Crew served weapons

Question 1

M240D Max Range

Answer 1

3725m

Question 2

M240D Max Effective Range

Answer 2

1200m

Question 3

M240D Tracer Burnout

Answer 3

900m

Question 4

M240D Minimum effective

Answer 4

100m

Question 5

M240D General

Answer 5

Belt-fed, air cooled, gas operated, automatic machine gun. Fires from the open bolt position and primarily used for ground defense/MIO. 7.62mm ammo and weighs 26.5 pounds

Question 6

M240D max rates of fire, rapid rate of fire, sustained rate of fire

Answer 6

Max: 650-950 rds/min
Rapid: 200 rds/min
Sustained: 100 rds/min

Question 7

GAU-21 Max Range

Answer 7

6500m

Question 8

GAU-21 Max Effective Range

Answer 8

1850m

Question 9

GAU-21 Tracer Burnout

Answer 9

1100m

Question 10

GAU-21 Minimum effective

Answer 10

300,

Question 11

GAU-21 rapid firing rate

Answer 11

950-1100 rds/min (adjustable 1025 +/- 75 rds/min)

Question 12

GAU-21 General

Answer 12

air-cooled, short recoil operated, alternate feed weapon, fired from the open bolt position. .50 cal armor piercing rounds. Use during LSF. 80 pounds

Question 13

Limitations for both guns

Answer 13

1. Gun, RIB aux, RHEP are not authorized to be installed simultaneously (only 2/3 at a time)
2. With an RHEP, cannot be installed simultaneously as a torpedo on ROB
3. Employment airspeed (firing) = 120 KIAS; (not firing) = 180 KIAS