Warfare Study Prep Guide Q's Flashcards
ASuW
Any weapon, sensor, or ops intended to attack or limit the effectiveness of an adversaries surface ships
Weapon Systems - Hard Kill - BOFORS
Bofors 57 - Tucker
ant air / surface
FCO via FCS in Ops with CEROS 200
Range - 5 miles 220 /min
Weapon Systems - Hard Kill - CIWS
CIWS - Woodpecker
missiles / aircraft/ surface defence
FCO in ops and LCP manned by CSE
2 mils 4500 /min
Weapon Systems - Hard Kill - Harpoon
Harpoon Bulldog
anti ship. it uses sea skimming OFFENSIVE WEAPON
Range - over horizon
Weapon Systems - Hard Kill - ESSM
Sea Sparrow - Birds
against airborn threats
FCO in Ops Room
Range 15-30 nm. 8port 8 stbd
Weapon Systems - Soft Kill - MASS
Mass - multi ammo softkill system
crates chaff
Weapon Systems - Soft Kill - RAMSES
re-programmable advanced multi mode shipboard electronic (counter) system
jamming vs missiles
Sensors - Active
SG 180 ( sea giraffe)
Smart S ( 3d )
S band
x Band
Sensors - Passive
ELISRA
Sea Search
Threat Warning - White / Yellow / Red
No detected threat
Possible to likely
High Likelyhood
ASW Hard Kill - Torpedo
Mark 46 - Bulldog, ______? DogBox
against Submarines by Friggate and Helo
ASW Soft Kill - NIXIE
Towed acoustic torpedo decoy system - Fanfare
against torpedos / subs
generates acoustic jamming
Passive Sonar types
Sonobuoys - Lofar (Maypole) - omni directional short range
- DiFar (pointer) - directional - short range
Arrays - IUSS - inigrated underwater survailance system
- SURTASS - Surveilance towed array sonar
- CANTASS - tac towed array
Submarine Flare Types and Meanings
White smoke / Yellow Smoke
Keep clear of my position, carrying out surfacing procedures
Submarine Flare Types and Meanings
Green Grenade
I have fired ( orsimulated ) exercise torpedos
x2 = sim nuclear
Submarine Flare Types and Meanings
Red flare
Keep Clear, carrying out emergency surfacing procedures / or unable to surface
multi colour is same meaning