COMBAT SYSTEMS

Question 1

What does CSOSS stand for?

Answer 1

Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System

Question 2

What does CSOOW stand for?

Answer 2

Combat Systems Officer of the Watch

Question 3

What does CSRO stand for?

Answer 3

Combat Systems Readiness Officer

Question 4

What does CWO stand for?

Answer 4

Communications Watch Officer

Question 5

What does IFF stand for?

Answer 5

Identify Friend or Foe

Question 6

What does EMCON stand for?

Answer 6

Emissions Control

Question 7

What does TACAN stand for?

Answer 7

Tactical Air Navigation

Question 8

What does RADAR stand for?

Answer 8

Radio Detection and Ranging

Question 9

What does SONAR stand for?

Answer 9

Sound Navigation and Ranging

Question 10

What does HERO stand for?

Answer 10

Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordinance

Question 11

What does CIWS stand for?

Answer 11

Close-In Weapon System

Question 12

What does RAM stand for?

Answer 12

Rolling Airframe Missle

Question 13

What does SSDS stand for?

Answer 13

Ships Self Defense System

Question 14

What does POTS stand for?

Answer 14

Plain Old Telephone System

Question 15

What does TVDTS stand for?

Answer 15

Television Direct to Sailor

Question 16

What does HYDRA stand for?

Answer 16

Hierarchical Yet Dynamic Reprogrammable Architecture

Question 17

What does DDRT stand for?

Answer 17

Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer

Question 18

What is the purpose of CSOSS?

Answer 18

Provides procedures to combat casualties on Combat Systems equipment to maximize up time and minimize down time

Question 19

Condition 5 Watch Stations:

Answer 19

CSOOW, CSOSS Technicians

Question 20

Condition 3 Watch Standers:

Answer 20

TAO, CSOOW, CSOSS Area Supervisors, CSOSS Technicians

Question 21

Condition 1 Watch Standers:

Answer 21

TAO, CSRO, CSOOW, CSOSS Area Supervisors, CSOSS Technicians

Question 22

ESS

Answer 22

Electronics Systems Supervisor

-Tactical data systems, Link 4A, Link 11, Link 16 SSDS

Question 23

ICS

Answer 23

Interior Communications Supervisor

-Phones, TV, Alarms

Question 24

ISS

Answer 24

Information Systems Supervisor

-ADP, NIPR, SIPR, NTCSS, MCMS

Question 25

RSS

Answer 25

Radar Systems Supervisor | -WSN-7, All radars, except SPS-48 and SPQ-9B

Question 26

WSS

Answer 26

Weapons Systems Supervisor | -NATO, RAM, SPS-48, SPQ-9B

Question 27

XCS

Answer 27

External Communications Supervisor | -HF, VHF, UHF, SHF, EHF, HYDRA

Question 28

Purpose of Fire Control

Answer 28

To direct ordinance to strike a desired target

Question 29

Warfare areas that utilize missiles:

Answer 29

Air, Surface, Subsurface, Strike

Question 30

What is the range of CIWS?

Answer 30

1NM

Question 31

What is the range of RAM?

Answer 31

4NM

Question 32

What is the range of ESSM?

Answer 32

9NM

Question 33

What is the range of Harpoon?

Answer 33

60NM

Question 34

What is the range of Tomahawk?

Answer 34

1350NM

Question 35

What is the Fire Control Radar?

Answer 35

SPQ-9B, 80NM, 2-D

Question 36

What is CIWS?

Answer 36

Close-In Weapon System, 4500 rounds per minute for air contacts, 3000 rounds per minute for surface contacts, drum capacity is 1550 rounds, rounds made of heavy metal tungsten

Question 37

How many .50 caliber gun mounts?

Answer 37

10

Question 38

What are the 4 D's of a Weapon System?

Answer 38

Detection, Direction, Delivery, Destruction

Question 39

HF

Answer 39

3-30Mhz, Long Range Communications

Question 40

VHF

Answer 40

30-300Mhz, Bridge to Bridge Maritime Communications

Question 41

UHF

Answer 41

300Mhz-3Ghz, LOS and Satellite Communications

Question 42

SHF

Answer 42

3-30Ghz, DSCS and CBSP

Question 43

EHF

Answer 43

30-300Ghz, Tomahawk mission data planning, tactical comms, IP services for strike

Question 44

Explain HYDRA:

Answer 44

Hierarchical Yet Dynamic Reprogrammable Architecture, Flight Deck comms and DC comms underway, Security forces and DC comms in port

Question 45

WQC-2A:

Answer 45

underwater telephone system used to communicate with submarines, aka Gertrude

Question 46

GBS:

Answer 46

Global Broadcast System

Question 47

What is SPS-48?

Answer 47

Primary Air Search radar, 220NM, 3D Air Search

Question 48

What is SPS-49?

Answer 48

Secondary Air Search radar, 256NM, 2D Air Search

Question 49

What is SPS-67?

Answer 49

Primary Surface Search, 100NM, 2D Surface Search

Question 50

What is SPS-73?

Answer 50

96NM, 2D Navigation, Secondary Surface Search

Question 51

What is SPS-74?

Answer 51

Periscope, 32NM

Question 52

What are the factors that affect radar?

Answer 52

Atmospheric conditions, sea return, weather, radar height

Question 53

What is the fathometer?

Answer 53

provides depth of water

Question 54

What is the pitsword?

Answer 54

provides speed through water

Question 55

What is Moriah?

Answer 55

provides wind speed data

Question 56

What is the digital compass?

Answer 56

Provides bearing data

Question 57

What does DDRT do?

Answer 57

Used to plot ships recent course.

Question 58

What is WSN-7?

Answer 58

RLGN- ring laser gyro navigator, | Provides ships position data; including pitch and roll data

Question 59

1MC-

Answer 59

General Announcing System, Ship-Wide

Question 60

3MC-

Answer 60

General Announcing System, Hangar Deck

Question 61

4MC-

Answer 61

Damage Control Announcing, Repair Lockers/DC Central

Question 62

5MC-

Answer 62

General Announcing System, Flight Deck

Question 63

23MC-

Answer 63

Engineering/Reactor/Electrical Control

Question 64

46MC-

Answer 64

Weapons/Magazines

Question 65

Sound Powered Phones-

Answer 65

Damage Control, Lookout, Casualty Control

Question 66

Integrated Voice Network (IVN)-

Answer 66

Ships telephone system

Question 67

ICSM-

Answer 67

Alarm system monitored by MCMS

Question 68

How many edge switches?

Answer 68

12

Question 69

How many backbone switches?

Answer 69

2