Block V - Weapons

Question 1

What are the divisions of the weapons department?

Answer 1

G-1: Hanger Bay (AWSE) and Flight Deck Ordnance. i.e. sleds and issue & receive ordnance

G-2: Armory/Torpedoes/Magazine sprinklers. (handles small arms)

G3: Magazines/Bomb Assembly

G4: Elevators

G5: Admin./QA/Ordnance Control/Logistics

Question 2

What does term HERO stand for?

Answer 2

Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

Question 3

What does he term AIM stand for?

Answer 3

Air Launched Air Intercept Missliles

Question 4

What are the 4 types of AIM’s used on the ship?

Answer 4

AIM-9M Sidewinder
AIM-9X Sidewinder
AIM-7 Sparrow
AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile)

Question 5

What does the term AGM stand for?

Answer 5

Air Launched Surface (ground) Attack Missile

Question 6

What are the 5 types of AGM’s?

Answer 6

• AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER (Standoff Land Attack Missile-Expanded Response)
• AGM-65E Maverick
• AGM-88 HARM (High-Speed Anti-radiation Missile)
• AGM-114B/K Hellfire
• AGM-154A/C JSOW (Joint Stand Off Weapon

Question 7

What are the types of bombs used?

Answer 7

MK-82/BLU-111 - 500 lb. class bomb
MK-83/BLU-110 - 1,000 lb. class bomb
MK-84/BLU-109 - 2,000 lb. class bomb

Question 8

What does JDAM stand for?

Answer 8

Joint Direct Attack Munitions

Question 9

What types of JDAM does the ship use?

Answer 9

GBU-38
GBU-32
GBU-31

Question 10

What does LGB stand for?

Answer 10

Laser Guided Bomb

Question 11

What types of LGB are used on the ship?

Answer 11

GBU-12
GBU-16
GBU-10
GBU-24

Question 12

What types of two types of automatic 20MM guns used on the ship?

Answer 12

M61A1 and M61A2

Question 13

In missile guidance terms what does passive mean?

Answer 13

Uses information collected from the target itself

example: infrared detection of a targets heat source, reception of radio-wave transmissions

Question 14

In missile guidance terms what does Semi-active refer to?

Answer 14

Uses an outside source to find the weapon

(example: marine on ground with laser designation device “painting” a target, or another aircraft using its radar to direct the missile launched from another aircraft)

Question 15

In missile guidance terms what does Active mean?

Answer 15

Uses active detection and tracking methods to destroy its target

Question 16

Ammunition color coding:

What is…

1 yellow band
2 yellow bands 
3 yellow bands
4 yellow bands
brown band
black band
light green band
light red band
white band
light blue band
bronze/gold/brass

Answer 16

1 yellow band: high explosives
2 yellow bands: high explosives & thermally protected
3 yellow bands: HE, TP, and insensitive explosive filler
4 yellow bands: HE, TP, IEF, and low collateral
brown band: rocket motors/JATOW’s and/or low explosive
black band: armor piercing
light green band: smoke or “marker”
light red band: incendiary
white band: illuminating or produces colored light
light blue band: practice
bronze/gold/brass: dummy/drill/inert

Question 17

Who is the Weapons department head and what are their duties?

Answer 17

Gun Boss. Admin responsibilities for weapons dept.