Naval Weapon Systems and Sensors

Question 1

Mk 38 Mod 1

Answer 1

Manually targeted
Range: 3000 yards
Platforms: LHD, LHA

Question 2

Mk 38 Mod 2

Answer 2

Automatic targeting (uses camera)
Range: 2700 yards
Platforms: LHD, LHA

Question 3

0.50 Cal Machine Gun

Answer 3

twin or single barrels
range: 6700 yards
Platforms: MH-53E, CH-53E, MV-22, AAV, PC, RIB, DDG, CG

Question 4

M240 Machine Gun

Answer 4

Range: 3725 yards
Platforms: MH53E, CH53EMV-33, MH-60

Question 5

GAU Machine Gun

Answer 5

High rate of fire
range: 1000 yards
Platforms: MH-60, F-35B

Question 6

MK 15 (AKA: CIWS)

Answer 6

Primary function: SELF Defense against air threats
platforms: CG, DDG, CVN, LCC, LHD, LHA, LSD
Range: short

Question 7

Mk 46 30mm Gun Mount

Answer 7

fully automatic
Primary Function: employed against surface targets
Range: 2200 yards
Platforms: LPD, LCS

Question 8

Mk 110 57 mm Gun Mount

Answer 8

Fully Automatic
Primary function: emplyed against surface targets
Platforms: LCS
Range: 10.5 NM

Question 9

Mk 45 Light Weight Gun Mount

Answer 9

Fully Automatic
Primary Function: Employed against surface, air, and land targets
Platforms: DDG, CG
Range: 13 NM

Question 10

RIM-116

Answer 10

Name: Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM)
Primary function: surface to surface, surface to air
Terminal guidance: Passive
Platforms: CVN, LHD, LHA, LPD, PSD, LCS1
Range: short

Sea Ram: modified RAM Launcher on CIWS mount.
Platforms: LCS2, DDG

Question 11

RIM 7

Answer 11

Name(NATO Sea Sparrow Missile (NSSM)
Primary function: Surface to Surface, Surface to Air
Terminal guidance: Semi-active
Platforms: CVN, LHD, LHA
range: Short

Question 12

RIM 162

Answer 12

Name: Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
Primary function: Surface to Surface, Surface to Air
Terminal Guidance: Semi-active
Platforms: CVN, LHD, LHA, CG, DDG
Range: Short

Question 13

RIM-66C

Answer 13

Name: Standard Missile
Primary Function: Surface to Surface, Surface to Air, used for FLEET AREA AIR DEFENSE and SHIP SELF DEFENSE
Terminal Guidance: Active (SM-6), semi active (SM3, SM-T), Passive (SM-2)
Platforms: CG, DDG
Range: 90 NM for anti-air and anti-surface(SM-2), 100+NM for long range area air defense (SM-6)

Question 14

RGM 84

Answer 14

Name: Harpoon
Primary Function: Surface to surface, highly survivable and effective missile
terminal guidance: active
platforms: CG, DDG
Range: 67+ NM

Question 15

RGM-176

Answer 15

Name: griffin blk 11B
Primary Function: Surface to Surface, precision low-collateral-damage missile
Guidance: GPS and INS
Platforms: PC, LCS

Question 16

RGM-109

Answer 16

Name: Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM)
Primary function: land attack
Guidance: GPS, INS, TERCOM, DSMAC
Platforms: CG, DDG, SSN, SSGN
*Block III TLAM-C: 900 NM, unitary warhead
*Block III TLAM-D: 700 NM, bomblets
*Block IV TLAM-E: 900 NM, unitary warhead, in-flight reprogrammable

Question 17

AGM-88

Answer 17

• name: HARM Missile
• primary function: air-to-surface (attack and destroy hostile radar installations)
• terminal guidance: passive
• platforms: F/A-18C, F/A-18E/F, E/A-18G,
• range: 57+ NM

Question 18

AGM-65 A/B/D/E/F/G

Answer 18

• name: Maverick Guided Missile
• primary function: air-to-surface (attack and destroy armor, air defenses, ships, ground transportation, fuel installations)
• terminal guidance: semi-active (A/B/E), passive (D/F/G)
• platforms: F/A-18C, F/A-18E/F, AH-1W/Z
• range: 12 NM