1980’S GRUMMAN A-6E INTRUDER TRAM SYSTEM PROMO FILM

[Music] a carrier strike force preparing for a simulated nighttime attack mission on deck attack and support aircraft already belongs below the men who will fly this mission are also being prepared which pretty girl fills you in on the overall picture the weather's going to be 3,000 foot overcast and should hold throughout the night in the area you'll be under the control of the e2 who will be at his usual station this code is moonstone moonstone is also controlling the target fighters so if you need some f-14 cover calling the same frequency and you'll get it on the way out we want you to take a look at the railroad trestle take a good look and see if you can catch a train on it the mission timing is dictated by the train schedule there are friendly forces operating past the bridge if they need help or get a couple of good targets moonstone may give you a call if you don't get a ground support call then you are cleared for a run on the tank farm your approach to the target will be high until reaching the drop down point keep low over the land or through the knotch to avoid their radar in order to see their targets during the simulated mission the crew of the Grumman a-6 II will rely on their tram system tram an acronym for target recognition attack multi-sensor combines three sensors in one turret behind the center window is a forward-looking infrared device called a flare it discerns the differences in heat emissions in any object or landscape or seascape for that matter and provides a television like image of everything within its range ships are not radar blips but ships that can be clearly examined identified and viewed close up to the right of the infrared receiver is a laser ranger that provides accurate target range to an onboard computer and a designator to direct laser-guided bombs right to the target the crew can select the most vulnerable part of a target day or night and be certain of hitting it a sensor on the opposite side is a laser receiver that picks up targets designated by a forward air controller or fact working on the ground when the fact selects and illuminates a target with his own laser designator it is identified on the tram display allowing the a6c crew to release laser-guided weapons with devastating accuracy these then are the working tools of the tram system that make this multi facet a 6e mission possible no other aircraft could handle it target number one a railroad trestle using the a6 II inertial navigation system which has been aligned on the carrier deck before takeoff the crew picks up the approaching landmass on radar low-level penetration diminishes the chance of being picked up by hostile radar while the aircraft's terrain clearance system helps guide the aircraft around and through local Hills and ridge tops if desired a bombardier navigator can also see the terrain ahead by using the forward-looking infrared receiver [Music] a dam site provides a checkpoint on the way to the target our route the crew also studies the terrain for enemy movements or potential mobile armor builder approaching the target the bien sloughs his cursors hands off the target from radar to forward-looking infra-red and activates the laser rangefinder the BN can now precisely target the railroad trestle a runner's high speed level attack as the a6 e leaves the target area the FLIR tracks the target enabling the BN to accurately assess bomb damage on the second run this night a forward air controller calls in the target and orbiting e2z hands a 6e control to the fact who transmits target location to the asic seed has an offset from his own beacon as soon as the a6 II radar locates the ground beacon the pn switches to tram imagery for final positive target identification and completes the attack run the last run of the night is for reconnaissance only the target a tank farm which the infrared system can see more clearly in the dark than the naked eye can see in broad daylight even to the level of oil in the tanks all information is duly recorded on videotape the mission is now complete it's been a full night's work but on the way home the a succeed could make non provocative surveillance runs on ships in the area locating and identifying them without their knowledge day or night good weather or bad the a succeed tram system gives the task force a new dimension in locating and identifying potential targets the laser Ranger ensures improved weapons delivery a laser designator when used with guided weapons ensures pinpoint accuracy it's a unique system an eye in the darkened sky fully integrated within the proven a succeed to enhance an already formidable attack aircraft [Music]