2-3] 



AIRCRAFT CARRIER TASK FORCE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM 



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Sensitive Parameters and Elements 



Tactical Doctrine 



Task Force Structure Y 



Air Defense Tactics >/ 



Aircraft Handling and Availabilityv^ 



Reaction Time y^ 



Data Collection 

 Early Warning Range 

 Information Rate 

 Communications v^ 

 Accuracy 

 Reliability 



Vectorin g 

 Accuracy 



Communication v^ 

 Interceptor 

 Effectiveness 

 Speed v^ 



Task Group Disposition 



Likely Direction 

 I of Raid 



100 200 300 

 (n.mi) 



I = Carrier 



i = AEW 



6 = 6 CAP 



o = Missile Cruisers 



Geometry of the Defense Zones 



/ Missile 

 : Zone 



_ CIC 



■CAP- 



Deck Launch Interceptors 

 «^AEW 



f-^lnitial 

 I Attack 

 I Boundary 



—AEW 

 Detection 

 Boundary 



50 100 150 200 250 



RANGE FROM TASK FORCE CENTER (n.mi.) 



Down for Maintenance 



and Repairs 



(18) 



Aircraft Availability and Tactics 



76 



60 

 50 

 40 

 30 

 20 

 10 



CAP Guardin g Flank ( 6) 

 CAP Engaging Raid (6") 



(36) 

 Deck -Ready 

 Launch Rate, 

 2 per Minute 



7 



Note: Tactics Require One CAP 

 to Maintain Station 

 During a Raid to 

 Guard Against Attacks 

 from Other Direction 



Total Available to 



Engage Raid 



(42) 



Communications 



AEW 1000 Bits Per Second Per Channel 



Reaction Time 



3 Minutes from Instant of Early Warning Signal 



Fig. 2-3 Carrier Task Force Weapons System Characteristics. 



are assumed to occur only on the side of the task force which is exposed to 

 enemy territory. 



Local defense of the task force is augmented by missile-firing cruisers 

 flanking, and somewhat forward of each carrier. These provide a point- 

 defense system with an altitude capability of 50,000 ft extending out to 

 about 40-50 n. mi. in front of the carriers. A third missile-firing crusier 



