Document:FTS Red Binder Manuals

FTS DOCTRINE, GAMMA MANUAL (RED BINDER)

In cases where an incursion is already occurring or almost about to occur, the FTS must be triggered as soon as is practicable. No time is permissible for standard personnel evacuation procedures. This is known as an immediate trigger, and instantly detonates all warheads without a countdown or warning. Proceed down the following checklist to manually enable and trigger the FTS in immediate mode. The procedure can be accomplished in as little as 60 seconds with prompt action. It can also be used even when a countdown is already in progress; note that a countdown-required manual trigger will not reset the clock of any current countdown.

Note that it is only possible to initiate the manual triggering procedure immediately with the cooperation of your second officer in the secondary vault. If your second is incapacitated, the mandatory fifteen-minute countdown is imposed. If the CCS link with Raven is in the FULLY SEVERED condition, however, this countdown is waived and fully independent immediate triggering is available.

IMMEDIATE TRIGGER PROCEDURE

1. Pick up your RED PHONE and contact your second officer using either the CCS (preferable) or direct hardline (alternative) option on the selector switch. Proceed through mutual authentication, then leave the line open until you prepare to enable. If your second is incapacitated or does not respond, proceed regardless.
2. At the WARHEAD panel, flip the MANUAL CIRCUIT BLOCKING switches for both warhead groups to the UNBLOCKED position.
3. Open the GAMMA ESA DN-1 safe with your combination, and retrieve the MANUAL ENABLE CODE BISCUIT. Break the seal to retrieve the metal punch card containing the manual firing enable code.
4. Insert the MANUAL ENABLE CODE BISCUIT into the ENABLE CODE SLOT on the WEAPON SYSTEM CONTROLLER panel.
5. At the WEAPON SYSTEM CONTROLLER panel, turn the ENABLE SWITCH to the ENABLE position. Confirm the ENABLE SWITCH snaps back to CODE USED.
6. Confirm on the DCU the VALID CODE ACCEPTED message, and that your warhead groups have successfully transitioned to the ENABLED state. Observe the red ARMED light on the WARHEAD PANEL.
7. At the WEAPON SYSTEM CONTROLLER panel, insert your FIRING KEY into the FIRING KEYSLOT.
8. Turn the FIRING KEY to the FIRE position at the same time as your second (if applicable). If both you and your second have successfully performed the ENABLE procedure, or the CCS link is FULLY SEVERED, the procedure is complete. Otherwise, observe the starting of the COUNTDOWN TIMER with the standard countdown duration present.

Upon successful completion of the manual triggering process, all enabled warhead groups will detonate immediately. The facility, including the DMS vaults, will be destroyed. The CCS bunker, including the black box recorders, will survive the detonation.