Undersea Warfare

Question 1

STG

Answer 1

Sonar Technician Surface

Question 2

SONAR

Answer 2

Sound Navigation and Ranging

Question 3

Oceanography

Answer 3

Using sound to detect and classify objects in the water

Question 4

List the different types of sonobouys

Answer 4

• DIFAR

* DICASS

Question 5

DIFAR

Answer 5

• Passive only

* Hydrophones listen

Question 6

DICASS

Answer 6

• Active only

* Transducer sends out ping to detect objects

Question 7

What are 3 factors that affect sound speed and water?

Answer 7

• Temperature
• Salinity
• Pressure

Question 8

TWS

Answer 8

Torpedo Warning System

Question 9

Purpose of TWS?

Answer 9

Early warning of incoming torpedoes

Question 10

Parts of TWS

Answer 10

• Rod
• Winch
• Array
• FES
• Launchers

Question 11

TWS Rod

Location? Purpose?

Answer 11

• Bridge + CDC

* Displays torpedo detections

Question 12

TWS winch

Purpose and location?

Answer 12

• Deploys/retrieves arrays

* STBD fantail

Question 13

TWS array length?

Answer 13

2702 ft

100 ft drogue (2802ft total)

Question 14

TWS FES

Location and purpose?

Answer 14

• CDC TAO Station

* Allows firing of the ATT’s

Question 15

of Launchers?

of max ATT’s in each Launcher?

Answer 15

• 1 in PORT, 1 in STBD

* 6

Question 16

NIXIE-AN/SLQ-25C

Answer 16

Torpedo Countermeasure

Confuses the torpedo to have it run out of battery/fuel

Question 17

Parts of NIXIE?

Location?

of feet on each spool?

of feet deployable?

Answer 17

• Winch
• Portside of fantail
• 2100ft
• 2000

Question 18

Remote control console location

Answer 18

03-160-1-C

Question 19

NIXIE control location

Answer 19

01-225-0-C

Question 20

What the nick name for a towed body and how many do we have?

Answer 20

• Fish

* 2

Question 21

MICM

Answer 21

Magnetic Interference Countermeasure

Question 22

MICM Function

Answer 22

Creates magnetic pull behind ship for torpedoes to cause premature detonation

Question 23

CV-TSC

Answer 23

Carrier technical support center

Question 24

Purpose of CV-TSC?

Answer 24

Provides DESRON a Tactical Picture

Question 25

Where is CS-TSC located?

Answer 25

03-160-1-C

Question 26

List CV-TSC watch stations.

Answer 26

• Watch Supervisor
• Tactical Coordinator
• Mission Support Operator
• Tactical Sensor Operator

Question 27

CV-TSC WS

Answer 27

Watch supervisor

Question 28

TACCO

Answer 28

Tactical coordinator

Question 29

MSO

Answer 29

Mission Support Operator

Question 30

TSO

Answer 30

Tactical sensor operator

Question 31

Abilities of the CV-TSC

Answer 31

• Tactical picture
• MH-60 System processing
• Sonobouy processing

Question 32

What are the MH-60R system inputs to CV-TSC?

Answer 32

ISAR

FLIR

RADAR

sonobouy

Question 33

WQC-2A purpose

Answer 33

“Gertrude”

Underwater phone

Question 34

WQS-2A locations

Answer 34

• Bridge

* Sea combat

Question 35

ASTAC

Answer 35

Anti-Submarine Tactical Air Controller

Question 36

Purpose of ASTAC

Answer 36

Controls all aircraft

Provides tasking and communication to aircraft

Question 37

MH-60R’s

Answer 37

HSM-70 Spartans

Question 38

What is the largest factor on flight and on station time?

Answer 38

Weight

Question 39

What is the max load out for sonobouys?

Answer 39

25

Question 40

What is the max load out for Torpedoes?

Answer 40

Take off with 3

Land with 2

Question 41

What is the max load out for personnel?

Answer 41

7 (not including pilot)

Question 42

ASW WEAPONS consists of

Answer 42

MK-46

MK-54

Question 43

MK-46

Answer 43

• Basic warhead

* OTTO II fuel

Question 44

MK-54

Answer 44

• Shaped, charge warhead
• Combined MK-46 and MK-50
• OTTO II fuel

Question 45

ATT

Answer 45

Anti- Torpedo torpedo

Question 46

What is an ATT?

Answer 46

Has homing device that locks into torpedo and kills it with impact