The Officer of the Watch / Tactical Officer is arguably the busiest officer in the Hyperion CIC. Tasked with the monitoring of DRADIS and
coordinating various command and control functionality, including computer control, the Tactical Officer must relay changes in status and keep
the Commander updated continuously during the fluid events of battle. The Tactical officer is typically the first to know that an attack is
imminent and will address the Battlestar by the public address system to go to battle stations through Condition One or Two alerts.
Although the Hyperion's computers are networked, the Tactical officer is tasked with manually printing or offloading data from the various
central computers he monitors (Fire control, Navigation, FTL, and mainframe computers) and relay this information to the other officers and
staff in the room. Fortunately, many stations see the same information on displays similar to those at the Tactical Station, but it is the Tactical
Officer who is charged with notifying the Commander of the changes and interpreting the results. Hyperion's Tactical officer also is the
administrator for all central computers onboard and provides maintenance as required.
While the Helm officers drive the ship, it is the Tactical officer that plots FTL jumps, the apparently instantaneous leap from one location in
space to another location millions of kilometers away. The Tactical officer of Hyperion not only has to provide Jump coordinates to the
battlestar's helm, but is also responsible for relaying both scheduled sets and sets of emergency jump coordinates to all other FTL-capable
civilian ships that make up the Fleet to ensure that all ships always stay close to Hyperion's' protective sphere.
Nearby the Tactical Station is a tactical board and table where the commander can meet with several officers and crew at once for advanced
battle or strategy conferences. The Tactical Station is frequently manned by other specialists and officers that assist the Watch Officer.
coordinating various command and control functionality, including computer control, the Tactical Officer must relay changes in status and keep
the Commander updated continuously during the fluid events of battle. The Tactical officer is typically the first to know that an attack is
imminent and will address the Battlestar by the public address system to go to battle stations through Condition One or Two alerts.
Although the Hyperion's computers are networked, the Tactical officer is tasked with manually printing or offloading data from the various
central computers he monitors (Fire control, Navigation, FTL, and mainframe computers) and relay this information to the other officers and
staff in the room. Fortunately, many stations see the same information on displays similar to those at the Tactical Station, but it is the Tactical
Officer who is charged with notifying the Commander of the changes and interpreting the results. Hyperion's Tactical officer also is the
administrator for all central computers onboard and provides maintenance as required.
While the Helm officers drive the ship, it is the Tactical officer that plots FTL jumps, the apparently instantaneous leap from one location in
space to another location millions of kilometers away. The Tactical officer of Hyperion not only has to provide Jump coordinates to the
battlestar's helm, but is also responsible for relaying both scheduled sets and sets of emergency jump coordinates to all other FTL-capable
civilian ships that make up the Fleet to ensure that all ships always stay close to Hyperion's' protective sphere.
Nearby the Tactical Station is a tactical board and table where the commander can meet with several officers and crew at once for advanced
battle or strategy conferences. The Tactical Station is frequently manned by other specialists and officers that assist the Watch Officer.
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