CG 47 CLASS ADVISORY NR 14-93
AUTOMATIC LAUNCHER LOADING
DURING NON-COOPERATIVE TARGET RECOGNITION (NCTR)
ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT
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REF/A/DOC/NSWCDD/01AUG92/-/NOTAL//
AMPN/REF A IS WCS PPS WS-10555/1B, PROGRAM PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION
FOR WCS MK 1 MOD 0, VOLUME 1//
RMKS/1. THIS ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO PREVENT AUTOMATIC
LAUNCHER LOADING OF STANDARD MISSILES (SM) DURING NCTR ILLUMINATION
ASSIGNMENT IN BASELINE 1.4. THIS ADVISORY IS APPLICABLE TO USS
TICONDEROGA AND USS VINCENNES AND WILL BE APPLICABLE TO THE REMAINING
BASELINE 1 CRUISERS AS THE AN/UPX-34(V) IS INSTALLED DURING ROH.
2. BACKGROUND.
A. THE AN/UPX-34(V) RADAR TRACK DISCRIMINATION SYSTEM PROVIDES
TARGET IDENTIFICATION OF ACTIVE AN/SPY-1 AIR TRACKS. THIS IS
INITIATED BY MEANS OF A NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT. THE DESIGNATED
TARGET IS ILLUMINATED BY THE FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE REFLECTED
ILLUMINATION IS PROCESSED TO PROVIDE A LIST OF CANDIDATE AIRCRAFT.
AN/UPX-34(V) IS INSTALLED AND INTEGRATED INTO BASELINE 1.4 ON CG 47
AND 49 AND WILL BE A FUTURE MODIFICATION TO CG 48, 50 AND 51.
AN/UPX-34(V) INTEGRATION INTO BASELINE 2 AND FOLLOW IS IN
DEVELOPMENT.
B. IN BASELINE 1.4, NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT RESULTS IN THE
LOADING OF SM ONTO READY LAUNCHER(S). NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENTS
ARE PROCESSED AS SM ENGAGEMENT ORDERS (EO). EO ARE DIVIDED INTO
THREE CATEGORIES:
(1) A STANDARD MISSILE EO IS AN ORDER TO ENGAGE A
DESIGNATED TARGET WITH SM(S).
(2) A SPECIAL ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT ORDER IS A REQUEST TO
ILLUMINATE A DESIGNATED TARGET.
(3) A NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT ORDER IS A REQUEST TO
ILLUMINATE A DESIGNATED TARGET FOR THE PURPOSE OF TARGET
IDENTIFICATION.
C. EO AND EO UPDATES ARE RECEIVED BY THE WEAPON CONTROL SYSTEM
COMPUTER PROGRAM FROM THE COMMAND AND DECISION (C AND D)
SYSTEM. IF THE EO IS THE INITIAL ENTRY INTO THE EO LIST, A MISSILE
HANDLING ORDER NOTIFICATION IS ISSUED TO LOAD ELIGIBLE LAUNCHERS.
THE FOLLOWING LOADING ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS APPLY:
(1) THE LAUNCHER AVAILABILITY STATUS MUST INDICATE
OPERABLE-NO FAULT AND AVAILABLE. DUAL RAIL LOAD ORDERS ARE ISSUED
UNLESS ONLY ONE RAIL IS OPERABLE AND AVAILABLE.
(2) IF THE EO IS AN UNCONFIRMED AUTO SPECIAL OR FOR ECM
LOAD, ONLY ONE LAUNCHER IS LOADED (SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS OF
CONDITION (1)).
(3) IF THE EO IS A CONFIRMED AUTO SPECIAL, AUTOMATIC OR
SEMIAUTOMATIC (MANUAL), BOTH LAUNCHERS ARE LOADED (SUBJECT TO THE
RESTRICTIONS OF CONDITION (1)).
D. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENCES BETWEEN A SM EO AND A SPECIAL OR
NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT:
(1) MISSILE(S) CANNOT BE FIRED DURING A SPECIAL OR NCTR
ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT UNLESS THE ASSIGNMENT IS UPGRADED TO A SM
ENGAGEMENT. THIS SM ENGAGEMENT ACTION IS INITIATED BY THE ANTI-AIR
WARFARE COORDINATOR (AAWC) PRESSING THE ENGAGE AND STANDARD MISSILE
VABS, OR BY C AND D DOCTRINE UPGRADE. UPGRADING TO A SM ENGAGEMENT
PREEMPTS NCTR PROCESSING, CAUSING THE ILLUMINATORS TO BECOME
AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY.
(2) WHEN LAUNCHER(S) ARE LOADED DURING A SM ENGAGEMENT, THE
LAUNCHER WILL LOAD MISSILE(S) AND SLEW TO THE TARGET. DURING A
SPECIAL OR NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT, THE LAUNCHER WILL LOAD
MISSILE(S) BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE AIR READY POSITION.
E. ADDITIONAL DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS PROCESS IS CONTAINED
IN REF A AND THE CSTOM.
3. ACTION. CG 47 CLASS SHIPS WITH NCTR INTEGRATED IN BASELINE 1.4
SHALL ENSURE OPERATORS ARE AWARE MISSILES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
LOADED ONTO READY LAUNCHER(S) DURING NCTR ILLUMINATION ASSIGNMENT.
WHEN DIRECTED BY CO OR TAO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS MAY BE TAKEN
TO MAKE THE LAUNCHER(S) UNAVAILABLE AND PREVENT AUTOMATIC LAUNCHER
LOADING DURING A SM, SPECIAL ILLUMINATION OR NCTR ILLUMINATION EO.
IF NONE OF THESE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN, MISSILES WILL BE LOADED ONTO
LAUNCHER(S). THESE ACTIONS WILL DELAY LAUNCHER RESPONSE TIME FOR SM
ENGAGEMENT.
A. PLACE THE FIRE/INHIBIT SWITCH (FIS) TO INHIBIT POSITION.
B. PLACE THE LAUNCHER(S) INTO LOCAL AT THE LAUNCHER CONTROL
STATION.
C. MISSILE SYSTEM SUPERVISOR (MSS) MAKE THE LAUNCHER/RAIL(S)
NOT USED.
4. FOR COMNAVSURFLANT/COMNAVSURFPAC - RECOMMEND CG 47-51 BE TASKED
TO ADHERE TO PARA 3 ACTION.
5. FOR NSWC PHD - INCORPORATE THE CONTENTS OF THIS ADVISORY INTO
THE CSTOM FOR BASELINE 1.4.
6. THIS ADVISORY HAS NO IMPACT ON CSOSS, EOSS, CMMP, OR PMS. THIS
ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED WHEN THE CSTOM HAS BEEN UPDATED AND
PROMULGATED TO THE FLEET.
7. ORIGINATOR POC IS MR. N. SMITHSON, PMS400F511, DSN 332-5981 OR
COMM (703) 602-5981. TECHNICAL POC IS CDR J. WILSON, PMS400B30A,
DSN 332-7090 OR COMM (703) 602-7090.//
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