General Knowledge Flashcards by Unknown Unknown

Hearing protection must be worn within how many feet during ECU/PPU operation?

14 Feet

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How far are personnel evacuated from a hang fire, misfire, or dud

670 Feet/ 204 meters

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What is the maximum effective range of the M3P, .50 Cal machine gun

2000 yds/ 1850 meters

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what is the optimum rate of fire for the M3P, .50 Cal machine gun

1025 Rounds per minute

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What is the burst duration of the M3P, .50 Cal machine gun when in the ground auto mode?

25 Rounds

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What TM covers the avenger weapon system

TM 9-1425-433-10

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What are the three air defense warnings?

Red,Yellow,White

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what are the three air defense weapon control statuses?

Free,tight and hold

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Name the 5 types of ammo used in M3P

Ball, armor piercing, armor piercing incendiary, tracer, incendiary, armor piercing incendiary tracer APEI

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When refueling the ECU/PPU the avenger turret must be at what degrees

ECU/PPU should face the rear of the truck to keep fuel from getting on the truck

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What is mode 4 IFF response

BEEP…PAUSE…BEEP

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What is mode 3 IFF response

A 1 1/2 Second beep

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What is the difference between an AN/PPX-3A and the AN/PPX 3B?

The AN/PPX-3B has a code day indicator

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Is break free (CLP) authorized on the Avenger M3P machine gun

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what type of cleaning material is used to clean the bore of the machine gun barrel after firing

Rifle Bore Cleaner

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When in the manual mode engaging with the M3P, .50 Cal, the Gun will fire how many rounds

fire until you run out of rounds or release the trigger

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When using the left/right foot switch in the Avenger turret which one does what

LEFT- FIELD OF VIEWS
RIGHT- COMMUNICATIONS

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What is the purpose of the fire permit symbol

Indicates that the target is within firing range

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What is a class 1 leak?

Moisture forms

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what is a class 2 leak

Drops form but do not fall to the ground

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what is a class 3 leak?

Drops form and fall to the ground

What is the anti-reflective coating in the external surfaces of the laser range finder and FLIR lense that is slightly radioactive

Thorium Flouride

prior to starting the ECU/PPU you should check __________________ to ensure no potential fire hazards

Cable W103 for shielded ground

What type of attack techniques are used by hostile aircraft?

pop-up, Lay-down, Pop-up/Lay-down, and stand-off

what is the adjustable rate of fire for the M3P, .50 Cal machine gun

950 to 1100 rounds per minute

What is the range of motion for the Avenger missile system pods

-10 Degrees to +68 Degrees

What are the avenger modifications?

Hard-cab, Doors,non-skid surfaces, aluminum bumper and blast deflectors

What is the minimum time it takes to fully charge an IFF battery

4 hours

What are the air defense principles

Mix,Mass,Mobility and integration

what are the Air Defense priorities

Criticality, Vulnerability, Recuperability and threat

What are the local air defense warnings

Dynamite, Lookout, Snowman

How many CFTs are needed to conduct a missile pod check

8 CFTs

What is the minimum and maximum operational PSI for the argon bottles

Min 3500 Max 6000

What is the primary use of the M3P

Coverage of missle dead zone and limited self protection

The armament system on the avenger consists of what components

Two missle pods, an interface electronic assembly IEA and a machinegun

What is the purpose of the IEA

The interface between the missile in the missile pods and the rest of the system through the AFCC controls a sequence of missiles fired, downloads operational software into the missile at activate and protects AFCC

What is the purpose of the LEA

Provides the required electronics circuitry for missile activation, gyro drive, coolant control, cycling, memory download, and firing

The crew accommodations system consists of what

Gunners Console, ECU/PPU/Canopy, Turret lighting

How can you tell that you are in the wide field of view or the narrow field of view?

The fixed reticles

The FLIR has three fields of view, what are they

Wide, Narrow, and rain

what is the fording capability? for the avenger

30 inches

what is a cook-off

igniting of a round caused by heat if a very hot barrel

what is the purpose of the left thumb switch

To activate/de-activate missile and to change from missle to machinegun

What is the purpose of the right thumb switch?

To enable/disable the FLIR auto-track feature

What is used to adjust the FLIR to optimize the IR environment for distinguishing targets

LEVEL

Does the captive flight trainer have any toxic material, if so what kind of toxic material

Yes Mercury Thallium

Under ideal conditions, when a gun is not used and is stored in a clean, dry place, it is only necessary to inspect, clean and lubricate every how many days?

What are the two methods of clearing an M3P, .50 Cal machine gun?

Manual and Automatic

What action should be taken if the Avenger loses communication while at weapons tight?

Remain at weapons tight for 30 minutes and then change to weapons hold. Continue to try and resolve the communications issue.

When the activate button is pushed, how many missiles are cooled down