Gohan's Oklahoma City CLG-5 Collection
QM3 Dave Rice, (Gohan)  USS Oklahoma City CLG-5,  June 1970 - October 1973
Currently a QMCS in the United States Naval Reserve, Fargo, North Dakota
"Sharing an important part of my life with my Oklahoma City (CLG-5) Shipmates."

Reprinted from the USS Oklahoma City (CLG-5) 1971-1972 Cruise Book

FM Division

Row one: G Stacy, M Danzer, K Umbreit, B Johnson
Row two: W Dubiak, R Ryamond, D Slack, C Stromber, Bowden, j Covington, J Nelson, O Littleton, J Qualls
Row three: R Beatty, E Cetda, T Mahar, F Azcarraga, D Paul, T Apkarian, B Phillipi, r Widaseck, G Kaeder

Row one: L Wilson, R Kenneoy, Phillips, H Hudson, M Greenleaf, L Thorpe
Second row: R Doughty, F Bauman, H Wittington, G Shaffer, J Blombrew, Carroll, J Bristol
Row three: R Hammond, j Rambo, E Bonneau, A Sams, N D'aangelo, J Pero, B Orem, C Lee

The Missile Fire Control System may be divided into four sub-systems, each one of twhich is housed in separate spaces within th ship.  They are the Weapons Control Station, the MK 111 Fire Control Computer, the AN/SPG-49 Tracking/Acquisition radars and their control modules, and the AN/SPW-2 guidance radars and their control module.  The focal point of the entirety of the Talos missile system is the weapons control station.  Here target information is processed by an array of radar display/decision consoles and disseminated to the rest of the system.  From here missiles are brought onto the Talos launcher and fired.
Once a target has been designated to the system by weapons control, the giant SPg-49A radars go out on the threat bearing to track their targets.  Target information is then relayed to the MK 111 computer which solves the Fire Control problem of interception within seconds.  Once a solution is available the SPW-2 guidance radars are enabled to direct Talos to intercept.

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