UNIT 3: SHIPS – CRUISERS

EX.4/9
USE THE INFO CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCLIP TO POINT OUT
THE ADVANTAGES OF ACS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMUfDCrxR2U

The aegis combat system

The ACS protects today’s frontline defenders.
Engages multiple enemy targets with pinpoint precision from under the sea to the upper reaches of the
atmosphere simultaneously..
ACS is America’s shield and an international shield of defense for its allies.
Aegis uses its integrated components to eliminate a variety of threats at different ranges.
It can provide critical battlefield intelligence in nanoseconds.
It’s accurate enough to destroy an enemy missile through the vastness of space.
The Aegis system can be adapted for nearly any ship.
The system is designed to welcome new technologies for more range, more accuracy and more
advanced networking.

EX. 7/9
USE THE INFO CONTAINED IN THIS VIDEOCLIP TO DESCRIBE A CRUISER.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4f56CyDyro
A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft
carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The Ticonderogas were
the first surface combatant ships equipped with the AEGIS weapon system. It was the most
sophisticated air defence system in the world. The heart of AEGIS is the SPY-1A radar. Two paired
phased array radars automatically detect and track air contacts to beyond 322 km. 
Since 2006 all surviving 22 ships of the Ticonderoga class were improved and received new ESSM
Standard SM-2 Mod., 4 surface-to-air missiles, two RAM missile launchers and also new radars.

Writing
Type of ship: US Navy Warship Ticonderoga-Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Princeton (CG-59)
Weapons system: USS Princeton is armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-
submarine missiles
Mission capabilities: It is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.