EWS tutorial video script critique requested
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I think I have covered everything, but if there is anything I have missed, or if you’d like to suggest something else that should be covered, I would be very glad to hear it.
I’ve included the script notes to hopefully make it more clear how the information will be presented. Clearly a lot of visual information will be included in the video.
the Electronic Warfare Suite, or EWS, provides the capability to detect, identify, and display radar signals,
recommend countermeasures with visual and sound cues, jam radar threats,
and dispense expendable countermeasures, either manually, semi-automatically, or automaticallyit consists of three seperate subsystems:
–->[INSET: RWR]
a radar warning receiver, or RWR, and an RWR display indicator;
–->[INSET: CMDS]
a countermeasures dispenser set;
–->[INSET: JAMMER POD]
and an ECM set, either an IECM, if fitted internally, or an ECM pod if carried externally
the RWR is a passive system which detects and identifies Radio Frequency, or RF, threat signals
it determinies their type, approximate range and bearing, and displays the information on the display indicatorif missile launch activity is detected, the RWR provides a warning tone,
and controls the required countermeasures response through the countermeasures dispenser set, or CMDSthe ECM set provides jamming to defeat radar guided missiles and radar aimed AAA
the RWR controls jamming frequencies and techniques used to counter detected threats[===ECM PANEL===]
this switch is used to power an IECM, or an external ECM pod, and it has only two useable states, either ON or OFF
it is the only control that is implemented on the ECM panel[===THREAT WARNING AUX===]
the EWS is powered with the POWER button
POWER illuminates whenever the EWS is powered,
and ACTIVITY illuminates if the EWS is powered and detects a search radar painting the aircraftthe ALTITUDE button toggles between HIGH and LOW altitude threat biasing,
categorising SAM threats according to lethality at low or high altitude
high altitude biasing is the default whenever the EWS is powered onthe SEARCH button enables an S symbol to be displayed on the radar warning receiver, or RWR,
when the EWS is powered and detects a search radar, before its acquisition symbol will be displayed
if search is not enabled,
the green S indicator on the TWA will blink at 4hz whenever the EWS detects a search radar painting the aircraftthe ACTIVITY/POWER button is not interactive
[===CMDS panel===]
the radar warning receiver and jammer toggle switches control automatic dispending of chaff and flares
the RWR switch must be in the ON position for the SEMI and AUTO modes to function
the JAMMER switch must be in the ON position for coordinated release of counter measures in combination with use of the jammerfour categories of expendables are listed, though only chaff and flares are implemented
in the ON position the indicator displays the number of expendables remaining
bingo level can be set through the Data Cartridge, or DTC, or Up Front Controls, or UFC,
and when this is reached LO is displayed, with the number remaining
the indicator remains blank in the OFF positionfour pre programmed countermeasure sequences can be selected with the PROGRAM knob
the selected program is activated when CMS Up is pressed, which is ALT Home by default
a further two programs are also available
all six can be programmed through the DTC or the UFC, when CMDS is in STANDBY mode
program 5 is activated by the slap switch on the left sidewall, which is S by default,
and program 6 is activated with CMS left, which is ALT delete by defaultthe BIT position is not implemented
the MODE knob selects the CMDS operating mode
in the OFF position the CMDS is not powered and counter measures cannot be released
in the STANDBY position programs can be changed through the UFC, but countermeasures cannot be released
in the MANUAL position programs 1 to 4 can be manually released using the CMS
the program selected with the PROGRAM knob can be activated with CMS Up, and program 5 with the slap switch
in the SEMI position the EWS will issue a “COUNTER” prompt through the Voice Message System, or VMS,
when it feels the use of counter measures is appropriate
consent is then given with CMS Down, which is ALT End, at which point the selected program will execute once
note that the RWR switch on the CMDS panel must be set to ON for SEMI mode to work
in the AUTO position consent is given once through CMS Down until cancelled with CMS Right,
which is ALT Page Down by default
in the BYPASS position one chaff and one flare are released with each CMS Up command
note that BYPASS is a manual mode, and that no SEMI or AUTO functions are available in this modewith the ECM switch in the OPERATIONAL position the GO status indicator should illuminate,
indicating that all systems are ready to be deployed[===DED===]
the EWS is normally programmed through the DTC,
but it can also be programmed through the Data Entry Display, or DED, EWS pageto view the DED EWS page, using the Integrated Control Panel, or ICP, press LIST, and select option ICP 7
press DCS right to toggle between the bingo, chaff, and flare pages
on the bingo page, set bingo levels for chaff and flares
the feedback option enables the “chaff flare” VMS message, used when an expendable program has executed
the request to counter option enables the “counter” VMS message,
used when the EWS requests consent to dispense expendableswhen bingo is enabled, the “low” VMS message indicates an expendable has reached bingo level
the “out” VMS message indicates that an expendable has been exhaustedthe chaff and flare pages allow changes to burst quantity, burst interval, salvo quantity, and salvo interval,
for each of the six programsburst refers to a burst of expendables dispensed
burst quantity can be between 0 and 99 expendables
burst interval is the time between expendables dispensed, and can be between 0.02 and 10 seconds
salvo refers to the number of bursts to dispense
salvo quantity can be between 0 and 99 bursts
salvo interval is the time between bursts, and can be between 0.5 and 150 secondsuse the ICP rocker switch to cycle between the six available programs
[===RWR==]
the ALR-56 RWR display indicator has two concentric circles
more lethal threats are placed in the inner circle, and secondary threats in the outer circle
their azimuth position is relative to your aircraftthe display is divided by four bars, at the 6, 9, 12, and 3 o’clock positions
these indicate the status of noise in the 0, 1, 2, and 3 bands respectively
note that this is not implemented in BMSto the left of the band 3 noise bar is a cycle timer
with no signal activity the timer cycles once per second
with full signal activity it cycles every 2.6 seconds[T.O. BMS1F-16CM-1, p.41]
symbols denoting air-to-air, or air-to-ground signal types are displayed on the RWR display indicator[TO BMS1-F16CM-34-1-1, p.57]
symbols may also be displayed to indicate signal activity or general type[===THREAT WARNING PRIME===]
the Threat Warning Prime panel is used to manage the information displayed on the RWR
the SYSTEM TEST button initiates a test which will take several seconds to comlete
during the test SYS TEST will illuminate
ON will illuminate whenever the EWS is poweredthe HANDOFF button determines how the RWR operates
the bottom light illuminates when the EWS is powered
the top light illuminates when one of the four handoff modes is engagedin Diamond Float mode the diamond floats to the highest priority threat signal
this mode provides the greatest situational awareness
Diamond Float mode is selected with a short push on the HANDOFF buttonin Transient mode the diamond steps from the highest to the lowest priority symbol in descending order
this will continue until the HANDOFF button is released
when the button is released the mode changes to Latched
Transient mode is selected with a long push on the HANDOFF button
using the mouse, right click the button, then to release, left or right clickin Latched mode the diamond remains on the symbol highlighted when the HANDOFF button was released,
and sound for that emitter is heard continuously
if the signal is no longer detected the RWR will return to Diamond Float modea short push on the HANDOFF button returns the TWP to Normal mode
the MODE button toggles the RWR declutter option
when PRIORITY is illuminated only the 5 most important radar signals are displayed
if more than 5 are detected PRIORITY will flash
to disable declutter, press the MODE button again
PRIORITY will extinguish and OPEN will illuminatethe UNKNOWN button increases the number of radar signals detected from 12 to 16
a U, for unknown radar, symbol is displayed at each radar signal position
when this option is selected U will illuminate
press the button again to return the RWR to its previous statethe TARGET SEPERATION button is used to increase seperation between radar emitters on the RWR display
when pressed TARGET SEPERATION illuminates and the RWR symbols spread out
after 5 seconds the RWR display returns to normal operation and TARGET SEPERATION extinguishesthe LAUNCH button flashes at 4 Hz when the EWS detects a radar guided missile launched at the aircraft
press the button to test its operation. a warning tone should also be heard -
Quick note : be sure to specify which RWR you are talking about, since we simulate a number of them. Default USAF jet RWR is the ALR-56M