MSS
RSC
Combat Watch Stations
Threat postures/ Weapons Postures
Call outs
100

What are the three phases of missile flight?

When is FCS assigned? 

Pre-Launch (Boost Phase)

Midcourse

Terminal Homing


100

What are the two "scopes"  and what are they used for? 

A Scope- Doppler compression- looking for a valid return

F- scope Accuracy of return and variation 

100

EWCO/ ES 

Electronic warfare councilor

Call tell the frequency of radars and references it with our known data in order to be able to tell what kind of vessel is radiating 


100

What are the three threat postures? 

White- No keys CSES off- not being targeted

Yellow- Keys on station, CSES off, attack is possible

Red- roll fis green- attack is imminent or in progress 
100

Vampire Vampire 

Missile inbound 

200

What are the three missiles we keep a sugar count for? What are their ranges? What are their call sign? 

Essm-10nm- " Birds away"

SM2- 80 nm "Birds away"

SM6 200+ nm "Big Sick away"


200

What is the max range of spy, track and scan? 

Search 256nm

Track 512nm

200

SWS 

Surface warfare supervisor 

Tracks all surface contacts- recommends engagements 

Tracks own ship  

200

What are the 4 firing postures?

Tight- Fire on everything ID as hostile

Hold- wait for orders to fire

Free- Fire on anything not friendly

Safe- only fire if in self defense 

200

Leaker Leaker

We missed our target

300

What are the 7 safeties  

RLEP 

FIS

Permit Launcher (2) 

Launch enable- LCU 

Authorize magazine- CSC 

CSES 


300
What are the 4 search options?

Passive 

No ECCM

Normal

Low e Search  (doesn't apply to us) 

300

TIC 

Tactical data Coordinator

Link up with other ships and shares the picture and tracks. Figures out why link goes down, EMCON controls 

300

What are the 3 weapons Postures? 

1- Not ready- everything down, CSES, CIWS, Keys in safe, takes a while to get set up

2- Electrical Safeties on- mechanical isn't, keys are in, CSES in minutes 

3- All safeties removed, firing chain not set 

300

Bulldog

Harpoon 

400

What are the hold fires? 

C&D hold fire

WCS hold fire

Hold Fire Destruct 

Break Engage

Cease fire 
400

What should your search times be?


Horizon Search- 2-4 sec

Above horizon- 12-24 sec

Fast HS- 1 sec 

400

IDS

Identifies all things on screen and makes sure the picture is correctly labeled. 

400

Yellow, tight, 2 

Keys on station, cses off- fire on anything ID as hostile- electrical Safties on 

400

Winchester

We are out of missiles

500

What are the three doctrine? 

Semi Auto

Auto SM

Auto Special 

500

What are the three TWS Report Modes and what do they do? 


Track While Scan- Auto, threat, non-threat
500

What does AAW do? 

Anti-Air Warfare coordinator- controls air picture- selects missile- makes engagements

Recognize air picture and get ID


500

Red, Free, 1 

Threat imminent, roll fis green- fire on anything- all safties removed 

500

Red Wood Hot

Over cap station