Tracking an evading target and wire-guiding?

NFunky · 09-30-09, 12:19 PM

Hey all, just thought I'd post this question in case anyone here is still bothering to talk about tactical issues.

I am wonder how best to TMA a target's evasion for wire-guidance. I have recently gotten pretty good at obtaining a manual firing solution, generally using just the towed array, but unless I can fire from the opposite side of a layer, the target begins evading very early after I fire. The way I figure most people counter this is by tracking the target and re-steering the weapon(s), but I am having trouble tracking the target once it begins high speed maneuvers.

I generally have a DEMON contact by the time I fire, so I usually watch this screen as the first indication of when the target begins evading. As soon as this happens, I put a marker on the nav map where he currently is. Once his speed has topped off I punch that into the TMA screen and lock it. I then wait for new lines and here's where I start having trouble. I've only been studying TMA for about two or three months and so I'm not really sure what to do with the information I get.

So here is a bit of a ragtag bag of questions in no particular order. How do I tell if he is on an opening or closing course? Once I've gotten two new lines, can I use the last NON-EVADING line as a third? Once I start the evasion tracking, I usually set the TMA time scale the the shortest possible to clear what is now inapplicable data of my screen, is this alright or do I actually need those older LOBs? Should I be doing all this at all or should I be tracking/guiding directly from sonar data?

Any help would be great!

09-30-09, 12:19 PM	#1
NFunky Machinist's Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 127 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Tracking an evading target and wire-guiding? Hey all, just thought I'd post this question in case anyone here is still bothering to talk about tactical issues. I am wonder how best to TMA a target's evasion for wire-guidance. I have recently gotten pretty good at obtaining a manual firing solution, generally using just the towed array, but unless I can fire from the opposite side of a layer, the target begins evading very early after I fire. The way I figure most people counter this is by tracking the target and re-steering the weapon(s), but I am having trouble tracking the target once it begins high speed maneuvers. I generally have a DEMON contact by the time I fire, so I usually watch this screen as the first indication of when the target begins evading. As soon as this happens, I put a marker on the nav map where he currently is. Once his speed has topped off I punch that into the TMA screen and lock it. I then wait for new lines and here's where I start having trouble. I've only been studying TMA for about two or three months and so I'm not really sure what to do with the information I get. So here is a bit of a ragtag bag of questions in no particular order. How do I tell if he is on an opening or closing course? Once I've gotten two new lines, can I use the last NON-EVADING line as a third? Once I start the evasion tracking, I usually set the TMA time scale the the shortest possible to clear what is now inapplicable data of my screen, is this alright or do I actually need those older LOBs? Should I be doing all this at all or should I be tracking/guiding directly from sonar data? Any help would be great!