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What is CWIS?

A

Close In Weapons System

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What are the CWIS Air and Surface rates?

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Air - 4,500

Surface - 3,000

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How many CWIS mounts do we have? Where are they located?

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2

Forward Starboard
Aft Portside

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The Phalanx (CWIS) can be controlled …

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Locally at the mount

Remotely from the remote control panel in combat

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What are the 5 primary modes of operation?

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Maintenance

Surface Mode

Air Ready

Anti Air warfare manual

Anti Air warfare automatic

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When Phalanx is air ready and almost fully energized what is the only thing it is not doing ?

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Radiating or looking for targets

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What do you need to push when all conditions have been met and the fire indicator starts to illuminates in AAW?

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The Fire Button

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Do you need to push the fire button if they recommend fire illuminates in AAW auto?

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No

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Who determines what other weapons systems to use and move the ship to either an offensive or defensive position?

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Tactical Actions Officer (TAO)

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What Does NSSMS stand for?

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NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System

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What does RIM stand for ?

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Surface launched air intercept missile

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What line of defense is the NSSMS?

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Ship first hard kill defense

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How many NSSMS launchers do we have ?

Where are they located?

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1 - Forward Starboard Sponson

2 - Aft Portside Sponson

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How many director illuminators does each NSSMS have?

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2 each

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15
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How many control rooms do we have?

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2

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What are the 2 primary modes of operations for NSSMS

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Semi-auto

Automatic

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17
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Where is the system fired from?

A

Defense weapons coordinator

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18
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How many cells do the NATO launcher have?

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8

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19
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What does RAM stand for?

A

Rolling Airframe Missile system

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What is RAM?

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Ship second line of defense

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21
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Where is RAM 1 located?

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Forward Portside

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Where is RAM 2 located?

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Aft Starboard

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23
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What does RAM utilize?

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RIM 116 missiles with 25 pound warheads

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24
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What is the average nautical mile of the RIM 116 missile?

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3-4 nautical miles

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How many .50 caliber mounts do we have? What kind of coverage do they provide?
10 mounts with 360 degree coverage
26
What system is the .50 caliber gun mounts a part of ?
Detective and countermeasure
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What kind of range does the AN/SPS-49 provide? What is the range?
Long range 2D (Range and Bearing) 500 yards - 250 nautical miles
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What kind of range does the AN/SPS-48 provide? What is the range?
Long range 3D (range, bearing, altitude) 5000 yards - 250 nautical miles
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What kind of range does the AN/SPS-67 provide? What is the range?
Medium Range 75 yards - 60 nautical miles
30
What kind of radar is the AN/SPQ-9B? What is the range?
Fire control radar 80-100 nautical miles
31
What is a distinct feature of the AN/SPQ-9B?
Antenna looks like a popsicle stick
32
What kind of radar is the AN/SPN-41? What is the nickname?
Instrumental Landing system Bullseye
33
What does the AN/SPN-41 require prior to touchdown?
Pilot to transfer controls to a visual landing aid
34
What kind of radar is the AN/SPN-43? What is the range?
Carrier Controlled approach 250 yards - 50 nautical miles
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What is the primary function of the AN/SPN-43?
Air traffic control surveillance
36
What does the AN/SPN-43 place the aircraft in?
Rack and Stack pattern
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What kind of radar is the AN/SPN-46? What is it’s nicknames?
Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS) Easy rider (PALS)
38
What is the function of the AN/SPN-46?
Mode 3 - Communication Assistances Mode 2 - Manual visual assistance (needles) Mode 1 - Automatic Control
39
What kind of radar is the AN/SLQ-32 (v)4?
Used to identify and display radio frequencies emissions from surface, ship, or aircraft radars
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What does the AN/SLQ-32 consist of?
Two antennas controlled in the EW module
41
What is the AN/SLQ-32 nickname?
Ears of the ship
42
What kind of radar is the AN/TPX-42
Direct altitude identity radar (DAIR)
43
What does the AN/TPX-42 provide?
CATTC a display of alphanumeric tags to help identify
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What is the main objective of the AN/TPX-42
Direct, identify, and track aircraft within 200 nautical miles
45
What does IFF stand for ?
Identify Friend or Foe
46
What does IFF identify?
Mode 1 - Mission Identification Mode 2 - Unit Identification Mode 3 - Uniquely identifying Air traffic (military) Mode C - Automatic Altitude Reporting Mode 4 - Secure, positive friend identification
47
What is TACAN?
Tactical Air Navigation
48
What does TACAN provide?
Aerial (distance, bearing and identification)
49
What are havequicks?
UHF transceivers (4 total) that support frequency hopping and anti-jamming
50
What is SATCC?
Shipboard Air Traffic Control Contaminantion
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What is HYDRA?
Hierarchical Yet Dynamically Reprogrammable Architecture
52
What are the command and control systems?
1. ) AN/USG-2 2. ) SSDS MK2 3. ) Link 11 (Gator) 4. ) Link 16 (Timber) 5. ) STJ 16 (Black Timber)
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What is AN/USG-2? What is it’s nicknames? How many antennas?
Cooperative engagement capabilities Spider 4
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What is the SSDS MK2?
Ships Self Defense Systemic
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What does the SSDS provide?
Receives all radar and link data displays onto operational screens for watchstanders
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What is link 11 ? What is its range?
Gator- UHF-HF 30-100 nautical miles
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What is link 16? What is it’s range?
Timber - UHF line of sight Up to 50 nautical miles
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What is STJ 16?
Black Timber UHF sat comms
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What is ADMACS? How many racks is it compromised of?
Aviation Data Management And Control System 4 racks

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