HGST - AWS Flashcards
With a 100 gallon IAFS installed, the maximum capacity that can be loaded from the side loader is :
300 rnds, 242 in the magazine and 58 in the ammunition handling system (AHS)
The M789 HEDP round can pierce in excess of ______ of rolled homogeneous armor at ______ meters.
2” at 2500 meters
The maximum Effective Range of the AWS is:
1500-1700 meters
The maximum range for which a ballistic computation can be computed for the AWS is_______ meters. Ranges beyond this will cause __________________ to be displayed in the ___________________ field of the high action display (HAD)
4200 meters, BAL LIMIT, weapon Stat
Describe the gun duty cycle:
Six 50 round bursts with 5 seconds between bursts, followed by a 10 minute cooling period. For settings other than 50, no more than 300 rounds within 60 seconds, then 10 minute cooling.
Failure to adhere to the gun duty cycle may result in:
Catastrophic failure, aircraft loss, injury or death.
Will the AWS continue to follow the IHADSS LOS with the NVS mode switch to fixed?
Yes.
Harmonization procedures should be done between _______ and ________ meters.
500 and 1500
Is a COINCIDENCE message in the HAD a safety or performance inhibit? What causes this?
Safety. The gun is currently not in coincidence with the selected sight.
On preflight, a minimum of ____ tangs must be seated on the flash suppressor.
2
The AWS is designed to provide suppressive fires on _____ or ________ type targets.
Soft (light) or medium
The M789 HEDP round has a fragmentation radius of:
4 meters
If ______ or more rounds have been fired in the preceding _____ minutes, and a stoppage occurs, personnel must remain clear of the aircraft for _____ minutes.
300 rounds, 10 minutes, 30 minutes.
In the event of a UTIL HYD LEVEL LOW message, the gun position to _______
+11 degrees elevation.
Describe markings on the M789 and M788 rounds
M789: black with yellow band M788: blue with white band
The M789 is very effective up to ______ meters against _______ to _________ armor as well as __________
3000, light to moderate, personnel.
The AWS rate of fire is:
625 +- 25 rpm
The ______________________ provides turret displacement and acceleration feedback signals to the turret control box in all firing positions.
Train Rate Sensor
Draw the AWS azimuth and elevation limits under normal conditions:
Describe the AWS reticles
When fixed gun is selected, what is the displayed reticle representing?
The Continually Computed Impact Point (CCIP) or gun-target line.
With missiles actions on an inboard rail, the gun is limited to ______ degrees on the side from which the next missile will be fired.
52 degrees.
What is the maximum capacity of the Ammunition Handling System with standard magazine?
1200 rounds
(-10 4-105 31DEC15)
30mm ammunition comes in strips of how many rounds?
11 rounds
