User Guide

TO LAUNCH A UUV
1. Set Ownship speed to 4 kts or less.
2. Select a tube containing a UUV and initiate the launch procedure. (For information on launching
weapons see Ship Stations/Fire Control/Launch Panel for your specific sub class.)
■ By default the UUV launches on the same course and depth as Ownship.
• To set a specific depth, click Use OS Depth to deselect it.The Depth preset appears. Click the
digits in the Depth preset to set a specific depth.
Wire Guiding UUVS
Seawolf:
• Select the UUV symbol on the Fire Control map to display the wire-guide controls in the Preset
Panel You may have to zoom way in to be able to select the UUV symbol.
• Click the Ordered Course arrows to adjust the course of the UUV.
688(I) and Akula
• In the Fire Control Target Display click W beneath the tube number of the tube that fired the UUV
to display the wire guide controls.
• Click the Ordered Course arrows to adjust the course of the UUV.
NOTE: Depending on its course, the UUV may provide returns on Ownship.
TO ENABLE UUV ACTIVE SONAR
■ UUVs are in passive mode when launched. However, active sonar may be necessary when
traversing a minefield. Be aware that capable ships and subs in the area can detect UUV active
sonar. Follow these steps to enable UUV active sonar.
1. Enable the wire guide controls for the UUV as described above.
2. Click ENABLE to initiate active sonar.
3. Click PRE-ENABLE to de-activate active sonar and return to passive mode.
LAYING MINES
Because of a submarine’s ability to operate covertly in littoral waters, laying mines is a useful
application of a submarine’s capabilities.Today’s mines can be fired from torpedo tubes and travel
several miles to a specified location.This allows mines to be placed in areas too shallow to be
accessed by a submerged submarine.
A successful mine insertion requires careful planning.The crew must determine how many mines
are to be placed and their precise locations.Which tubes will be used and the order in which the
tubes will be fired along the launch course must also be carefully planned.Timing and teamwork
are important. Keeping the submarine exactly on the launch course is the responsibility of the
navigation party.The reload party must reload the tubes as quickly as possible. Once a tube is
reloaded, the fire control party must ensure that the correct inputs have been entered for the next
mine to be launched before the ship reaches that mine’s launch point.
In Sub Command a single waypoint is set for each mine and the exact latitude and longitude
coordinates are entered in the mine’s waypoint presets. Since it takes as long to load a mine as it
takes to load a torpedo (eight to ten minutes) you should begin the reload process as soon as a
mine is launched.
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