Weapons Flashcards
Gun Boss responsible for?
“Department Head”
Responsible for all weapons department personnel
What is the Ordnance Handling Officer
(OHO) responsible for?
Responsible for all ordnance throughout the ship
What is G1?
Has two work centers
- AWSE (Hangar Bay)
- Flight Deck (responsible for the issue and receipt of ordnance to embarked squadrons
What is G2?
Responsible for the qualification of all sailors in small arms weapons
What is G3?
Responsible for stowage, buildup, and breakout of all ordnance and material condition of magazine spaces
What is G4?
Responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance on 10 weapons elevators, two Hydraulic Power Units, associated elevator equipment, 26 x EE Reachforks and 9 Battery chargers
What is G5?
WEPS Admin
Ordnance Control
WEPS QA
Ammo Accounting
What is the Explosive handling qualification program?
OPNAVIST 8023.24 series
USS ORISKANY
October 26, 1966 a fire erupted on the Starboard side of the ships forward hangar bay killing 44 men
What is HERO?
What are the 4 categories
“Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance”
- Safe
- Unsafe
- Susceptible
- Unreliable
What is AIM?
Air-Launched, Aerial-Intercept, guided missile
What is AGM?
Air-Launched, Surface-Attack, guided missile
What is RIM?
Ship launched, aerial intercept, guided missile
What is ATM?
Air launch, training guided missile
What is CBU?
Cluster Bomb Units
What is TALD?
Tactical Air-Launched decoy
What is the name for AIM-7?
Sparrow
What is the name for AIM-120?
AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Ranged Air to Air Missile)
What is the name for AIM-9X?
Sidewinder
What is the name for AGM84H/K?
Slam-ER (Stand-off Land Attacked Missile Expanded Response)
What is the nickname for AGM-65E?
Maverick
What is the name for AGM-88?
Harm (High-speed Anti-Radiatiom Missile)
What is JDAM?
Examples?
Joint Direct Attack Munition
GBU-38 (500 lbs)
GBU-32 (1000lbs)
GBU-31 (2000lbs)
What is LGB?
Laser Guided Bomb
GBU-12 (500lbs)
GBU-16 (1000lbs)
GBU-10 (2000lbs)
GBU-24 (2000lbs / Hard Target Penetrator)
