Weapons

Question 1

Gun Boss

Answer 1

CDR McPhail

Question 2

OHO

Answer 2

LCDR Baldwin

Ordinance Handling Officer

Question 3

G1

Answer 3

Flight deck/AWSE (Armament Weapons Support Equipment)

Question 4

G2

Answer 4

GMs/Magazine Sprinklers/Keys/Ships Armory

Question 5

G3

Answer 5

Assembly/Disassembly/Breakouts

Question 6

G4

Answer 6

Weapons elevators maintainers

Question 7

G5

Answer 7

Admin and logistics

Question 8

What is the objective of the explosive handling qualification program?

Answer 8

Ensure all personnel handling ordnance are qualified to do so. Publication is 8023.24C

Question 9

HERO

Answer 9

Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance

Question 10

Publication that governs HERO?

Answer 10

NAVSEA OP 3565

Question 11

Explain HERO

Answer 11

Type and susceptibility of ordnance emitted from radars and antennas

Question 12

Passive missile guidance

Answer 12

Uses info collected from the target (usually heat sources)

Question 13

Semi-active missile guidance

Answer 13

Uses an outside source to find weapons or targets

Question 14

Active missile guidance

Answer 14

Tracks target by component carried in the missile itself

Question 15

AIM

Answer 15

Air launched air intercept missile

Question 16

AIM Missiles

Answer 16

AIM-9 Sidewinder
AIM-7 Sparrow
AIM-120 AMRAAM

Question 17

AGM

Answer 17

Air launched surface attack missile

Question 18

AGM Missiles

Answer 18

AGM-84 SLAME-ER
AGM-65 Maverick
AGM-88 Harm
AGM-114 Hellfire
AGM-154 JSOW

Question 19

JDAM

Answer 19

Joint Direct Attack Munitions

GBU 38/GBU 32/ GBU 31

Question 20

LGB

Answer 20

Laser Guided Bomb

GBU 12/GBU 16/GBU 10/GBU 24

Question 21

First 3 stripes on bombs

Answer 21

1: High Explosive
2: Thermal Coating
3: Insensitive munitions

4: Located on aft part of bomb (BLU 126 only) indicating low collateral damage (LOCO)

Question 22

Types of 20MM guns

Answer 22

M61A1/M61A2

Question 23

20MM rounds:
TP
SAPHEI
TPT
HEI

Answer 23

Target Practice
Semi Armor Piercing High Explosive Incendiary
Target Practice Tracer
High Explosive Incendiary

Question 24

Firing rate of guns

Answer 24

Low: 4000
High: 6600

Question 25

Colors:
Yellow
Brown
Black
Light Blue
Gold

Answer 25

High Explosive
Live rocket motor
Armour piercing
Inert/Practice
Dummy/Drill

Question 26

How many total weapons elevators onboard?

Answer 26

10
4 upper (3 upper stages to to flight deck)
6 lower

Question 27

SWL of elevators?

Answer 27

10,500LBS