Undersea Warfare Flashcards
(46 cards)
STG
Sonar Technician Surface
SONAR
Sound Navigation and Ranging
Oceanography
Using sound to detect and classify objects in the water
List the different types of sonobouys
- DIFAR
* DICASS
DIFAR
- Passive only
* Hydrophones listen
DICASS
- Active only
* Transducer sends out ping to detect objects
What are 3 factors that affect sound speed and water?
- Temperature
- Salinity
- Pressure
TWS
Torpedo Warning System
Purpose of TWS?
Early warning of incoming torpedoes
Parts of TWS
- Rod
- Winch
- Array
- FES
- Launchers
TWS Rod
Location? Purpose?
- Bridge + CDC
* Displays torpedo detections
TWS winch
Purpose and location?
- Deploys/retrieves arrays
* STBD fantail
TWS array length?
2702 ft
100 ft drogue (2802ft total)
TWS FES
Location and purpose?
- CDC TAO Station
* Allows firing of the ATT’s
of Launchers?
of max ATT’s in each Launcher?
- 1 in PORT, 1 in STBD
* 6
NIXIE-AN/SLQ-25C
Torpedo Countermeasure
Confuses the torpedo to have it run out of battery/fuel
Parts of NIXIE?
Location?
of feet on each spool?
of feet deployable?
- Winch
- Portside of fantail
- 2100ft
- 2000
Remote control console location
03-160-1-C
NIXIE control location
01-225-0-C
What the nick name for a towed body and how many do we have?
- Fish
* 2
MICM
Magnetic Interference Countermeasure
MICM Function
Creates magnetic pull behind ship for torpedoes to cause premature detonation
CV-TSC
Carrier technical support center
Purpose of CV-TSC?
Provides DESRON a Tactical Picture