F-15: What does DMPI stand for?
Eric
Could someone please tell me what the abbreviation/acronym
DMPI means? I couldn't find it listed in the appendices of the
Jane's F-15 Expert Flight Manual. Thanks...
Robey
Eric wrote:
> Could someone please tell me what the abbreviation/acronym
> DMPI means?
"Dimpy" stands for Designated Munitions Point of Impact....the specific
point on the ground at which your weapon should be aimed. It's NOT just
the bridge you're attacking, it's the eastern supports for Lead and the
western end for #2. It's not just saying you're hitting a SAM site, it's
targetting the radar van in the middle of the site, while #2 goes after
the auxillary power supply 100 meters away in the tree line.
Robey
CJ Martin
As much as I hate to do this, all of my reference material defines "DMPI" as
"Desired Mean Point of Impact".
:-)
-CJ
Martijn Rammeloo
>"Dimpy" stands for Designated Munitions Point of Impact....the specific
>point on the ground at which your weapon should be aimed. It's NOT just
>the bridge you're attacking, it's the eastern supports for Lead and the
>western end for #2. It's not just saying you're hitting a SAM site, it's
>targetting the radar van in the middle of the site, while #2 goes after
>the auxillary power supply 100 meters away in the tree line.
>
>Robey
>
IMO, DMPI stands for Designated Mean Point of Impact. Taking into account
factors like hit and kill propability, target and weapon you calculate the
number of weapons it takes to damage/kill the target.
Martijn Rammeloo
The Netherlands
Robey
Smut wrote:
> As much as I hate to do this, all of my reference material defines
> "DMPI" as
> "Desired Mean Point of Impact".
Smut, "Tracking...tracking...tracking...kill on the MD-80, right hand
turn at 2000'"
Mossie, "Terminate..."
Smut, "Terminate...[laughter...]"
Indeed, Gross Buffoonery on my part...
Robey
Robey
I had replied to Martijn about my gross error, but accidentally made it
private. Hey, when I wrong, I'm really wrong. My sincere thanks for his
and Smut's correction. This was one of those "slap the forehead"
mistakes...I try to minimize their occurrence
Martijn Rammeloo wrote:
> IMO, DMPI stands for Designated Mean Point of Impact.
Mea Culpa indeed a Really Gross Error on my part...sir I go with your
definition.
It's been a while since I used the term every day. Brain cramp on my
part...the general idea being the way I was taught, was each flight
member
has a separate DMPI even on the same target. "Mean Point of Impact"
being the
CCIP's position for the middle of the string of weapons.
DMPI isn't listed in my MCM 3-3 (Mission Employment Tactics: Fighter
Fundamentals F-16)...but that's hardly the issue. My Mistake.
Robey
Sean Long
Since I'm jumping into a thread without being able to read the whole thing,
I hope I'm not confusing the issue here, but...
DMPI is Designated Mean Point of Impact, and Robey's usage definition is
correct. It is used to designate a specific impact point in a larger target
area. For example, in an oil field, each flight member will usually be
given a specific DMPI (pump house, tank, control bldg, etc) in a specific
target area. We get a target folder with (hopefully) lots of pics,
descriptions, and coords going from the big picture down to possibly
blowup-photos of each DMPI, and each F-15E crew will study the images and
target area enough to be able to pick out his own DMPI during the target
attack.
Sean Long
WB: -eagl-
Robey wrote in message <35941E30...@concentric.net>...
Corsair
This reminds me of a funny echange between crew of an F-111. It was
found on one of my air combat CD-ROMS and takes place as you see it all
take place via their FLIR. They were attacking a supply dump and the
"wizzo" had just lased and dropped his weapon:
Wizzo: "Weapon released........... Aw shit, someone just blew up my
DMPI."
Pilot: "Switch to a different target."
Wizzo: "Trying... hope this works......... okay, new target. <Pause> Aw
shit, somebody blew that one up too."
Sean Long wrote:
> DMPI is Designated Mean Point of Impact, and Robey's usage definition is
> correct. It is used to designate a specific impact point in a larger target
> area. For example, in an oil field, each flight member will usually be
> given a specific DMPI (pump house, tank, control bldg, etc) in a specific
> target area. We get a target folder with (hopefully) lots of pics,
> descriptions, and coords going from the big picture down to possibly
> blowup-photos of each DMPI, and each F-15E crew will study the images and
> target area enough to be able to pick out his own DMPI during the target
> attack.
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