. Airborne radar. Airplanes; Guided missiles. 0 100 200 300 () 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 () Down for Maintenance and Repairs (18) Aircraft Availability and Tactics 76 60 50 40 30 20 10 CAP Guarding 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 fro
. Airborne radar. Airplanes; Guided missiles. 0 100 200 300 () 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 () Down for Maintenance and Repairs (18) Aircraft Availability and Tactics 76 60 50 40 30 20 10 CAP Guarding 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. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Povejsil, Donald J. Princeton, N. J. , Van Nostrand
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