User Guide
TMA Solution Input (688(I)) /Trial Solution Area (Akula)
Center on Ruler:
Click here to place the TMA ruler in the center of the TMA Board.
Bearing, Course, Range, and Speed Fields:
Represent the trial solution for the selected contact.The
current position and size of the TMA ruler is reflected in these fields These numbers are altered by
dragging and sizing the ruler or by entering values directly into these fields.
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688(I):
When a value is locked, the orange button is illuminated.
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Akula:
When the value is locked the red button is illuminated.
Enter Solution:
Enters the values in the Solution Input (trial solution) fields into the system and
designates it as the TMA Solution.These values are now the system firing solution for this target.
Cursor readouts Range/Bearing:
These fields display the current range and bearing of the cursor’s
location on the TMA Board.
Plot Control (688(I) / View Controls (Akula):
Click to zoom in and out or pan the view on the TMA
Board.
Track Options
Selected Track drop-down list:
Lists Contact IDs currently designated in the mission.
Merge:
Click to merge the contact selected in the
Selected Track
drop-down list with the contact
selected in the
Merge Track
drop-down list.
Split:
Splits the merged (M) contact selected in the
Selected Track
drop-down list into its two
original contact components.
Drop Contact:
Click to permanently drops the contact selected in the
Selected Track
drop-down list.
Merge Track drop-down list:
Lists all contacts except the contact selected in the
Selected Track
drop-down list.
TMA Solution:
Displays the TMA solution in use by the Fire Control system for the selected contact.
FIRE CONTROL SUITE
From the stations of the Fire Control Suite weapons are selected,contacts are targeted, weapons
are launched and countermeasures are deployed.
BASIC LAUNCH PROCEDURES
The basic steps for launching a weapon from Fire Control are the same regardless of which sub
you are driving and are shown here. More explicit instructions are covered later in this section by
submarine class.
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