B2 SA Flashcards
What explosive do we use as the comparison for measuring explosive power?
TNT.
What general requirements must material used to manufacture military explosives meet?
Must be cheap, plentiful, and not vital to any other phase of the war effort.
What is the brisance of a military explosive?
The shattering or fragmentation effect.
What term describes the tendency of a substance to produce vapors?
Volatility.
When a military explosive does not react with the metal that encases it or with another explosive, it is said to have what characteristic?
A natural compatibility.
What is meant by explosive toxicity?
An explosive’s poisonous characteristics.
What is hygroscopicity?
The moisture-absorbing property of an explosive.
What is the autocombustion rate of low explosives?
A few inches per minute to 1,300 feet per second.
What term do we use to describe the tendency of a substance to burn with a rapid and sparkling combustion?
Deflagration.
What condition is essential for an explosive to detonate rather than to merely deflagrate?
It must be confined.
What are the basic components of an explosive train?
Detonator, booster, and bursting charge.
What is the relatively small and sensitive initial component that begins the functioning of the explosive train?
Primer.
What are the two means by which we can activate a detonator?
The action of a primer or by a non-explosive impulse.
What is the purpose of a delay in an explosive train?
A delay controls the timed delay in the functioning of the train.
What does an explosive booster do?
Amplifies the detonation received from the detonator to detonate the main charge.
Which effect of a general-purpose bomb does the most damage: blast or fragmentation?
Blast.
What effect causes greater penetration of the explosive charge?
Munroe effect.
What happens when you increase the standoff distance of an explosive?
Its penetrating capability is increased.
What are the four factors that control the visibility of pyrotechnics?
(1) Candlepower.
(2) Color.
(3) Weather.
(4) Light.
What type of weather reduces the visibility range of pyrotechnics?
Moist weather, rain.
How do we classify pyrotechnics?
According to their purpose as illuminants, signals, combinations of signal and illuminants, and simulators.
What are the two effects of signals?
Light and smoke.
How can you identify pyrotechnic ammunition?
By its nomenclature, lot number, model designation, painting, marking, national stock number, and Department of Defense identification code.
What is the total burn-time for the AN–MK6 Mod 3 signal?
Approximately 40 minutes.
What is the candlepower rating of the AN–MK13 flare?
3,000 candlepower.
Which day/night signal is designed to be used with only one hand?
The MK124 Mod 0.
What is the A/P 25S–5A distress kit designed to do that the A/P 25S–1 is not?
Penetrate a heavy foliage canopy.
What is the candlepower of the M127A1 ground illumination signal?
50,000.
What are the five main assemblies of the M131 ground illumination signal?
(1) Launcher.
(2) Igniter.
(3) Delay.
(4) Parachute.
(5) Illumination composition.
What is the M131 signal designed to do?
To produce a distinctive red light above the ground fog, haze, or overcast.
What safety equipment is required for handling the MK50 Mod 0 flare?
Protective mask and butyl rubber gloves.
Which military weapons do we classify as “small arms”?
Those with a bore diameter (inside diameter of the barrel) of 0.50 inch or less.
What terms do we use to describe the measurement of small arms?
Gauge and caliber.
Which cartridge is the exception to shotgun gauging?
The .410 shotgun cartridge.
What color is the tip of an AP bullet painted?
Black.
Ball ammunition is used against what type of targets?
Personnel or light materiel targets.
What is the purpose of tracer rounds?
To illuminate the path of the bullets so the gunner can correct his/her aim.
What is noncombat ammunition used for?
Training and weapons testing.
Which type of round do we use for weapons load training?
Dummy.
What is a small-arms cartridge?
A complete assembly of all components necessary to fire the weapon once.
What causes a bullet to spin?
The rifling in the gun barrel.
What determines the core/filler of a bullet?
The ammunition’s purpose.
What is the term for the recess groove part of the bullet into which the cartridge case is crimped during assembly?
Cannelure.
What are the classifications of Air Force grenades?
Service, practice, and training.
What can functional hand grenades be used for?
Inflict casualties or damage and for screening and signaling.
What are the tactical classifications of service grenades?
Fragmentation, irritant, riot control, screening smoke, signaling smoke, and incendiary.
What is the explosive filler for M26-series grenades?
0.39 pound of composition B.
Why is the base of the M34 grenade tapered?
So that the grenade can be mounted on an M1A2 grenade projection adapter.
What are the uses of the M25-series grenades?
Riot and disturbance control.
Which type of grenades are used with the M1A2 grenade projection adapter?
Fragmentation grenades.
Which type of grenades are used with the M2A1 grenade projection adapter?
Chemical grenades.
Why must M34 grenades be stored fuze end up?
To avoid possible leakage of the filler.
What are some of the things that you look for in inspecting grenades?
Damaged, rusted, or poorly marked inner or outer containers. Unauthorized fuzes and for deformed or missing safety pins. Look for leaking or exuding fillers; cracks, damage, or corroded grenade body or fuze; loose fuze; lot number of fuze or grenade unknown; missing markings.
What is the killing agent of the M18A1 antipersonnel mine?
700 steel balls.
What is the effective kill range of the M18A1 mine?
100 meters.
What safety precaution must you observe with the detonation of a claymore mine?
Personnel up to 100 meters to the sides and rear of these mines should take cover for protection.
What is the special feature that makes the M14 nondetectable by magnetic mine detectors?
The M14 is constructed of practically all plastic components.
What are the two limitations of 60 mm light mortars?
They have a short range and a small-explosive charge.
What type of mortar can be broken down into several smaller loads for easier carrying?
Medium mortar (the 81-mm).
What is required to move heavy mortars?
Trucks or tracked mortar carriers.
What initiation source do we primarily use to detonate high explosives?
Blasting caps.
What are the two ways in which blasting caps can be fired?
Electrically or nonelectrically.
What is the purpose of the yellow painted bands covering military safety fuses?
To estimate the length for tactical situations, the single bands are designated for 1-minute lengths and the double bands are designated for 5-minute lengths.
What is the rate of detonation for detonating cord?
Between 20,000 and 21,000 feet per second.
What is the purpose of the M60 igniter?
It is used to light a safety/time fuse.
For what do we use a flash vented squib?
It is used to ignite pyrotechnic or incendiary compositions or black powder.
What is the purpose of the initiator well on the trinitrotoluene (TNT) demo block?
Receiving the initiating explosive/charge.
What is the advantage of military dynamite over commercial dynamite?
Military dynamite is safer to store, transport and handle.
What is the purpose of the M1A4 priming adapter?
It is used to secure electric or nonelectric blasting caps in a threaded activator well of a demolition charge.
What is the M1 clip used to hold together?
Two strands of detonating cord.
What do we use a galvanometer for?
To check electrical circuits and their components.
How do we classify bomb fuzes?
By their position, action, and method of arming.
Name the three main types of fuze action.
(1) Impact.
(2) Time.
(3) Proximity.
What determines the detonation of a proximity fuze?
The bomb reaching the preset height of function above the target.
What are the two main types of fuze arming?
(1) Mechanically timed.
(2) Electronically timed.
What are the most common safety devices found in bomb fuzes?
Seal wires, cotter pins, safety blocks, and the detonator safe feature.