Block VI Combat Systems Flashcards
What does TACAN provide?
A.I.D.S. (Azimuth, Identification, Distance, and Squitter)
What does JTIDS stand for?
BONUS: where is it located?
Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
- Link 16 (under TACAN)
What does JTIDS provide?
BONUS: what is the range?
Frequency hoping data link for imagery to our aircraft. Also, J-Voice (secure) communications that cannot be jammed.
- Range: Line Of Sight (35-68nm)
What is the primary air radar system?
BONUS: what does it provide?
BONUS: what is the range?
BONUS: where on the ship is it located?
SPS-48G
- 3D range, elevation, and bearing
- 220nm in EAC and 155nm in primary mode of Low-E
- located fwd of mast on O-11 level, big square one can’t miss it.
What is the secondary air radar system?
BONUS: what does it provide?
BONUS: what is the range?
BONUS: where on the ship is it located?
SPS-49
- 2D air search - alternate marshaling radar
- located aft of the mast on tower
What does the SPS-67 provide?
BONUS: what is the range?
BONUS: where on the ship is it located?
Primary surface search and can detect low flying aircraft - secondary navigational.
- 60nm range
- located on mast, port-side, orange peel shape
What does the SPS-73 provide?
BONUS: what is the range?
Primary navigational - secondary surface search
- 90nm range
What is the FURUNO used for?
BONUS: what is the range?
BONUS: where on the ship is it located?
Commercial, non-military navigational radar.
- 120nm range
- located just forward of the SPS-48
What are the two types of ASMD the ship is equipped with?
BONUS: what does ASMD stand for?
RNSSMS (Re-architectured NATO Seasparrow Surface Missle System), and RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile).
- Anti-Ship Missile Defense
Give some basic information about the RNSSMS.
What: 8-cell box launcher using RIM 162D missiles
Range: 9-12nm (500yds min.)
Location: 2 launchers (1 fwd stbd and 1 aft port)
Acquisition: semi-active, directed by target illuminators
Give some basic information about the RAM.
What: 21 cell box launcher utilizing RIM 116 missiles
Range: 3-5nm
Location: 2 launchers (1 fwd port and 1 stbd aft)
Acquisition: Infrared/Radio frequency (IR/RF) seeker head
* extremely fast missile (Mach 2.5 out of launcher)
What does TACAN stand for?
Tactical Air Navigation
- range: 200 NM
