116 Artillery Flashcards
The mission of artillery in the Marine Division
to furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the supported unit
How many Artillery Battalions in the 11th Marine Regiment? Location?
4 battalions, Camp Pendleton
How many Artillery Battalions in the 10th Marine Regiment? Location?
2 battalions, Camp Lejeune
How many Artillery Battalions in the 12th Marine Regiment? Location?
2 battalions, Oki/HI
The mission of the Artillery Battalion in the Marine Division
to furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that threaten the success of the supported unit
An Artillery Battalion consists of? how many firing batteries?
a Headquarters Battery and Firing Batteries. 3 or 4 firing batteries of six howitzers.
Marine Artilley currently employs?
The M777, 155mm towed howitzer. The M327, 120mm rifled towed mortar system. The M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS)
Primary function of the M777 howitzer
Provides field artillery fire support for all Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force organizations.
Characteristics of the M777 howitzer
Bore diameter - 155mm Rate of fire - Maximum 4 rds per min for 2 mins Sustained 2 rds per min Crew - 9 enlisted, at least 7 to operate the howitzer Range of Conventional ammunition - 22,400 m Range of Rocket assisted projectiles - 30,000 m Helicopter transportable by CH-46, CH-53D, CH-53E, or the MV-22 Fixed wing transportable by C-5, C-17, C-130, and C-141
Primary function of the M327 Mortar system
To provide artillery fire in support of ground-gaining troops
Characteristics of the M327 Mortar system
Bore - rifled 120mm Crew - 5 enlisted, at least 3 enlisted to operate the weapon system Types of projectiles - M1101 cartridge, 120mm mortar, high explosives, rifled, effective casualty radius of 45m. M1103 cartridge, 120mm mortar, obscurant (smoke), rifled, contains 6.17lbs of white phosphorus to provide screening and marking for friendly troops. M1105 cartridge, 120mm mortar, visible illuminant, rifled, provides 1.5 million candle power for approx. 65 seconds.
Primary function of the M142 HIMARS weapon system
HIMARS Launcher is an indirect fire, field artillery surface-to-surface rocket and guided missile system that is capable of firing all rockets and missiles in the current Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Family of Munitions (MFOM)
Characteristics of the HIMARS weapon system
HIMARS
