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Question 1

The mission of artillery in the Marine division

Answer 1

To furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the supported unit

Question 2

How many artillery battalions are in the 10th, 11th, and 12th Regiments

Answer 2

4 in the 10th and 11th

2 in the 12th

Question 3

The M777 may be externally lifted by what

Answer 3

CH-47, CH-53D, CH-53E, MV-22

Question 4

The M777 may be internally air-lifted by

Answer 4

C-130, C-141, C-5, C-17

Question 5

Artillery battalions have three or four firing batteries of how many howitzers

Answer 5

6 howitzers

Question 6

The primary function of the M777 howitzer

Answer 6

Provides field artillery fire support for all Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force organizations

Question 7

M777 Bore diameter, Rate of fire maximum or sustained, crew

Answer 7

Bore diameter- 155mm
Rate of fire Maximum- 4 rounds per minute
Rate of fire Sustained- 2 rounds per minute
Crew- 9 enlisted

Question 8

M777 maximum effective range for conventional ammunition and rocket assisted projectiles

Answer 8

Conventional ammunition- 24,000 meters (14 miles)

Rocket assisted projectiles- 30,000 meters (18 miles)