Weapons Flashcards
Codes
4: safety on; no mag; no round;
3: safety on; mag; no round
2: not applicable
1: safety on; mag in; round;
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m4
gas operated, mag fed, aircooled 580 TOA number 5.56 Caliber 12-15 Sustained; 45(S) 90(A) Cyclic 3600 max range 500 effective range 600 effective range
m9
semi, mag fed, recoil operated 175 TOA 9mm 1800 max range 50 effective
m203
lightweight, single shot, shoulder fire
40mm cal
150 effective
350 effective area
m240b
air cooled, belt-fed, recoil operated 28 TOA 7.62mm cal sus: 100 ; rapid: 200 cyclic: 650-950 3725 max range 800; 600 effective 1100; 800 effective area
m2 .50 cal
belt fed, recoil operated, aircooled .50mm sus: <40 rapid: >40 cyclic: 450-550 6800 max range 1829 effective area
mk19
40mm cal
m500
12mm cal
m136
84mm cal
eight cycling steps
feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking extracting, ejecting, cocking
weapons in the toa
m4 m9 m16 mk19 m240b m2 m500 m203 m136 m18
trajectory
path of the bullet
breeh
read end of the barrel
bore
hole in the barrel
chamber
enlarged part of the bore at breech
muzzle
front end of the barrel
muzzle velocity
speed the bullet travels when it leaves the muzzle
max range
greatest distance bullet can travel
max effective range
greatest distance a weapon can fire accurately
four rules of weapon safety
treat
never
keep
keep
malfunction
failure for weapon to function
misfire
failure to fire
stoppage
interruption in the cycle