STRIKE Flashcards
1
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What does ECO stand for?
A
Engagement Control Officer
2
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What is ECO in charge of?
A
Overall in charge of Strike ops
3
Q
What does AECO stand for?
A
Assistant Engagement Control officer
4
Q
What does AECO do?
A
Assists ECO and manages Comms
5
Q
What does EM stand for?
A
Engagement manager
6
Q
What does EM do?
A
Builds and process OTW flight paths and all mission data
7
Q
Who stands EM?
A
FC’s
8
Q
What does MM stand for?
A
Missile Manager
9
Q
What does MM do?
A
Manages operation of VLS , missiles, and launch operations
10
Q
Who stands MM?
A
GM’s
11
Q
What does DBM stand for?
A
Database manger
12
Q
What does DBM do?
A
Manages operating area track picture in GCCS-M and passes data to EM.
13
Q
What watch station builds and processes OTW flight paths and all mission data?
A
EM(Engagement Manager)
14
Q
What watch station Manages operation of VLS , missiles, and launch operations
A
MM(Missile Manager)
15
Q
What watch station Manages operating area track picture in GCCS-M and passes data to EM.
A
DBM(Database Manager)
16
Q
What is the First Pre planned way point(FFPWP)!
A
Start of pre planned mission and separates over the water and over the land flight paths
17
Q
What is the start of the pre planned mission and separates over the water and the over the land flights
A
FFPWP(FIRST PRE PLANNED WAY POINT)
18
Q
What is OTW?
A
Over the water
From ship to FPPWP
19
Q
What is OTL?
A
Over the land
From FPPWP to target
20
Q
What is PLP stand for?
A
Pre -Planned launch position.
21
Q
What does PLP do?
A
Predetermined position for a Ship to fire tomahawks from
22
Q
What is a pre determined position for a ship to fire tomahawks from?
A
PLP Pre planned Launch position
23
Q
What is max amount of waypoints for a tomahawk missile during OTW planning?
A
5
24
Q
What does TOL stand for?
A
Time Missile leaves ship
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What does TOA stand for?
Time missile arrives at FPPWP
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What is TOT stand for?
Time missile hits target
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What are the three types of In-flight missile modification messages?
Flex
Re-target
Aim point update
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What is flex?
Switches to a pre-programmed secondary target
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When is flex only available?
Only in pre planned multiple outcome missions (MOM)
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What switches to a pre-programmed secondary target?
Flex
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What is re-target?
Rebuilds a complete mission based from the missile current location
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What rebuilds a complete mission based from the missiles current location?
Re-target
33
What is Aimpoint update?
Emergency, shortest/fastest route possible
34
What are the three messages that a TLAM-E can send to us?
Health & Status
Battle Damage Indication
Battle damage indication imagery
35
What is the final target assessment?
Battle damage indication
36
What uses DSMAC camera as a spy camera and transmit image back?
Battle Damage Indication imagery
37
Explain LPMP?
Ability for firing unit to plan mission on ship without off ship support
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What does LPMP stand for?
Launch Platform Mission Planning
39
What is CFF?
Call for fire
| Fastest route possible
40
An entire mission utilizes sea-skimming and low altitudes to evade early warning radar
LPMP
41
Explain toxic gas vent dampers?
21 dampers that close prior to missile launch.
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How long does toxic gas vents close?
2 to 2.5 minutes
43
Explain the purpose of Salvo warning alarms?
Warning siren prior to missle launch
44
What is the booster drop zone of a tomahawk missile?
20 degrees at 2 NM from MCB.
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What is a misfire?
Any missile firing that goes wrong
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What is a dud?
Booster does not fire
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What is restrained fire?
Booster fires but missile does not leave cell
48
What is the only official pro word for Tomhawks?
Greyhound
49
What type of missile is TLAM?
Long range, sub sonic, sea-skimming, cruise missile
50
What does TLAM stand for?
Tomahawk land attack missile
51
How does TLAM launch from VLS?
What does it transition to after leaves VLS?
Solid rocket booster
Turbo-fan
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What is transition to cruise?
When TLAM drops booster, tips over on its side, unfold wings, engages turbo-fan
53
What are the 3 types of Tomahawks we carry onboard?
Conventional
Distributed
Enhanced
54
How much pounds is the conventional bull-pup warhead?
1000 lbs
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What range for Conventional tomahawk?
1000+ NM
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How many minutes is conventional tomahawk power on?
45 mins
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Do we have Comms with conventional tomahawk when fired?
No. Fire and forget
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What are the characteristics of conventional tomahawk?
1000 lbs Bull-pup warhead
1000+NM
Fire and forget- no Comms
45 min power on
59
How many bomblets is kit 1 of disturbed tomahawk?
166 bomblets
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What is in Kit 2 of disturbed tomahawk missile?
Bomblets,tungsten rods and filaments, pamphlets
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What is the range of disturbed tomahawk missile?
800+NM
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What is the range for Enhanced tomahawk missile?
1300+NM
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What are the Comms with Enhanced tomahawk missile?
2 way UHF satellite Comms
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How long is the power up for enhanced tomahawk missile?
15 mins
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What are the characteristics of Enhanced tomahawk missile
1000 lbs Bull-Pup warhead
1300+NM
2 Way UHF satellite Comms
15 min power on
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What is the 2 way UHF satellite Comms. Called?
TSN
67
What is TSN?
2 way UHF satellite Comms
68
What are 4 types of tomahawk flight guidance system?
INS
GPS
DSMAC
TERCOM
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What does DSMAC stand for?
Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation
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What is DSMAC?
Digital camera used to take ground pictures. Stores them for navigation
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Digital camera used to take ground pictures. Stores images for navigation?
DSMAC
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What does TERCOM stand for?
TERRAIN CONTOUR Matching
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What is TERCOM?
Uses radar altimeter to measure ground elevation.
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What uses radar altimeter to measure ground elevation?
TERCOM
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What does TTWCS stand for?
Tactical tomahawk weapons control system
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What is TTWCS?
Computer system and equipment used to plan and execute tomahawk launches
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The computer system and equipment used to plan and execute tomahawk launches?
TTWCS
78
What is half module constraint?
VLS can only support 1 TLAM per half module.
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How many modules and cells does fwd VLS have?
4 modules 8 cells
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How many modules and cells does aft VLS have?
8 modules 8 Cells
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How many total cells does MCB have?
96
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What TEC A/B stand for?
Tomahawk Equipment Cabinet
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What is TEC A/B?
Computers used for planning of tomahawks missions
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Computer used for Planning of Tomahawk missions?
TEC A/B (Tomahawk Equipment Cabinet
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What does TCOMMS stand for?
Tomahawk Communications
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What does TCOMMS DO?
Manages all off ships communication for TTWCS
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What does PC-MDS stand for?
Personal computer mission data system
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What is PC-MDS?
Computer that stores all tomahawk missions
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What is the computer that stores all tomahawk missions?
PC-MDS
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What does ATDC stand for?
Advanced tactical display console
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What is ATDC(Advance Tactical Display Console)?
Consoles in CIC used for displaying info from TEC's
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What are the consoles called in CIC that are used for displaying info from the TEC's
ATDC(Advance Tactical Display Console)
93
What does TWP stand for?
Tomahawk Workstation Printer
94
What are the 5 stations for strike?
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ECO
AECO
EM
MM
DBM
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95
What is verbal tasking?
Voice tasking over encrypted net
96
What two types of paper tasking?
LSP
| Indigo
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What does LSP stand for?
What does it do?
Launch sequence plan
A listing of possible missions a unit is task with
Plan but no launch
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Listing of possible missions a unit is tasked with?
LSP
99
Is LSP authorized to fire?
No
Plan no launch
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What is indigo?
Authorized to fire?
An LSP with actual launch timing and missions
Yes
101
A LSP with actual launch timing and missions?
INDIGO
102
What tasking is transmitted directly to TTWCS?
Electronic
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What are two types of electronic tasking?
ESP-L
ESP-E
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What does ESP-L stand for?
Electronic Strike package
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What is ESP-L?
Electronic plan no launch
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What is ESP-E stand for?
Electronic strike package- execute
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What is ESP-E?
What must it have to shoot?
Actual launch timing and missions
Must have INDIGO
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What is IMMM stand for?
In flight missile modification message
