User Guide
Rules of Engagement
Selecting this option displays the Rules of Engagement (ROE) dialog box. Defaults to Wartime ROE.
1.
Select a side in the Sides Available list.
2.
Click one of the following options to assign the Rules of Engagement for all platforms on that
side.
War Time:
Platforms fire upon all threat platforms
Peace Time:
Platforms do not fire unless fired upon.
Environmental Conditions:
Allows you to set the environmental conditions for your mission.
Selecting this option displays the Conditions dialog box. Options in the Conditions dialog box are
explained below.
Sea State:
Set the condition of the sea, from 1 (calm) to 5 (choppy).
Time of Day:
Set the time of day at which the mission begins using 24-hour military time.
NOTE:
When you make a change to the time of day, a confirm box appears stating "Changing Time
of Day will affect all goals and aircraft with a launch time. Do you want the dates to be
automatically updated to the new start time?" If you select the YES button,all times for your
goals and aircraft launches are adjusted to maintain the same time interval relative to the
original mission start time.
Bottom Type:
Set the state of the sea floor: rock,mud, or sand.These conditions can affect sound
propagation for active and passive sonar operations.
Month:
Set the month in which the mission takes place.The time of year designated determines
the level of ice coverage in the northern and southern latitudes and the amount of daylight in a
mission.
Weather:
Set the weather conditions in which the mission takes place.Available selections are
Clear, Puffy Clouds,Overcast and Rain.These weather conditions can affect sensor detection
ranges and visual ranges.
SSP Type:
(Sound Speed Profile).The selections for SSP types are Surface Duct, Bottom Limited,
and Convergence Zone.These SSP types determine the sound propagation paths available for
acoustic sound energy to travel. Bottom Limited has the shortest ranges and Convergence Zone the
longest ranges.
Cloud Height:
Set the height of cloud cover (no lower than 1000 meters).
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Bathymetry:
Toggle the display of sea/land contour shading
ON
/OFF.A check mark indicates this
feature is
ON
. (Defaults to ON.)
Scale:
Toggle the map scale indicator
ON
/OFF.A check mark indicates this feature is ON. (Defaults
to ON.)
Object Names:
Toggle the display of names adjacent to objects
ON
/OFF.A check mark indicates this
feature is ON. (Defaults to ON.)
Tactics:
Toggle the display of all assigned tactics and waypoints
ON
/OFF.A check mark indicates
this feature is ON. (Defaults to ON.)
Gridlines:
Toggle the display of gridlines on the map. (Defaults to
OFF
.)
Type:
Toggle
ON
/OFF the display of the various types of platforms and objects: surface ships,
aircraft, submarines, land-based objects, mines, and goals. A check mark indicates that the icons
for a specific type are displayed on the Mission map. (All types default to ON.)
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