Which dynamic targeting type describes a target unknown prior to engagement?

• A. Unscheduled - target with no actions planned
• B. Unanticipated - unknown
• C. Scheduled - actions with time
• D. On-call - actions with no time

Answer: (B)

When you don’t know the target before engagement, you’re dealing with an unanticipated target. This means the target isn’t identified or described in advance, so sensing and decision-making must happen on the fly, with rapid assessment and flexible planning to respond to new information. It’s different from scheduled targets, which have a predefined time and plan; on-call implies a standby response for targets you expect but without a fixed time; and unscheduled means a target is known but no actions are planned for it. The key idea here is the lack of prior knowledge about the target before the engagement starts, which is exactly what “unanticipated” captures.