7 - Surface Warfare

Question 1

AEGIS Weapon System and AN/SPY1 Phased Array Radar and its purpose

Answer 1

• Most advanced anti-air system in existence and the Navy’s primary anti-air/anti-missile warfare system
• The heart of the AWS and it is able to perform search, track, and missile guidance functions with a track capacity of more than 100 targets.
• Found on:
  
  • CG
  • DDG

Question 2

AN/SQQ-89 USW/ASW Combat System

Answer 2

• Provides surface warships with a seamlessly integrated undersea/anti-submarine warfare detection localization, classification and targeting capability
• Provides a full range of undersea warfare functions such as underwater fire
• Control, on board trainer capability, a highly-evolved display subsystem, and integration with the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopter for sonobuoy signal processing

Question 3

BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)

Answer 3

• Land attack warfare and is designed to fly at extremely low altitudes at high subsonic speeds
• Long-range subsonic cruise missile for striking high value or heavily defended land targets.

Question 4

LCS Mission Modules

Answer 4

• Mine countermeasure (MCM): Detect and neutralize mine threats
• Surface warfare (SUW): provide maritime security and prosecution of small boat threats
• Anti-submarine warfare (ASW): they detect, classify, localize, and prosecute enemy submarines

Question 5

Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS

Answer 5

• Provides ships with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti-ship
• Missiles, aircraft, and littoral warfare threats
• Fast-reaction, detect-through-engage, radar guided 20-millimeter gun weapon system
• Found on
  
  • CVNs
  • CGs
  • DDGs
  • LCS
  • LSD

Question 6

Mk 45 5” 54/62 Caliber Gun

Answer 6

• Fully-automatic gun mount employed against surface, air, and land attack targets
• Designed to engage surface and air targets and to provide naval surface fire support for expeditionary operations
• Found on
  
  • DDGs
  • CGs

Question 7

Mk 46 Torpedo

Answer 7

• Improved counter-countermeasure performance, enhanced target acquisition, a bottom-avoidance preset, and improved maintainability and reliability
• Serves as the payload for the vertical launch anti-submarine rocket

Question 8

Mk 54 Torpedo (Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo – LHT)

Answer 8

• Advanced guidance and control section employing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) processing technologies and tactical software improvements to significantly increase shallow water counter-countermeasure capability at reduced lifecycle costs

Question 9

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)

Answer 9

• High-firepower, low cost, self-defense system against anti-ship cruise missiles and other asymmetric threats
• Lightweight, quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile; destroys anti-ship cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats.

Question 10

RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

Answer 10

• Medium-range, semi-active homing missile that makes flight corrections via radar and midcourse data uplinks
• Provides reliable ship self-defense capability against agile, high-speed, low-altitude anti-ship cruise missiles, low velocity air threats, and high-speed maneuverable surface threats

Question 11

RGM-84 Harpoon

Answer 11

• Versatile, widely used anti-ship missile; Designed for shipboard launch against surface targets

Question 12

SM-2 and SM-6 Standard Missile

Answer 12

• Primary surface-to-air defense weapon
• Primary missions are fleet area air defense and ship self-defense, also extended area air defense projection capability
• Provides an extended range anti-air warfare capability both over sea and over land
• Provides the surface Navy with an increased battlespace against anti-air warfare threats over-the-horizon

Question 13

Details about the Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Answer 13

• Carry the designation United States Naval Ship (USNS)
• Crew primarily of civilians and Navy reservists
• Hull numbers as:
  
  • T-AOE
  • T-AKE
• Not armed
  
  • Blue and Gold on ship stacks

Question 14

Four categories of USNS ships

Answer 14

• Combat Logistics Force
• Special Mission
• Prepositioning
• Service Support

Question 15

Mission and capabillities of the Zumwalt-class DDG

Answer 15

• Mission: Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW)
• Stealth warship: 50 foot reduction in radar cross section.
• Reduced ship cost, manpower requirements, fuel consumption, signatures, and maintenance from previous models
• Cost to build: $10 Billion
• Expected to operate with a minimum underway watch (18 crew members, with a bridge watch of 5)
• Has AGS: Advanced Gun System of 300 round magazine, with two 155mm weapons.

Question 16

Reverse

• Most advanced anti-air system in existence and the Navy’s primary anti-air/anti-missile warfare system
• The heart of the AWS and it is able to perform search, track, and missile guidance functions with a track capacity of more than 100 targets.
• Found on:
  
  • CG
  • DDG

Answer 16

AEGIS Weapon System and AN/SPY1 Phased Array Radar and its purpose

Question 17

Reverse

• Provides surface warships with a seamlessly integrated undersea/anti-submarine warfare detection localization, classification and targeting capability
• Provides a full range of undersea warfare functions such as underwater fire
• Control, on board trainer capability, a highly-evolved display subsystem, and integration with the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System helicopter for sonobuoy signal processing

Answer 17

AN/SQQ-89 USW/ASW Combat System

Question 18

Reverse

• Land attack warfare and is designed to fly at extremely low altitudes at high subsonic speeds
• Long-range subsonic cruise missile for striking high value or heavily defended land targets.

Answer 18

BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM)

Question 19

Reverse

• Mine countermeasure (MCM): Detect and neutralize mine threats
• Surface warfare (SUW): provide maritime security and prosecution of small boat threats
• Anti-submarine warfare (ASW): they detect, classify, localize, and prosecute enemy submarines

Answer 19

LCS Mission Modules

Question 20

Reverse

• Provides ships with an inner layer point defense capability against Anti-ship
• Missiles, aircraft, and littoral warfare threats
• Fast-reaction, detect-through-engage, radar guided 20-millimeter gun weapon system
• Found on
  
  • CVNs
  • CGs
  • DDGs
  • LCS
  • LSD

Answer 20

Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS

Question 21

Reverse

• Fully-automatic gun mount employed against surface, air, and land attack targets
• Designed to engage surface and air targets and to provide naval surface fire support for expeditionary operations
• Found on
  
  • DDGs
  • CGs

Answer 21

Mk 45 5” 54/62 Caliber Gun

Question 22

Reverse

• Improved counter-countermeasure performance, enhanced target acquisition, a bottom-avoidance preset, and improved maintainability and reliability
• Serves as the payload for the vertical launch anti-submarine rocket

Answer 22

Mk 46 Torpedo

Question 23

Reverse

• Advanced guidance and control section employing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) processing technologies and tactical software improvements to significantly increase shallow water counter-countermeasure capability at reduced lifecycle costs

Answer 23

Mk 54 Torpedo (Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo – LHT)

Question 24

Reverse

• High-firepower, low cost, self-defense system against anti-ship cruise missiles and other asymmetric threats
• Lightweight, quick-reaction, fire-and-forget missile; destroys anti-ship cruise missiles and asymmetric air and surface threats.

Answer 24

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)

Question 25

# Reverse * Medium-range, semi-active homing missile that makes flight corrections via radar and midcourse data uplinks * Provides reliable ship self-defense capability against agile, high-speed, low-altitude anti-ship cruise missiles, low velocity air threats, and high-speed maneuverable surface threats

Answer 25

RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

Question 26

# Reverse * Versatile, widely used anti-ship missile; Designed for shipboard launch against surface targets

Answer 26

RGM-84 Harpoon

Question 27

# Reverse * Primary surface-to-air defense weapon * Primary missions are fleet area air defense and ship self-defense, also extended area air defense projection capability * Provides an extended range anti-air warfare capability both over sea and over land * Provides the surface Navy with an increased battlespace against anti-air warfare threats over-the-horizon

Answer 27

SM-2 and SM-6 Standard Missile

Question 28

# Reverse * Carry the designation United States Naval Ship (USNS) * Crew primarily of civilians and Navy reservists * Hull numbers as: * T-AOE * T-AKE * Not armed * Blue and Gold on ship stacks

Answer 28

Details about the Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Question 29

# Reverse * Combat Logistics Force * Special Mission * Prepositioning * Service Support

Answer 29

Four categories of USNS ships

Question 30

# Reverse * Mission: Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASUW) * Stealth warship: 50 foot reduction in radar cross section. * Reduced ship cost, manpower requirements, fuel consumption, signatures, and maintenance from previous models * Cost to build: $10 Billion * Expected to operate with a minimum underway watch (18 crew members, with a bridge watch of 5) * Has AGS: Advanced Gun System of 300 round magazine, with two 155mm weapons.

Answer 30

Mission and capabillities of the Zumwalt-class DDG