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 d. (U) When the term "in close control" or "hooked" is used with a TN it means that the operator referred to has the following displayed on the Character Read Out (CRO) display located on his console: TN, ID, grid coordinates, course, speed, altitude, ID amplifying information, Mode I/II/III IFF received, tracking quality, bearing and range.

U e. Throughout this engagement, the large screen displays were on the following range scales: LSD1 - 8NM; LSD2 - 64NM; LSD3 - 16NM; LSD4 - 8NM. LSD3 (the CO's display) was expanded to 64NM some time before the air engagement. (IO Exhibit 209).

(1).

U (a). (IO Exhibit 91).

U (b) The E-2C (AE-602) launched in an alert status from USS FORRESTAL (CV 59), and proceeded to its assigned "EARNEST WILL" station. (IO Exhibit 250).

U (c)  This corresponded to a lat/long over the runway at Bandar Abbas. (IO Exhibits 91 & 232.

U (d) The radar operators in USS VINCENNES cannot discriminate size of a contact regardless of aspect angle. (IO Exhibit 183)( p. 544).

U (e)  (RSC) determined from the A-scope that TN 4131 was a single track. (, p. 544).

U (f)  as it went "feet wet" in accordance with CTG 801.7/OPTASK AAW/002/MAY. (IO. Exhibits 91 & 132).

U (g)  (Air Detector Tracker and Track Supervisor-SIDES) recalled picking up the track on a course of 200, speed 300kts, with a Mode III - 6700 block (IO Exhibit 71).