Projected Munitions

Question 1

How can you ID a projected projectile HE round?

Answer 1

• Heavy medal one piece construction
• resembles a large bullet
• color code and markings apply

Question 2

What are the fuses for a projected projectile HE round?

Answer 2

PD, BD,VT,ET,MT,PTTF

Question 3

What are the safeties for a projected projectile HE round?

Answer 3

HE
FRAG
MOVE

Question 4

ID projected projectile ejection round

Answer 4

Bases either pressed or screwed on

• if screwed on it will have spanned holes
• if pressed on you will have shear pins and twist pins

Question 5

What are the fuzes of a projected projectile ejection?

Answer 5

VT
ET
MT
PTTF

Question 6

What are the safeties for a projected projectile ejection?

Answer 6

Basic=he frag, move, ejection
Illum=Fire
CS=fire and Chem
WP=WP& fire

Question 7

What are the ID features of bursting smoke projected projectile? Fuzes? Safeties?

Answer 7

ID: use color code, usually 1 piece, U.S. May have milled or solid base plate, may have burster adapter

Fuzes: PD, BD, VT, et, mt, PTTF

Safeties: he, frag, move, WP, fire

Question 8

What are the id features, fuzes, and safeties of a projected projectile chemical round?

Answer 8

ID: use color code, use ejection features and or bursting smoke in conjunction, may have a fuller plug adapter

Fuzes: PD, BD, VT, ET, MT, PTTF

Safeties: HE, drag, move, Chem

Question 9

What are the ID features, fuzes and safeties on a projected projectile HEAT?

Answer 9

ID: break of seam near the major diameter, 2 dissimilar metals @ the break in major diameter, stand off, may have spanner hole at the break in the major diameter, may have a cap housing piezoelectric crystal, can be fun or spin stabilized

Fuzes: PIBD, BD, VT

Safeties: PIBD- HE, frag, move, emr, static, lucky, jet
BD- He, frag, move, jet
vT- he, frag, move, jet, VT, emr, static, 1hrwt

Question 10

ID, fuzes, and safeties of HERA?

Answer 10

ID- he projected connected to rocket motor, normally 2 piece construction, will only have 1 rocket nozzle, will have a rotating band

Fuzes- PD, VT, ET, MT

Safeties- He, frag, move, ejection

Question 11

ID, fuzes and safeties of HEP

Answer 11

ID: blunt rounded nose, short O give, only have a BD fuze

Fuzes: BD

Safeties: he, frag, move

Question 12

ID, fuzes, safeties of armor piercing high explosive?

Answer 12

ID- normally solid one piece construction, may contain windshield, normally have hammer ring on O give, may contain tracer elements, if hole is larger than half dollar this is provision for BD fuzing

Fuzes- BD

Safeties- he, frag, move