COMBAT SYSTEMS Flashcards
What does CSOSS stand for?
Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System
What does CSOOW stand for?
Combat Systems Officer of the Watch
What does CSRO stand for?
Combat Systems Readiness Officer
What does CWO stand for?
Communications Watch Officer
What does IFF stand for?
Identify Friend or Foe
What does EMCON stand for?
Emissions Control
What does TACAN stand for?
Tactical Air Navigation
What does RADAR stand for?
Radio Detection and Ranging
What does SONAR stand for?
Sound Navigation and Ranging
What does HERO stand for?
Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordinance
What does CIWS stand for?
Close-In Weapon System
What does RAM stand for?
Rolling Airframe Missle
What does SSDS stand for?
Ships Self Defense System
What does POTS stand for?
Plain Old Telephone System
What does TVDTS stand for?
Television Direct to Sailor
What does HYDRA stand for?
Hierarchical Yet Dynamic Reprogrammable Architecture
What does DDRT stand for?
Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer
What is the purpose of CSOSS?
Provides procedures to combat casualties on Combat Systems equipment to maximize up time and minimize down time
Condition 5 Watch Stations:
CSOOW, CSOSS Technicians
Condition 3 Watch Standers:
TAO, CSOOW, CSOSS Area Supervisors, CSOSS Technicians
Condition 1 Watch Standers:
TAO, CSRO, CSOOW, CSOSS Area Supervisors, CSOSS Technicians
ESS
Electronics Systems Supervisor
-Tactical data systems, Link 4A, Link 11, Link 16 SSDS
ICS
Interior Communications Supervisor
-Phones, TV, Alarms
ISS
Information Systems Supervisor
-ADP, NIPR, SIPR, NTCSS, MCMS
RSS
Radar Systems Supervisor
-WSN-7, All radars, except SPS-48 and SPQ-9B
WSS
Weapons Systems Supervisor
-NATO, RAM, SPS-48, SPQ-9B
XCS
External Communications Supervisor
-HF, VHF, UHF, SHF, EHF, HYDRA
Purpose of Fire Control
To direct ordinance to strike a desired target
Warfare areas that utilize missiles:
Air, Surface, Subsurface, Strike
What is the range of CIWS?
1NM
What is the range of RAM?
4NM
What is the range of ESSM?
9NM
What is the range of Harpoon?
60NM
What is the range of Tomahawk?
1350NM
What is the Fire Control Radar?
SPQ-9B, 80NM, 2-D
What is CIWS?
Close-In Weapon System, 4500 rounds per minute for air contacts, 3000 rounds per minute for surface contacts, drum capacity is 1550 rounds, rounds made of heavy metal tungsten
How many .50 caliber gun mounts?
10
What are the 4 D’s of a Weapon System?
Detection, Direction, Delivery, Destruction
HF
3-30Mhz, Long Range Communications
VHF
30-300Mhz, Bridge to Bridge Maritime Communications
UHF
300Mhz-3Ghz, LOS and Satellite Communications
SHF
3-30Ghz, DSCS and CBSP
EHF
30-300Ghz, Tomahawk mission data planning, tactical comms, IP services for strike
Explain HYDRA:
Hierarchical Yet Dynamic Reprogrammable Architecture, Flight Deck comms and DC comms underway, Security forces and DC comms in port
WQC-2A:
underwater telephone system used to communicate with submarines, aka Gertrude
GBS:
Global Broadcast System
What is SPS-48?
Primary Air Search radar, 220NM, 3D Air Search
What is SPS-49?
Secondary Air Search radar, 256NM, 2D Air Search
What is SPS-67?
Primary Surface Search, 100NM, 2D Surface Search
What is SPS-73?
96NM, 2D Navigation, Secondary Surface Search
What is SPS-74?
Periscope, 32NM
What are the factors that affect radar?
Atmospheric conditions, sea return, weather, radar height
What is the fathometer?
provides depth of water
What is the pitsword?
provides speed through water
What is Moriah?
provides wind speed data
What is the digital compass?
Provides bearing data
What does DDRT do?
Used to plot ships recent course.
What is WSN-7?
RLGN- ring laser gyro navigator,
Provides ships position data; including pitch and roll data
1MC-
General Announcing System, Ship-Wide
3MC-
General Announcing System, Hangar Deck
4MC-
Damage Control Announcing, Repair Lockers/DC Central
5MC-
General Announcing System, Flight Deck
23MC-
Engineering/Reactor/Electrical Control
46MC-
Weapons/Magazines
Sound Powered Phones-
Damage Control, Lookout, Casualty Control
Integrated Voice Network (IVN)-
Ships telephone system
ICSM-
Alarm system monitored by MCMS
How many edge switches?
12
How many backbone switches?
2