User Guide
PRESETS
Everything that can be launched from the Fire Control Station has at least one preset. Presets are
instructions that tell the weapon, countermeasure or UUV what to do.While the interfaces that
display them are slightly different, presets operate the same from sub to sub.All presets are
presented here alphabetically by type.
ANTISHIP MISSILE PRESETS
Harpoon, SS-N-27 ASM, and TASM
The above weapons use the following presets:
Destruct Range:
Sets the range at which the missile self-destructs if a target is not encountered.
Use this to avoid hitting neutral and friendly ships in the area. (Defaults to 50 n.m.)
Seeker Range:
Sets the range at which the missile begins to home. (Defaults to 0 n.m.)
Seeker Pattern:
Sets the area to be searched to either a wide or narrow pattern.
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Seawolf:
Wide Seeker Pattern is selected by default. If Wide Seeker Pattern is not selected a
narrow seeker pattern is assigned to the weapon.
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688(I) and Akula:
Click the Wide/Narrow button to toggle the selection.
NOTE:
Your ship must be at 150 ft or less and at 6 kts or less to successfully launch one of these
antiship weapons.
COUNTERMEASURE PRESETS (SEAWOLF ONLY)
Passive and Active Decoys
Use OS Depth:
Launches the selected countermeasure at Ownship’s current depth. Use OS Depth is
selected by default.
Depth:
Deselecting Use OS Depth displays the Depth preset.To set a specific depth for the mine
click the digits to increase increment a number. Right-click a digit to decrease the value.
NOTE:
In the 688(I) and Akula you can elect to launch a countermeasure that is preset to either
deep or shallow.Selecting Deep sends the CM to a depth of 800 feet/244 meters. Selecting
Shallow sends the CM to 100 ft/~30 meters.
LAND ATTACK MISSILE PRESETS
SS-N-27 LAM and TLAM
These missiles have the following presets.
Define Target Waypoints:
Click
DEFINE TARGET WAYPOINTS
then click the Fire Control map to place
four waypoints for the weapon to follow.
Latitude/Longitude:
Click a waypoint to display presets for setting the precise Latitude and
Longitude for the waypoint. Click the preset digits to increment the value. Right-click to decrease
the value.You can also click a waypoint and drag it to the desired location.Watch the
Latitude/Longitude readout in the lower left of the Fire Control map when dragging a waypoint to
determine the waypoint’s current location.
Destruct Range (nm):
Sets the range at which the missile self-destructs if a target is not
encountered. Use this to avoid hitting neutral and friendly ships in the area. (Defaults to 50 n.m.)
NOTE:
Your ship must be at 150 ft or less and at 6 kts or less to successfully launch one of these
Land Attack Missiles.
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