Common MC Flashcards

1
Q

What is the Ordnance panel

A

Interactive panel that gives you information regarding buoys (Change Freq, Ect… but Can’t launch)

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2
Q

Name some of the components in the E830 Rack

A

Think of the E830 as the home computer

Power Conditioner 
TACLANE
CPS - Common Power Supply
ESSG (Ethernet Cables)
CIK housing 
CEIOB x 2
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3
Q

Name the components in the E840 rack

A

It contains the router, drives, storage, graphics, time dis system

CDS-RM (Router)
DSU (Digital Storage Unit) - PDSU(Sec/bottom) and BDSU (Unclass/top)
DVP - digital Vid Processor
TDS - Time Distribution sys

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4
Q

What is Flashing and Mippling

A

Flashing - Warning Conditions

Mippling - Pusling symbol changes in size

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5
Q

PID

A

Pre-flight Insertion Data

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6
Q

MCDS

A

Mission Computing Display Sub-system

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7
Q

EADR

A

Embedded Aco Data Recorder

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8
Q

What does the PID do?

A

Preloaded from the TOC with generic setups, comms, Maps, Aco, Camera, Recorders….

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9
Q

What is the IFID

A

In Flight Insertion Data

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10
Q

What does the IFID do?

A

Information stored locally for the sortie.

You can save things like your personal setups to the IFID incase your MCWS crashes.

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11
Q

What is in E830

A
Kiv-7m 
Taclane
Essg (cables)
SSU
CEIOB x 2
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12
Q

What is in rack E840

A

CDS-rm
DSU (dig storage unit)
DVP (dig vid processor)
TDS (time distribution system)

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13
Q

Mippling

A

Symbol pulses/changes in size

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14
Q

What are the 5 things loaded

A

DSU x 2
Cik
EADR
CDS-rm?

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15
Q

What are the 4 primary information assurance components

A

DSU
CDS-rm
Traffic filter firewall
TACLANE

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16
Q

What does ESM do

A

Provides tactical (mission info) and strategic (collect and deliver info) EW data

A passive detection system for fixing, tracking, ident, surveillance and threat alerts

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17
Q

WRA

A

Weapon replaceable assembly

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18
Q

Radio freq range

A

0.5-40

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19
Q

Two types of ESM antenna

A

Short baseline interferometer

Long baseline interferometer

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20
Q

What does the elint scanner do and what is it’s limitations

A

Disrupts the sonobuoy positions system

Strips and analyses pulses, collects elint data

21
Q

Name ESM components

A

Antenna interface unit - E870

Aft AIU - aft pressure bulkhead

Scanner AIU mid lower fuselage

22
Q

E860

A

ESM power supply
ESM chiller
Digital receiver processor (sorts out pulses)
RFC (radio freq)
Interface Blanking unit (reduces ownship emission)

23
Q

How does the ESM system go from receiver to mcw

A

Signal received - AIUS collects and amps - RFC makes radio signal - Digital receiver processor - MCDS - MCW

24
Q

What is the ESM library known as

A

Library - 800+, 70 active

25
Q

What is JSEI

A

Java specific emitter of interest

Recognises individual electronic emitters and can provide audio tone
We don’t use

26
Q

Radar range

A

260 @ 2

27
Q

SAR uses

A

A/c Doppler

28
Q

Periscope mode

A

0.2 sec for 32

29
Q

Two types of tracking methods and max numbers

A

TWS - 256

Raven - 500/2000

30
Q

Raven ATI means

A

Raven auto track initiation

31
Q

Raven +

A

+: fast generation, auto track creation, improved pcs, auto drop track

32
Q

Raven -

A

Not land aware

Ineffective against manoeuvring

Weather creates false returns

Re-aquire wrong targets

33
Q

Tracking limits for turns

A

25 for tws

18.5 for Raven

34
Q

Radar components and locations

A

Radome - scanner and iffi

E870: radar data Center (info around radar)
Antenna control electronics
Receiver exciter processor (pulse processed)
Transmitter (data to mcws)

35
Q

Mode 1

A

Mission spec code

36
Q

Mode 2

A

A/c ident

37
Q

Mode 5

A

Encrypted

38
Q

Mode c

A

Altitude

39
Q

IFFI limitation

A

Not aloud to use it with us areas

40
Q

What is IBS and BI

A

Integrated broadcast service

Broadcast intelligence

41
Q

What does BI use

A

Satcom - batwing antenna and arc-210

42
Q

What does IBS do

A

Provided tactical picture to toms depending on access rights

43
Q

Describe the process of BI

A
TRS (ops centre pushes out IBS)
Satcom receives 
TRS(tactical receive segment)
Signal processed 
ISAT (Intel situation awareness tool)
TOMS displays info
44
Q

Remote track on link is

A

Offboard

45
Q

Local track is

A

Onboard

46
Q

What symbology system do we use

A

1787c+

47
Q

What does mako chat use

A

Inmarsat

Mako/jchat

TACLANE

48
Q

What is the name for Taclane

A

KG-175D or (1750)

49
Q

What is the format for mako chat name

A

A/c type _callsign_role