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Weapons Flashcards

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Define Ordnance

A

Weapon on an Aircraft / in firing thing ready to fire the munition.
E.g. Bomb attached to aircraft or round in magazine in Weapon system

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Define Munition

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Equipment forming a complete device E.g. Missile/Shell/mine

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Define Explosives

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Substance which is capable by chemical reaction of causing an explosion

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What are the three uses of explosives?

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Offensive: bombs/missiles
Defensive: Chaff/ flares
Constructive: Ejection seats/ Flare rockets

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5
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Classifications of Explosives?

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Low Explosive (BROWN): Pyrotechnics & propellants
High Explosive (Yellow): 
- Primary: Detonators
- Secondary: Main chargers/ boosters & primers
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6
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Give examples of In-service weapons & classes.

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Air-to-ground: Paveway
Air-to-Air: ASRAAM
Guns: M134 minigun
Countermeasures: Flares

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7
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Explain Aircraft Armament Systems (AAS)

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Broken into 3 sections:
AC Arm Suspension Equipment (AASE) (Wpns trade)
- ERU(Ejector Release Unit)
- HiPPAG (High pressure pure air generator)
- Pylons

Ac Arm Electrical Installation (AAEI) (AV trade)

  • Wiring
  • Circuits

Ac Role Change Harness
- Cable connects AAEI –> AASE –> Weapon

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8
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What kind of roles do Arm Eng Officer’s Have?

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What is explained on a Hazard Classification Label/HCC?

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UN Classification. I.e. Explosives or chemicals etc (1 is explosive)
Hazard Division: what kind of explosive is it, how big a boom.
Compatibility Group: “what it plays well with” for storage

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What are the important colour markings on explosives (>25mm)?

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Black: anti-armour
Yellow: High Explosive
Brown: Low Explosive (Rocket motors)
Grey: Riot Control
Light blue: Practice (Deep saxe blue)
Dark blue: drill (Oxford blue)
Red: Incendiary
Green: Screening/Marking
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What is marked on Ammunition storage? (Think ammo crates)

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ADAC: Ammunition Descriptive Asset Code
HCC: Hazard Classification Label?
UN No.
BKI. Batch key indicator (manufacture date)

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12
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Define the Roles & Responsibilities of ArmO

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Could be HoEs nominated person to ensure QR66:
- Explosive safety
- Bomb dump
- Ranges
Manage KANBAN & MEE
Normal R&R of flt cmdr
- Mangage & develop
- Shifts
- Welfare
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13
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Explain KANBAN

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local state of readiness, how much equipment the bay may have serviced ready to be issued should the platform experience a surge period. Helps target the maintenance to prevent over maintaining and aid in focusing maintenance priorities.

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Explain MEE

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Senior Mission Essential Equipment – assets that would limit operational capabilities. Air Cmd have a vested interest in the amount of equipment available to meet operational requirements. Data from the bay inputted into high level meetings. Could highlight areas of risk or requires spending to ensure asset availability.

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15
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What bomb dump checks are there?

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Monthly “Pes-checks”
Quarterly by the ESR
Annual ESIT

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16
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Explosive Chain

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Input -> Safe/Arm Device -> Detonator -> Booster -> Main Charge
Increasing output energy —————————————————-»>«

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17
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Weapons in use?

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OCD

18
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Hazard Classifications

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  1. 1 Mass expl
  2. 2 Projectile
  3. 3 Mass fire
  4. 4 moderate fire
  5. 5 mass expl but not ??
  6. 6 no mass expl no ??
19
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Oxford Blue

A

Drill (Unable to be fired - for parade square)

20
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Deep Saxe Blue

A

Practice (DISIP) (can be dropped but for practice)

21
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Yelllow?

A

HE

22
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Brown

A

LE

23
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Red

A

Incendiary/Tracer

24
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Eua-de-nil?

A

Screening

25
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Black

A

AP

26
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Markings on ammo?

A 
ADAC (Ammo description Asset code)
HCC (Hazard Classification Code)
Nomenclature
Batch Key Indicator
UN No
Manufacture Date
Quantity

Anything in yellow will indicate explosive data
Everything else in white.

27
Q

How do we licence explosive sites.

A

Licenses will be accepted when the areas:

Conform to recognised standards
Security in place
Fire service(s) aware and happy - HoE has acceped fire risk
Effective SMS
Suitable and competent organisation to manage the SMS
Appropriate quantity Distances

28
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Why do we licence Explosives?

A

Preventing Fire & Explosion
Limiting damage from F&E
Protecting people
Preventing un-Authed Access

29
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AAES Sequence?

A

SEAT PAN FIRING HANDLE triggers

Seat Sequencing Manifold: NVG, Commend Eject controller (canopy rockets), Harness retraction

BTDFU. 0.31 sec rear seat, 0.75 forward seat.

Primary Cartridge Fired. Top Latch Assembly, Miniature Det Cord (Canopy back-up), Emergency O2, PEC, Remote Rocket Initiator, Arm & leg restraints, Drogue and Barostatic

Secondary Cart(s)

2.21s seat clear and hanging.

30
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Talk to me about Arm Incident Reporting

A

Report to MID Cell (Munitions Incident Database)

Accident
Near-miss
Weapons perform Unusually
- Irregular release
- failure to release
- Inadvertent release
- Irregular

FINISH ME

31
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ESR?

A

Explosive Safety Representative

  • Ensure explosive safety for the HoE
  • Report any faults to them
  • Maintain the PES map
  • Attend siting meetings
  • Staff competence
  • Manage contractors
  • Safe systems of work
  • Examine PES logbooks
32
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HERO?

A

Hazards of ElectroMagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

33
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3 factors for making an ALARP explosive siting decision?

A

Minimum quantity of Explosives
Minimum no of people
Minimum amount of exposure time

34
Q

Talk to me about the lifing of Explosives

A 
4 categories
Service life
Storage life
Operational life
- Air carriage (flying hours/cycles)
- Standby (outside normal storage)
Disposal life: safe for logistical handling
35
Q

3 factors you need a licence for?

A

Storage
Handling & processing
Disposal

36
Q

JSMCR?

A

Joint Service Munitions Central Register

37
Q

MPD

A

Munitions Packaging Database

38
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ESR Responsibilities?

A 
Manage explosives safety for licensee (HoE)
Ensure licence limits are never exceeded
Record competence
Manage contractors
Maint & Publish explosives maps
Check PES logbooks - quarterly
39
Q

How is a rocket made up?

A 
Seeker
Warhead
Guidance
Control surfaces
Propellant
40
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Levels of inspection?

A

1st party - Weekly competent checks, monthly PES checks
2nd Party - RAFIE & CIE checks
3rd Party - Specialist?

41
Q

Reduce HERO?

A

Screening
Separating
Filtering

ASET10 TERM 2 (2 decks)

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