Artillery Combat Command Control System (ACCCS)

Product category :Network Centric System (NCS)

ACCCES is a major subsystem of C31 systems being fielded in the Indian Army. The role is to automate all the operational functions of Artillery from the Corps Fire Control Center (FCC) down to the Battery Command Post with Gun Display Units at the individual gun level.

SYSTEM FUNCTIONS

Technical Fire Control for accurate quick fire delivery.
Tactical Fire Control for optimum resource utilization.
Fire Planning to link methods and means with results.
Deployment management for adequate gun densities.
Operational logistics data management.
SYSTEM HARDWARE

Main hardware units
- Enhanced Tactical Computer
- Gun Display Unit (GDU)
- Hand Held Computer (HHC)
- Line Interface Unit LIU Mk – II
- Mission Support Facilities
SYSTEM SOFTWARE
- Open Architecture with Object Oriented Design.
- Standard Operating System: Windows-XP
- Standard Data Base Management System
- Integrated Geographical Information System(GIS) with Global Positioning System (GPS)
GIS FEATURES
- Supports Vector File Formats like DGN, DVD1
- Supports Raseter File Formats like BMP, TIFF, GEOTIFF, JPEG
- Supports DTM File Formats like DGN, DEM
- Line of Sight Analysis
- Visibility Analysis
- Dead Ground Trace
- Gun Density Calculation
- Bearing and Distance Calculation
- Fire Fan
- 3D Flythrough Simulation
COMMUNICATION FEATURES
- Call Sign based Addressing
- Communication across Multiple Networks
- Relaying within a network
- Dynamic Routing of Messages
- Reliable Communication with ACK, FEC
- Support FOR Mixed Radio mode operation
- Communication support for 9 Ports
- 4 Levels of Message Priority
SUPPORTED COMMUNICATION MEDIA
- Line
- Radio
- LAN
FEATURES
- Automation of Artillery functions and database management
- Elements in the network
  - Fire control elements / Commanders (OP, BC, CO, CARTY, CCARTY )
  - Firing elements / Command Posts (BCP, RBCP, RCP, FDC, FCC)
  - Deployment and Logistics elements (2IC, DQ, DYCDR, AQ)
  - Reliable communication with multiple media