Combat Systems

Question 1

SPS-49

Answer 1

256nm, secondary 2D air search radar

Question 2

SPQ-9B

Answer 2

80nm, primary fire control radar

Question 3

SPS-67

Answer 3

100nm, primary surface search radar

Question 4

SPS-73

Answer 4

96nm, Primary maritime navigation radar

Question 5

SPS-74

Answer 5

32nm, Periscope detection radar

Question 6

SPN-41

Answer 6

50nm, Bullseye, ILS air traffic control radar

Question 7

SPN-43

Answer 7

50nm, Marshall, Marshalling ATC radar

Question 8

SPN-46

Answer 8

10nm, Easy Rider, ACLS or PALS radar

Question 9

What does it mean for a radar to be 3D?

Answer 9

Sees bearing, range and elevation

Question 10

What is the only OFFENSIVE weapon system on USS Carl Vinson?

Answer 10

.50 Cal gun mounts

Question 11

How many .50 cal gun mounts are there on CVN-70?

Answer 11

Ten

Question 12

Name one of CVN-70’s defensive weapons

Answer 12

CIWS, RAMS and NSSMS

Question 13

SPS-48

Answer 13

220nm, Primary 3D air search radar

Question 14

What does CIWS stand for?

Answer 14

Close In Weapons System

Question 15

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 15

Rolling Airframe Missile

Question 16

What does NSSMS stand for?

Answer 16

NATO Sea-sparrow Surface Missile System

Question 17

What are the 2 detonation methods missiles use to intercept a threat?

Answer 17

Focused blast and Skin-to-Skin Blast

Question 18

How many NSSMS launchers does the CVN-70 have?

Answer 18

2

Question 19

How many missiles per NSSMS launcher?

Answer 19

8

Question 20

Where are the NSSMS launchers located?

Answer 20

FWD STBD and AFT PORT

Question 21

How does the NATO missile reach its target?

Answer 21

Directors “paint” the target, missile follows

Question 22

What kind of missile does the NSSMS use?

Answer 22

RIM-162D

Question 23

What other name is the RIM-162D missile known by?

Answer 23

ESSM

Question 24

What is the NSSMS’s range?

Answer 24

9nm

Question 25

What are the operating modes of NSSMS?

Answer 25

Auto and Semi-auto

Question 26

How many RAM launchers does CVN-70 have?

Answer 26

2

Question 27

How many missiles per RAM launcher?

Answer 27

21

Question 28

Where are the RAM launchers located?

Answer 28

FWD PORT, AFT STBD

Question 29

How does the RAM missile reach its target?

Answer 29

Passive Guidance, uses heat and RF signatures

Question 30

What is the RAM’s range?

Answer 30

4nm

Question 31

How many CIWS mounts does CVN-70 have?

Answer 31

2

Question 32

Where are the CIWS mounts located?

Answer 32

FWD STBD, AFT PORT

Question 33

How many rounds does each CIWS drum contain?

Answer 33

1,550 rounds

Question 34

How many rounds per minute can the CIWS fire at an air target?

Answer 34

4,500 rounds per minute

Question 35

How many rounds per minute can the CIWS fire at a surface target?

Answer 35

3,000 rounds per minute

Question 36

What are CIWS rounds made out of?

Answer 36

Heavy Metal Tungsten

Question 37

What is the CIWS range?

Answer 37

1nm

Question 38

How many operating modes does CIWS have?

Answer 38

3

Question 39

What are the operating modes of the CIWS?

Answer 39

Air Ready, AAW Manual and AAW Auto

Question 40

In a tactical environment, who would see an incoming threat and in what order?

Answer 40

1. E2-C Hawkeye or Picket Ship
2. SLQ-32
3. SPS-49
4. SPS-48
5. SPQ-9B

Question 41

To what central display system will the 4 radar inputs be sent?

Answer 41

Ship’s Self Defense System (SSDS)

Question 42

Which CDC watch station directly monitors and controls our defensive weapons?

Answer 42

Defense Weapons Coordinator (DWC)

Question 43

What special capability does SLQ-32 have?

Answer 43

Jamming or “soft kill” capabilities

Question 44

What does the “SPS” in “SPS-49” stand for?

Answer 44

Ship, Radar, Surface