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Originally Posted by soopaman2
In all realism, if something were to happen in real life, would multiple officers onboard have to "agree" for a lack of better words.?
One man is never given such a decision, it makes no sense. Also the 2 key stuff we see in movies, is that real too?
I am interested on how a launch would be initiated on a real boomer.
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IIRC, the CO, XO and two other officers must agree for a launch to happen.
I think there are 4 sets of keys which are needed to launch the Trident SLBMs on a boomer.
There are the 24 EBW firing unit keys locked inside the a safe in the captain's stateroom. They for the gas generators on each missile tube.
Then there is the Tactical Mode key and tactical firing trigger which are both in the Missile Control Center.
And lastly there is the Captain's Indicator Panel key which is locked in a safe that nobody on the boat knows the combination to. It comes in as the last part of the EAM.
The tactical firing trigger is not a key, it pistol grip which is pained red. The Weapons Officer squeezes it when the time comes to launch.
Can anyone who served on a boomer confirm this?