ASW Attack Procedures

Question 1

What does MATCH stand for?

Answer 1

Medium Range Anti-Submarine Torpedo Carrying Helicopter

= weapons system that enables an attack to be carried out employing aircraft to release weapons against Submarine held on sonar

Question 2

MATCH System Components

Answer 2

• Medium range sonar (2016/2050)
• Radar capable of directing aircraft (Primary I Band/Secondary E-F Band or RRB)
• External and internal communications (radio/open lines)
• Organic helicopters (Merlin/Wildcat)
• Terminal weapons (Stingray/MK11 DC/NATO
  Weapons as listed in ATP 29A)

Question 3

ASW Attack types

Answer 3

Urgent
- Aim to upset the submarines plan of action and gain upper hand

• Gain this initiative best available weapon is placed in water ASAP
• Hoped to upset submarines fire control solution causing them to take avoiding action
• Speed overrides the need for accuracy

Deliberate
- Positive destruction of submarine

• Using most effective weapon
• Meticulous execution of correct aiming rules
• Accuracy overrides speed

Question 4

Methods of ASW airborne attack

Answer 4

• Radar VECTAC
• INFOTAC
• Reverse Radar VECTAC
• HOVERDROP
• SELFTAC
• Visual VECTAC

Question 5

Weapons Settings

Answer 5

Surface 
Shallow/shallow 
Normal/shallow 
Normal/deep 
Deep/deep

Question 6

Describe a Dogbox

Answer 6

• An area where there is a live ASW weapon
• Initiated after completing an attack
• Radius of atleast 3,000yds centred round drop point
• Once Dogbox placed, no other ASW weapon can be fired until 8 mins (expiry time)
• No ships can enter Dogbox