Meshed Defense Flashcards
Purpose
The purpose of the Meshed Defense is to have multiple systems providing overlapping capabilities in a layered defense IOT increase their effectiveness in the air, surface, and sub-surface theatres of warfare.
AHWCS
Advanced Harpoon Weapons Control System (AHWCS) and RGM-84L Harpoon Block II Missile
Active guidance, all-weather, over the horizon, anti-ship sea-skimming missile system.
Seaker head: 16-17 GHz.
Propulsion: Solid fuel booster, HP-10 turbojet engine.
Range: 83 nm.
Speed: 0.85 Ma.
Payload: 215 kg of Desinsitized Tritonol Explosive (80% TNT, 20% Aluminum)
Up to 8 carried, located on Port and Stbd Missile Deck.
Controlled via AHWCS Server accessed at MFWs or via laptop in Harpoon Central Processor (HCP) in FCER 3.
ESSM
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
A semi-active Point Defense Missile System.
Protects against air threats.
Guided by CWI provided by CEROS FCS.
Range: 30 nm
Speed: 4+ Ma.
Payload: 1870 stainless-steel fragments charged by 15kg plastic explosive.
Up to 16 carried, located on port and stbd missile deck.
Fired from MFW or FCC.
57 mm Gun
BOFORS 57mm Mk III Gun
Provides the ship with defensive capabilities against air and surface targets.
Controlled by the FCS.
2x gun magazines, 20rds ea
2x intermediate magazines, 20 rds ea
2x loading cassets, 20 rds, ea
Range: 5 nm AAW, 9 nm ASuW.
Rate of Fire: 220 rounds/min
Ammunition: 3P, HCER, PFHE, BLP.
Mk-46 Torpedo
Lightweight anti-submarine torpedo.
Provides the ship with a hard kill defensive capability against submarines.
Range: 6 nm
Speed: 36-43 knots.
Min Depth: 50 ft.
Up to 24 carried in Port and Stbd Torpedo Magazines.
Launched remotely form CMS, from Torpedo Settings Panel in Port Torpedo magazine, or from the emergency position on the launch tubes.
CIWS
Raytheon Phalanx Close-In Weapons System Block 1B
Autonomous stand-alone system.
Protects the ship against hostile missiels and aircraft.
Engagement Range: 2nm.
Interception Range: 1nm.
Detection range: 5 nm.
Ammunition: 20mm tungsten rounds.
Rate of Fire: 4500 (Air), 3000 (Su)
Maximum Load: 1580 rounds
Engagement Criteria:
198-1600 knots
CPA <300 ft
Not in a No-engage sector.
Located on the Hangar Top.
Fired from Remote Control Staation in Ops Room (Primary) or from Local Control Station in FCER 3 (Secondary.
Smart-S
Signal Multibeam Acquisition Radar for Tracking S Band Mk 2 3D Radar.
3D S-band volume search radar.
Performs automatic detection, location, and tracking of air and surface targets.
Range: 135 nm (air)
45 nm (Su)
Located on the Bridge Top.
SG-180
Sea GIRAFFE 180
Medium range C-band air and surface search radar.
Collects bearing and range information.
Max Range: 100 nm
Located on the Main Mast.
Navigation Radars
X&S Band Navigation Radars
Main navigation radars
Range: 0.125 - 24 nm
CEROS 200
Saab CEROS 200 Fire Control System
Radar and optronic acquisition and tracking system.
Tracks targets in 3 dimensions.
Used to calculate Fire Control Solution for 57mm and ESSM.
Provides CWI for semi-active guidance of ESSM.
Range: 40 nm.
Located on the Bridge Top and Hangar Top.
Controlled from FC Consoles in the Ops Room.
CANTASS
Canadian Towed Array Sonar System.
Long-range passive underwater detection system.
Cnosists of 20 modules each 40 ft long which contain hydrophones, towed out to 5200 ft.
Stored in the Towed Array Equipment Room.
Frequency: 0 - 1500 Hz
Range: 10nm, 30, 60, 90 nm using convergence zones.
SPS
Sonobuoy Processing System
Recieves information from deployed Sonobuoys which are underwater acoustic sensors.
Frequency: 2 to 2560 Hz.
Range: 4 nm from buoy to target.
2 nm from buoy to ship.
Can be deployed by helo.
Active or Passive buoys.
HMS
Hull Mounted Sonar
Short range active and passive SONAR set.
Frequency:
Transmit: 6.4, 7.2, 8.0 kHz
Recieve: 2.2 - 8.6 kHz
Range: 9 nm.
Extends into Sonar Dome beneath the hull.
LINK
Command and Control system.
Transmit and recieve real-time tactical information.
GCCS-M
Command and Control System
Transmit and recieve non-real time tactical information.
2h delay.
