WEAPONS Flashcards
HERO
Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
EMCON
Emissions Control
CBU
Cluster Bomb Unit
TALD
Tactical Air-Launched Decoy
Non-Nuclear Ordnance/Explosive Handling Qualification Program
Instituted in 1968
Ordnance Certification is valid for 12 months
What is considered HERO Unsafe?
Highly likely to initiate a detonation
What is considered HERO Safe?
Items not susceptible to RF energy
What is considered HERO Susceptible?
Adversely affected by RF energy resulting in unsafe or unreliable ordnance
What does EMCON do?
Prevent enemy ships aircraft from locating us through their passive detection systems.
What is the purpose of doing a stray voltage check?
Ensure that no electrical charges exist within the aircraft’s firing circuits.
AIM
Air-launched, intercept-aerial guided missile
AIM-7
Sparrow
AIM-9
Sidewinder
AIM-120
AMRAAM
AGM
Air-launched, surface-attack guided missile
AGM-65
Maverick
AGM-84A-D
Harpoon
AGM-84E
SLAM
AGM-88
HARM
AGM-119
Penguin
AGM-122A
Sidearm
RIM
Ship-launched, intercept-aerial guided missile
RIM-7
NATO Sea Sparrow
ATM
Air-launched, training guided missile
What CBU is onboard HST?
CBU-99
Types of CBU’s
MK-20
CBU99/100 Rockeye
CBU-59
CBU-78 Gator
What are the 3 types of TALD vehicles?
A/B37U-1(V) 1, chaff vehicle
A/B37U-1(V) 2, RF vehicle
ADM-141 A, RF vehicle
TALD provides what
False Imagery
Types of Weapons Elevators:
Upper Stage – 3
Lower Stage – 6
Hung Ordnance
Failed to properly release or fire
Unexpended Ordnance
Ordnance that was loaded, but was never expended by the aircrew
Yellow High Explosive (HE)
Found on warhead sections.
2 yellow bands indicate thermal protected ordnance.
Brown
Brown
Indicates presence of explosive
Normally a propellant
Can function as a low explosive or to be particularly hazardous to the use
Gray with Red Bands
Irritant (harassing agent)
Black
Armor piercing ammunition
Light Green
Smoke or “marker” ammunition
Light Red
Incendiary ammunition
White
Illuminating ammunition
Light Blue
Inert training or firing practice ammunition
AWSE
Aviation Weapons Support Equipment
OHO
Ordnance Handling Officer
EOD
Explosive Ordnance Disposal
AMRAAM
Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile
Divisions of Weapons
G1 G2 G3 G4 G5
G-1
Hangar Bay and Flight Deck Ordnance, Aviation Weapons Support Equipment (AWSEP) Division
G-2
Armory Division
G-3
Magazine Division
G-4
Weapons Elevator Division
G-5
ADMIN
What does G-5 consist of?
Weapons Administration, Aviation Weapons Movement Control Station, ROLMS
Under G-5 admin, what is Ordnance Control?
Aviation Weapons Movement Control Station
Controls the movement of all ordnance onboard
Under G-5 admin, what is ROLMS?
Ammo Accounting
Responsible for keeping track of all ammo received, transferred or expended
What is the Weapons Officer known as?
Gun Boss
What are G-3 division members known as?
Mag Rats
Which division is responsible for training ship’s crew on firearms?
G-2
Which division is responsible for the security and maintenance of all small arms and .50 caliber mounts?
G-2
ECM
Electronic Countermeasures
Which detection system provides early warning of approaching air/missile targets?
E-2C Hawkeye
Which detection system monitors the oceans for surface, subsurface, and airborne contacts?
Surface Combatants’ Ship
ECM is designed to do what?
Prevent the enemy of their use of radio transmitting systems
SPS-49
2D; provide counter jamming
SPS-48
3D, provide range, bearing and elevation
What is the primary Fire Control Radar onboard HST?
MK-23 Target Acquisition System
What does the MK-23 TAS do?
Controls the NATO Sea Sparrow Missile System (NSSMS)
M61A1 20MM GUN SYSTEM
6-barrel, rotary action, mechanism gun
2 Settings:
- 4,000 rounds per minute (gun low)
- 6,000 rounds per minute (gun high
What is the acronym for Air to Air Warfare?
AAW
What aircraft is the forward-deployed portion of any airborne strike?
E-2 C Hawkeye
ECM has what 2 types?
Active
Passive
A surface combatants’ ship can link data to be displayed in what center of each ship?
Combat Direction Center
CV FTAS
CV Fast Time Analyzer System
ASROC
Anti-Submarine Rocket System
H-60
USW Helicopter
CDC
Combat Direction Center
Collect, evaluate and disseminate tactical information
MK-46 Torpedo
Primary weapon used in ASW
Search for, detect, attack and destroy submarines
Salt-water activated
Uses OTTO II fuel
Launched from any # of aircraft
What direction system collects pertinent tactical information regarding undersea contacts?
CDC
What direction system collects pertinent tactical information regarding undersea contacts?
Sonobuoys
Which torpedo is used against the faster, deeper-diving, and more sophisticated submarines?
MK-50
What are the 2 methods of mine activation?
Contact and Influence
What position does a moored mine take in the water?
Connected by a cable to an anchor resting on the bottom
What aircraft can the MK-46 Torpedo be launched from?
Helicopter or Fixed-wing aircraft
HARM
High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile
Name 3 surface search Detection Systems
SPS-67;
RASCAR;
FURUNO
3 types of General Purpose bombs:
MK 82 – 500 lbs
MK 83 – 1000 lbs
MK 84 – 2000 lbs
What is contained in the MK20 Cluster Bomb Unit?
247 MK 118 antitank bombs
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
CIWS
Close-In Weapons System
ECM
Electronic Countermeasures
Characteristics of the .50 Caliber mounts:
10 mounts
360 Degree Circle
Max range: 7,400 yds
Max effective range: 2,000 yards
400-500 rounds per minute
Characteristics of the NSSMS
2 systems consisting of:
1 launcher with 8 missiles
2 Directors per system
Characteristics of the CIWS
20 mm Gattling-gun system/Phalanx
4,500 rounds per minute
Magazine capacity is 1,550 rounds
3 mounts
What type of gun does the CIWS use?
M-61A1 Gattling
What type of targets is the CIWS designed to engage?
Anti-ship cruise missiles
Fixed-wing aircraft
