M224A1 60mm

Question 1

What is the nomenclature for the small baseplate for the M224A1?

Answer 1

M8A1

Question 2

What is the nomenclature for the boresight?

Answer 2

M115

Question 3

What are the rates of fire for the M224A1?

Answer 3

Sustained- 20rpm

Maximum- 30rpm for 4 min

Question 4

What is the max range of the M224A1? Conventional and handheld?

Answer 4

Conventional-
Minimum- 70m
Maximum- 3490m

Handheld-
Minimum- 70m
Maximum- 1340m

Question 5

What is the weight and nomenclature for the 60mm cannon?

Answer 5

M225A1

13lbs

Question 6

What is the bipod nomenclature and weight for the M224A1 60mm mortar?

Answer 6

M170A1

12.85lbs

Question 7

What is the azimuth adjustment for the M170A1 bipod?

Answer 7

250mils total

Question 8

What is the nomenclature and weight of the handheld baseplate for the M224A1?

Answer 8

M8

3.7lbs

Question 9

When the cannon is in the upper saddle how many mils per turn of the Traverse handwheel?

Answer 9

10mils

Question 10

When the cannon is in the lower saddle how many mils per turn of the Traverse handwheel?

Answer 10

15mils

Question 11

What are the available elevations adjustments in the upper/lower saddle

Answer 11

Upper- 0800-1100mils

Lower- 1101-1511mils

Question 12

What is the range of the M888 and M720 round? Conventional and handheld?

Answer 12

M888 conventional- 70m-3520m
handheld- 70m-1340m

M720 conventional- 70m-3490m
handheld- 70m-1340m

Question 13

What are the 4 nomenclatures of the HE rounds for the M224 mortar?

Answer 13

M720
M720A1
M888
M768

Question 14

What are the nomenclatures of the ILLUM rounds for the M224 mortar?

Answer 14

M721

M767- IR

Question 15

What is the nomenclature of the Smoke round for the M224?

Answer 15

M722

M722A1

Question 16

What is the nomenclature for the FRTC and SRTC for the M224 mortar?

Answer 16

FRTC- M769

SRTC- M766

Question 17

What is the azimuth rotation of the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 17

6400mils

Question 18

What is the magnification of the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 18

4x

Question 19

What is the nomenclature of the M2 aiming circle tripod?

Answer 19

M24

Question 20

What is the nomenclature of the instrument light on the M2 aiming circle tripod?

Answer 20

M51

Question 21

How many levels are contained on the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 21

3

Question 22

What is the declination constant?

Answer 22

The clockwise angle between grid north and magnetic north

Question 23

Why are declination stations established?

Answer 23

To determine the declination constants of instruments and to correct for local attractions, annual variations, and instrument errors

Question 24

How far from high tension power lines and electronic equipment do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 24

150m

Question 25

How far from railroad tracks, tanks, and trucks do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 25

75m

Question 26

How far from vehicles do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 26

50m

Question 27

How far from barbed wire do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 27

30m

Question 28

How far from mortars or telegraph wire do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 28

25m

Question 29

How far from helmets and so forth do you set up the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 29

10m

Question 30

How do you get the remainder on the M2 aiming circle?

Answer 30

Subtract the mounting azimuth from the declination constant