equipment necessary
to launch an encapsulated missile from a submarine's
torpedo tube.
2.8.4
Identify the missile section that contains the radome,
radar target seeker, mid-course guidance unit, power
supply, and radar altimeter.
2.8.5
List the four seeker search patterns that are available
to the aircrew and are selectable prior to missile
launch.
2.8.6
State the purpose of the temperature sensor located in
the missile sustainer section.
2.8.7
pertinent safety precautions to be observed when
handling a HARPOON missile.
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