COMBAT SYSTEMS Flashcards
CIWS can be fired from…
Local control station at mount
Remote CIC
SSDS
Different types of missiles?
Harpoon ASROCK Torpedo Standard missile Tomahawk; TLAM, TASM
Radars
Air search - 49
Surface - 67
Navigation - 73
Fire control - CIWS
4 areas that utilize naval missile systems
Air - 5 miles
Surface - 2.5 miles
Land(strike) - 1 mile
Sub - .5 miles
Difference from passive and active radars/sonars
Active - sends out signal and listens for return
Passive - just listens
Radar and sonar
Radio detecting and ranging
Sound navigation and ranging
Factors that affect sonar operations
Temperature - causes waves to bend or bounce
Pressure - affects depth of waves
Salinity - affects range of waves
General duties of CSRO
CSRO - Combat Systems Readiness Officer
CSRO reports equipment readiness and casualties to TAO
CSOOW
Combat Systems Officer of the watch
Reports to CSRO status of area supervisors
Area supervisor
Reports to CSOOW casually and troubleshooting problems
ESS - Equipment system supervisor
WSS - Weapons system supervisor
Locations of CIWS
Mount 21 - FWD 04 weatherdeck
Mount 24 - AFT 08 tower
CIWS name
Mark 15 Phalanx Close in Weapon System
CIWS specifications
Uses 20mm tungsten rounds
Max firing range - 12,000 yards
Max effective range - 2000 yards
Rpm’s - 4500
Rounds/sec - 75
Fires using 6 barrels
RAM name and specification
Mk 31
Max range - 3-5 NM
Holds 21 missiles each
2 mounts; FWD RAM 07 level, AFT RAM 05 port side
Fires block 0, 1, 1A, 2
25mm name and specifications
Mk 38
Max range - 9000 yards
Max effective range - 2700 yards
RPM’s - 175
25mm rounds
2 mounts - 22 & 23, 06 level
Location of Mk 2 50 Cal
6 total
X2 ea Foc’sle 06 Fantail Quarterdeck
50 Cal name and specifications
Mk 2
Max range - 7400 yards
Max effective range - 2000 yards
RPM’s 450-550
Max ceiling 79 degrees
M240 specifications
Max range - 3725 meters
Max effective point - 800 meters
Max effective area - 1800 meters
SRBOC name and specifications
Mk 53 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff
3 types;
Seduction
Distraction
Infrared
AN/SLQ 25A
Nixie
Torpedo counter measure
Fish uses acoustic homing
Cable creates electromagnetic field
Name of CIWS
20mm Tungsten armored piercing discharging sabot enhancing lethality cartridge mk 244
11 inputs for SSDS
67
49
73
IFF
CIWS
RAM
SLQ-32
GPS
GYRO
Anemometers
EM Log
DHYSL WSN-9
Digital Hybrid Speed Log
Ships speed & distance traveled through water
Auxiliary
Mk 27
Analog information
Provides heading only
Gyro
WSN-7B Ring Laser Gyro
Digital and analog info
Position speed, attitude; consists of pitch, roll & heading
Uses an INS (Internal navigation system)
DDRT
Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer
Plots with a PMP (parallel motion protractor)
Shows visual representation of true picture; plots everything within 20 NM
IFF
Identify Friend or Foe
Mode 1 - 2 digit mission code Mode 2 - 4 digit ID Mode 3 - Com Air/Military Mode 4 - Crypto/ Military Mode C - Altitude in thousands
CSOSS
Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System
Provides basic troubleshooting
AIDS in effective comms for casualty control
Difference from 2D & 3D
2D - bearing and range
3D - bearing, range and altitude
AN/SPS 49
Primary air search radar
Max range - 256 NM
6/12 RPMs
2D radar
Locations; radar room, remote console in CIC, antenna on main mast
AN/SPS 73
Primary navigation radar
Secondary surface search radar
Max range - 100 NM
24 RPM’s
Location; pilot house, RVCA in CIC, antenna on main mast
AN/SPS 67
Primary surface search radar
Secondary navigational radar
Tertiary air search radar
Max range - 100 NM
15 RPMs
2D
Location; Radar room, remote console in CIC, antenna on main mast
SAOP
Stand Alone Operator Platform
SPS 73 display console is a SAOP
Can display 73 & 67 video
Located in pilot house beside QMOW chart table
AN/SPA25G
Provides visual representation of radars (67, 73, 49, IFF)
4 total (2 in CIC, 2 on bridge)
What does IFF consist of?
UPA-59
UPX-37
UPX-36
APX-118
C-12664/APX
UPA-59
Detector for IFF
AN/UPX-37
Interrogator
Asks contacts for their modes of IFF
AN/UPX-36
IFF Control Processor
APX-118
Transporter for IFF
Transmits all modes
Sends our info out when we are asked by other contacts
C-12664/APX
Remote for APX-118
Located in CIC
URN-32
Tactical Air Navigation
Gives aircraft bearing and range to own ship
Antenna located at the top of the mast
Located in EW/TACAN shop
Remote in CIC
2 modes to TACAN
On Air
Standby
Can support unlimited aircraft, but set to 100
Provide AIDS to TACAN
Azimuth
Identification
Direction
Squitter
GPS (primary and secondary)
Primary is NAVSSI GPS (connects to 4 different satellites)
Secondary is PSN-13 (dagger)
VMS
Voyage Management System
Electronic Version of the Charts
5 monitors/stations
Radio telephones
Red phones
Used for external communications with other ships, subs, aircraft and land bases
Anemometer
Tells wind speed and direction
Port and STBD birds on yard arms
1 transmitter in gyro
Gyro repeater
Receives information from the ships gyro & gives bearing information
EMCON
Emission Control
Limits intel that the enemy can gather
A system that secures emitters so other units can’t use it against us
