Exam Copy 1 Flashcards
Principle components of a bomb?
Case or body Tail Unit Suspension Lugs Main Filling Fusing System
4 Categories of Bombs?
HE
Chem
Incendiary
Practice
The Charge/Weight ration of a deep penetration bomb is 75-80%
False
Whats the difference between a fuse and a pistil?
A pistil contains no explosive content
List 5 types of HE bommb
General Purpose (GP) Medium Capacity (MC) Deep Penetration (DP) Armour Piercing (AP) Semi Armour Piercing (SAP) Fragmentation (Frag) Anti Submarine (AS)
What is the purpose of a Kopfring
Fitted to the nose of a bomb, it prevents excessive penetration and ricochet of sea targets
If a a bomb has a cone tail unit with parallel sided fins and the bottom of the fins were cut at 45 degrees, what is the bombs country of origin?
Germany
4 main types of long delay fuzing
Chemical
Material Creep
Clockwork
Electrical
Generic wait times for: Unknown missile?
Unknown fuzing?
PTTF/Hand Grenade
3 Hrs
1 Hr
30 minutes
Prox is always accompanied by which Hazard?
EMR/Static
3 positions a fuze may be installed in a bomb?
nose, tail, transverse
Expand HEAT
HESH
HERA
APFFSDS
High Explosive Anti Tank
High Explosive Squash Head
High Explosive Rocket Assist
Armour Piercing Fin Stabalised Discarding Sabot
AP Projectiles may be nosed fuzed
False
Types of contents used in carrier pprojectiles?
Smoke screening/signalling/marking Illuminating Incendiary Propaganda Chaff AP (Shrapnel or flechettes) Submunitions Chemical agents
Incendiary bombs are classed as?
Combustible or Non-Combustible