Light Weapons

Question 1

8 cycle of operations

Answer 1

1. Feeding
2. Chambering
3. Locking
4. Firing
5. Unlocking
6. Extracting
7. Ejecting
8. Cocking

Question 2

4 types of magazines

Answer 2

A .Box

1. staggered box
2. In line box

b. drum
c. pan

Question 3

4 types of belts

Answer 3

a. split link
b. fully encased link
c. non- disintegrating
d. disintegrating

Question 4

2 types of clips

Answer 4

a. en- bloc clip

b. stripper clip

Question 5

five types of cartridge

Answer 5

a. rimmed
b. semi-rimmed
c. rimless
d. belted
e. rebated

Question 6

5types of firing pin

Answer 6

a. free-floating
b. inertia
c. percussion
d. striker
e. fixed

Question 7

Two types of primer

Answer 7

a. boxer

b. berdan

Question 8

7 types of locking system

Answer 8

a. rotating bolt
b. rising/lowering bolt
c. rollers
d. rising barrel
e. locking flaps
f. swinging bolt
g. locking block

Question 9

8 types of operating system

Answer 9

a. bolt action
b. blowback
c. delayed blowback
d. recoil
e recoil w/gas
f. gas operations
1.gas tappet
2.gas blast
3.gas direct
g. manual pump
h. revolving cylinder

Question 10

3 small arms terminology

Answer 10

a. accelerator
b. automatic
c. semi-auto

Question 11

3 types of ballistic

Answer 11

a. internal
b. external
c. terminal

Question 12

what is battle sight?

Answer 12

The range that allows you to hit the target between the throat and waist without sight adjustment.

Question 13

what is a barrel?

Answer 13

The portion of a weapon through which a projectile is propelled by action of the gases generated by the burning propellant charge.

Question 14

what is Max ordinate?

Answer 14

is the highest point of the trajectory between the muzzle of the weapon and the base of the target. it occurs about 2/3 of the distance between the weapon and the target. The Max ordinate increases as the range invreases

Question 15

what is cone of fire?

Answer 15

each round fired in a burst from the same weapon has different trajectory. the pattern these rounds create on the way to the target is called cone of fire. the cone of fire is created by the vibration of the machine guns, variation of atmospheric conditions

Question 16

what is beaten zone?

Answer 16

is the elliptical pattern formed on the ground on the target by the striking rounds. The length of the beaten zone changes as the range to the target increases. sloping terrain and short range will lengthen the beaten zone.

Question 17

what is danger space?

Answer 17

is the space between the machine gun and the target where the trajectory rises lesa than 1.8m (average height of a man) from the ground.

Question 18

what are 3 classes of fire

Answer 18

in respect to the ground, target and weapon