Block 6 - EA-18G Armament

Question 1

Objective of the Explosive Handling Qualification and Certification Program

Answer 1

To ensure all personnel are fully qualified and trained up to handle ordnance

Question 2

Purpose of the suspension/accessory equipment

Answer 2

To suspend and release stores, bombs, and missiles

Question 3

Purpose of an impulse cartridge (Cartridge Actuated Devices (CAD))

Answer 3

Used to eject single stores and a variety of weapons from the aircraft

Question 4

Define AIM

Answer 4

Air-launched
Intercept-aerial
guided Missile

Question 5

Define AGM

Answer 5

Air-launched
surface-attack (Ground)
guided Missile

Question 6

Define CATM

Answer 6

Captive
Air
Training
Missile

Question 7

Define HERO

Answer 7

Hazards of
Electromagnetic
Radiation to
Ordnance

Question 8

Describe the functions of Retarded bombs

Answer 8

• Used during low-level bombing

- Falls slowly to allow aircraft to clear area

Question 9

Describe the functions of Non-retarded bombs

Answer 9

• Used during high-level bombing

- Falls fast to immediately hit target

Question 10

Colors of weapons (3)

Answer 10

• Yellow
• Brown
• Blue

Question 11

Function of Yellow coded weapons

Answer 11

High explosive

Question 12

Function of Brown coded weapons

Answer 12

Rocket motor

Question 13

Function of Blue coded weapons

Answer 13

Training or Inert

Question 14

What are the three types of weapons guidance systems

Answer 14

• Active
• Semi-active
• Passive

Question 15

Define Active guidance

Answer 15

Target illumination is supplied by missile

Question 16

Define Semi-active guidance

Answer 16

Target illumination is supplied from an outside source

Question 17

Define Passive guidance

Answer 17

Intelligence is received from the target

Question 18

Describe the hazards associated with FWD firing ordnance

Answer 18

• Auto-ignition
• Toxic chemicals
• Inadvertent separation from aircraft
• High heat
• Protruding surfaces
• Motor detonation

Question 19

Describe the bomb rack that is used on the Growler

Answer 19

Bru-32

• Can store up to 14-30 stores

Question 20

Location and purpose of the ICM switch

Answer 20

Located on the left FWD fuselage

• Once disabled, all countermeasures are disabled

Question 21

State the purpose of the Countermeasures Dispensing System

Answer 21

To help the aircraft deceive missiles and survive longer

• AN/ALE-47- Protection from EA
• AN/ALE-50- Offboard RF Countermeasures

Question 22

State the basic armament of the Growler

Answer 22

• Lau-127 sta 2 or 10
• Lau-116 sta 5 or 7 (AIM-120)
• SUU-78 sta 6
• SUU-79 3,4,8,9
• SUU-80 sta 2,10
• Bru-32 all pylons

Question 23

Characteristics of the AIM-120

Answer 23

(Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) AMRAAM

• Supersonic, air-to-air weapons with active guidance

Question 24

Characteristics of the AGM-88

Answer 24

(High speed Anti-Radiation Missile) HARM

• Solid fuel rocket, air-to-ground equipped with conventional warhead with proportional guidance