Weapons

Question 1

Who is the HOD of Weapons Department?

Answer 1

-CDR Rowe (Gun Boss)

Question 2

Describe the OHO.

Answer 2

• Ordnance Handling Officer
• LCDR Baldwin
• Responsible for all ordnance through out the ship

Question 3

What is G1?

Answer 3

• AWSE (Armament Weapons Support Equipment)

- Flight Deck Ordnance

Question 4

What is G2?

Answer 4

• Armory
• Torpedoes
• Magazine Sprinklers

Question 5

What is G3?

Answer 5

-Magazines and Bomb Assembly

Question 6

What is G4?

Answer 6

-Elevators

Question 7

What is G5?

Answer 7

• Administration
• QA
• Ordnance Control
• Logistics

Question 8

What is the objective of the Non-Nuclear Ordnance/ Explosive Handling Qualification Program?

Answer 8

-Ensures that persons handling ordnance are trained and properly qualified to do so.

Question 9

What is HERO?

Answer 9

• Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

- Prevents the accidental actuation or detonation of ordnance.

Question 10

List our Air Intercept Missiles and there methods of guidance.

Answer 10

• AIM-9 Sidewinder: Passive Infared
• AIM-7 Sparrow: Semi-Active Radar
• AIM-120 AMRAAM(Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile): Active

Question 11

List our Surface Attack Missiles.

Answer 11

• AGM-65 Maverick: Semi-Active
• AGM-84 SLAM-ER: Active
• AGM-88 HARM: Passive
• AGM-114 Hellfire: Semi-Active
• AGM-154 JSOW: GPS

Question 12

List our bombs and their payload classes. (Free Fall)

Answer 12

• MK-82/BLU-111: 500lbs
• MK-83/BLU-110: 1000lbs
• MK-84/BLU-109: 2000lbs

Question 13

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Yellow

Answer 13

-High Explosive

Question 14

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Brown

Answer 14

-Rocket Motors

Question 15

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Blue

Answer 15

-Practice

Question 16

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Black

Answer 16

-Armor Piercing

Question 17

Describe Ammunition Color Code: White

Answer 17

-Illuminating Ammunition/ Colored Light

Question 18

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Green

Answer 18

-Smoke/Marker

Question 19

Describe Ammunition Color Code: Red

Answer 19

• Incendiary

Question 20

What are the significance of bands on ammunition?

Answer 20

• 1 Band: High Explosive
• 2 Bands: High Explosive and Thermally Protected
• 3 Bands: High Explosives, Thermally Protected, and Insensitive Explosive Filter
• 4 Bands(3 Nose and 1 on Tail): High Explosives, Thermally Protected, Insensitive Explosive Filter, and Low Collateral Damage

Question 21

Describe our Aircraft Gun Systems

Answer 21

• M61A1
• M61A2
• 20MM Rounds
• Capable of 4000 and 6,600 rounds per minute

Question 22

What types of 20MM ammunition do the M61A1 and the M61A2 use?

Answer 22

• TP: Target Practice
• SAPHEI: Semi Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
• TPT: Target Practice Tracer
• HEI: High Explosive Incendiary

Question 23

Describe Passive Missile Guidance.

Answer 23

-Uses information collected from target i.e. heat signatures.

Question 24

Describe Semi-active Missile Guidance.

Answer 24

-Uses outside source.. i.e. a laser by ground troops.

Question 25

Describe Active Missile Guidance.

Answer 25

-Tracks using systems contained in the missile.