Combat Systems ESWS Flashcards by Pon Mingkhouan

• What is the meaning of the acronym RADAR?

Ans: RADIO DETECTION AND RANGING.

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• What is the meaning of the acronym SONAR?

Ans: SOUND NAVIGATION AND RANGING.

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• State the two warfare areas that utilize naval gun systems?

Ans: Air warfare and Surface warfare

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• State the four warfare areas that utilize naval missile systems?

Ans: Air warfare, Undersea Warfare, Surface Warfare, Strike Warfare.

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• What is the purpose of fire control?

Ans: To control weapon fire to ensure maximum kill probability.

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• What is the difference between two dimensional(2D) and Three dimensional(3D) radars?

Ans: Two dimensional radars show range and bearing only, while three dimensional radars show range , bearing, and altitude.

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• What is the purpose of torpedo countermeasure systems?

Ans: To decoy torpedo’s fired at the ship.

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• What is meant by Hang-fire?

Ans: Undesired delay in a commanded weapons firing..

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• What is meant by Mis-fire?

Ans: The weapon did not fire when commanded.

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• What is meant by Hot Gun?

Ans: The round fired without the trigger being pulled due to the chamber
Overheating from an excessive amount of rounds expended during a relatively short time (number of rounds vs time is relative to each different weapon)

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• What is the Train warning circle:

Ans: Circle painted outside the radius of a fire control system to keep personnel clear of MOVEMENT hazards only.

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• What are the four components of a weapon system?

Ans: Detection, Direction, Delivery, Destruction

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• What is meant by HERO?

Ans: Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance.

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Explain the term C4I

Ans: Command, Control, Communications and Computers and Intelligence

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• What type of GYRO do we have on GW?

Ans: AN/WSN-7.

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• An antenna with the base pained red is what type of antenna?

Ans: Transmit

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• An antenna with the base pained blue is what type of antenna?

Ans: Receive

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An antenna with the base pained gray is what type of antenna?

Ans: Transmit/Receive

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• What does CIWS stand for?

Ans: Close-in Weapons Systems.

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• How many CIWS mounts do we have and what are their numbers?

Ans: 2, mount 21, 22

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• What is the rate of fire?

Ans: 4500 rounds per minute in AIR.

3000 rounds per minute in SURFACE.

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• How many rates of fire are there on CIWS?

Ans: 2

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• What type of round does the CIWS use?

Ans: 20 mm white tipped tungsten rounds.

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• Why are the mounts numbered in the 20’s?

Ans: They are 20 caliber rounds.

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• Where are the CIWS Mounts

Ans: next to NATO 1 and 2

• What is the Max Capacity of the CIWS?

Ans: 1550 rounds.

How many rounds is CIWS normally loaded at?

Ans: 1400

• What is the effective range of the CIWS?

Ans: 1 NM

• What is meant by TACAN?

Ans: Tactical Air Navigation.

• Where is TACAN?

Ans: Top of the mast

• What are the 4 types of CASREP’s

Ans: Initial, Update, Correction, Cancellation

• What is a Cat 2 CASREP?

Ans: Causes a minor degradation to a secondary mission.

• What is a Cat 3 CASREP?

Ans: Causes a minor degradation to the primary mission or a major degradation to a secondary mission.

• What is a CAT 4, CASREP?

Ans: Causes a major degradation to a primary mission.

• How many NATO SEASPARROW launchers do we have?

Ans: 2.

• How many missiles per mount.

Ans: 8.

• What type of missiles is the NATO Seasparrow.

Ans: RIM7 P

• What is the range of a NATO SEASPARROW?

Ans: 9 NM.

• What does RAM stand for

Ans: Rolling Airframe Missile

• What is the effective range of RAM

Ans: 3 NM

• How many missiles per RAM mount

Ans: 21

• What type of missiles does RAM use

Ans: RIM 116

• How many RAM mounts do we have

Ans: 2

• Where are the RAM mounts?

Ans: Port Forward and Aft Starboard.

• What is the freq range for High Frequency?

Ans: 3-30MHZ

• What is the freq range for VHF ?

Ans: 30-300MHZ.

• What is the freq range for UHF?

Ans: 300MHZ to 3GHZ.

• What is the freq range for SHF?

Ans: 3-30GHZ

• What is the freq range for EHF?

Ans: 30-300GHZ

• The RODMETER provides what to the ship?

Ans: Speed of the ship in KNOTS and Distance traveled through the water in Nautical Miles.

What is another name for the Rodmeter?

Ans: Pitsword

• Where is the Pitsword located?

Ans: JP-5 Pump room #2

• How do we know how fast we are moving when in shallow waters?

Ans: Dummy Log

• What is the AN/SLQ-25?

Ans: NIXIE

• How many do we have?

Ans: 2

• How many 50 Cal mounts do we have?

Ans: 10.

• What does NATO stand for?

Ans: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• What is the SPS-48

Ans: Air Search Radar

• What is the SPS-48’s display in regards to dimensions

Ans: 3-D

• What is the SPS-48’s range

Ans: 220 NM

• What is the SPS-49

Ans: Air Search Radar

• What is the SPS-49’s display in regards to dimensions

Ans: 2-D

• What is the SPS-49’s range

Ans: 256 NM

• What is the SPQ-9B

Ans: Anti –ship Missile Defense (ASMD) Radar. Capable of both Air and Surface detection.

• What is NSSMS

Ans: NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System

• What is the NSSMS Director

Ans: Illuminates the target to guide the NATO Seasparrow Missile

• How many directors do we have

Ans: 4

• What is the WQC-2

Ans: Underwater Telephone line to Subs

• What is the SPS-73

Ans: Primary navigation, secondary surface search

• What is the SPS-67

Ans: Secondary navigation, primary surface search

• What is the SPN-41

Ans: Bullseye

• How many SPN-41s do we have?

Ans: 2

• Where are the SPN-41s?

Ans: 1 is on the 49 tower, the other on the fantail

• What is the SPN-43

Ans: Marshalling

• How many SPN-41s do we have?

Ans: 1

• Where is the SPN-43

Ans: Lower mast yard arm below SPQ-9B

• What is the SPN-46

Ans: Needles

• How many SPN-46s do we have?

Ans: 2

• Where are the SPN-46s at?

Ans: Port Aft side of the island.

• What is the SLQ-32

Ans: Anti-Air Defense / Passive Emitter

• How many SLQ-32s do we have?

Ans: 2

• Where are the SLQ-32s located?

Ans: Port forward on the flight deck aft of RAM1 and starboard off the island

Where are the EHF antennas located

Ans: FWD and AFT on the O-11 level

• What are some of the capabilities of EHF?

Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data(512kb data), Highly Secure and has Anti-Jamming features.

• Where are the SHF antennas located

Ans: WSC-6(DSCS) is located at the top of the mast; | WSC-8 (CWSP) is located aft of the LSO platform

• What are some of the capabilities of SHF

Ans: WSC-6(DSCS) 2 antennas for Secure Data (SIPRNET, SCI etc) connected to a Satellite. WSC-8 (CWSP) 1 antenna for Unsecure Data (NIPRNET, phone lines) connected to a Satellite.

• Where are the UHF LOS antennas located?

Ans: Around the Bridge, they look like X-Mas Trees

• What are some of the capabilities of UHF LOS?

Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice up to 32 NM. Does not use a satellite.

• Where are the UHF SATCOM antennas located?

Ans: On the top yardarm of the mast next to DSCS and on the O-11 level.

• What are some of the capabilities of UHF SATCOM

Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data worldwide via satellites.

• Where are the VHF antennas located?

Ans: On the ends of the top and middle yardarm of the mast.

• What are some of the capabilities of VHF?

Ans: Only 1 circuit, IAD (International Air Distress) 121.500Mhz

• Where are the HF antennas located

Ans: Along the catwalk of the flight deck both port and stbd sides. Also on the O-11 level.

• What are some of the capabilities of HF?

Ans: Secure and Unsecure Voice and Data. Used primarily with allied forces or as a last resort with US Naval forces. HF is the only frequency band that has the capability of worldwide range without the use of a Satellite.

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