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1
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A requirement for military explosives is that raw materials must be…

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Cheap

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Volatility is the tendency of a substance to produce

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Vapors

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The word hydroscopicity refers to what property of an explosive?

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Moisture-absorbing

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The rate of transformation for high explosives is between 3,200 and…

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28,000 fps

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The tendency of a substance to burn with a rapid and sparkling combustion is called…

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Deflagration

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Explosive train primers are classified…

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By the way they are initiated

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What does an explosive train booster do?

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Detonates the main charge

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How can you achieve an air-burst with a general-purpose bomb?

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Use a time action high-explosive train

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How can you increase the penetration effect of a shaped charge?

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Increase standoff distance

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What is a shaped charge used for?

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To produce an explosive penetration of a solid target

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The classifications of pyrotechnics include illuminates…

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Signals, combinations of signals and illuminates, and simulators

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What do the colored bands, letters, or patches on signal munitions indicate?

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Color of the signal produced

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Approximately how many minutes does the MK6 signal flare burn?

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40

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What pyrotechnic effects are produced by the AN-MK13 signal?

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Smoke and illumination

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The primary reason the AN-MK13 Mod 0 signal can be handheld while burning is to allow…

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A downed pilot to hold the flare while treading water

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How is the A/P25S-5A distress signal kit ignited?

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Percussion primer

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How much light does the M127A1 signal produce?

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50,000 candlepower

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What altitude is attainable by the M131 signal when fired?

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1,500 ft

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The largest caliber ammunition that we classify as “small arms” is…

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Caliber .50

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The components of a typical small-arms cartridge is the cartridge case,…

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Primer, bullet, and propellant

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What type of explosive filler does the M26 fragmentation grenade have?

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Composition B

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The filler for the M34 smoke grenade is…

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White phosphorus

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What is the explosive filer for the M30 practice grenade?

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Black powder

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The AN-M8 smoke grenade uses the hexachloroethane as a chemical filler to produce what kind of smoke?

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White

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25
Which antipersonnel mine is commonly called a claymore?
M18A1
26
How much force pressed against the pressure plate is required to set off the M14 anti-personnel mine?
20 to 35 lbs
27
Which type of mortar has a short range and a small explosive charge?
Light
28
Which type of mortar can be broken down into several smaller loads for easier carrying?
Medium
29
What device is used to detonate a high explosive?
Blasting cap
30
What weatherproof device is used to initiate a time fuze?
M60 igniter
31
The M112 demo block is made of...
Composition C-4
32
Blasting machines are used to provide the impulse needed in...
Electrical detonations
33
The firing wire used in detonation systems is issued in what lengths?
500 ft
34
The main types of fuze actions are impact, time, and...
Proximity
35
What component in an electronically-timed fuze replaces the arming vanes used in mechanically timed fuzes?
Electric charging assembly
36
Which safety feature is designed to prevent movement of the arming heads, arming stems, and strikers while the fuze is being handled?
Cotter pins
37
How do you change the firing delay times in a mechanically timed M904 nose fuze?
By adjusting the calibrated dial
38
What action must you take to set the SECONDS TO ARM setting below 6 seconds on a M904 fuze?
Remove the stop screw from the fuze body
39
What adapter booster is used with the M904 fuze?
T45
40
Where is the M905 fuze installed in a general purpose bomb body?
The tail fuze well
41
Which device is used in place of arming wire with electrical fuzes?
Battery-firing device
42
When installed in the nose fuze well, how many FZU-2/B booster are used with the FMU-81/B
4
43
What component provides the electrical power needed to operate the FMU-139A/B fuze
FZU-48/B initiator
44
Which sensor is a radio frequency radar ranging system used with the SUU-64/B, SUU-65?B, and the SUU-66/B dispensers?
FZU-39/B
45
Which proximity fuze has a height of burst setting of 15 feet above ground level that is built into the fuze at the time of manufacture?
FMU-113/B
46
Which air inflatable retarder fin is used on the MK82 bomb?
BSU-49/B
47
Which bomb is not classified as a penetrator?
BLU-126
48
Which 4,000 pound penetrator bomb is used as the warhead/bomb body for the GBU-28A/B
BLU-113
49
Which bomb provides deeper penetration than the BLU-113 and is used with the GBU-28C/B
BLU-122
50
The PDU-5/B uses which suspension utility unit?
SUU-76C/B
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With the exception of the explosive filler, the BLU-126/B and the BLU-129/B are identical to the...
MK82 MOD 2 bomb
52
The BDU-33 series practice bomb weighs...
25 lbs
53
What is the weight of the BDU-48 series practice bomb?
10 lbs
54
Which series practice bomb only weighs 5 lbs
MK-106
55
The CBU-87 uses which suspension utility unit dispenser?
SUU-65
56
The CBU-87/B is loaded with which submunitions?
BLU-97/B bomblets
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The CBU-89 uses which suspension utility unit dispenser?
SUU-64
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the CBU-89 is loaded with which submunitions?
BLU-91/B and BLU-92/B bomblets
59
The CBU-105 uses which suspension utility unit dispenser?
SUU-66
60
Once free falling over the target area what imparts spin and upward thrust for BLU-108 submunitons?
Rocket motor
61
The components of a wind-corrected munitions dispenser are a fin-guidance system, a variable postion umbilical connector, and...
Flight program software
62
Which wind-corrected munitions dispenser component cants the fins to spin the dispenser during flight?
Control actuation assembly
63
How is 20 MM ammunition classified?
According to its purpose
64
The incendiary composition of the 20 MM armor-piercing incendiary (API) round is initiated by...
Impact
65
Which 20 MM round carries the M505 point-detonating fuze?
High-explosive incendiary (HEI)
66
What 20 MM round is used for drill or testing the feeder assembly for a M61 gun system?
Dummy
67
What 20 MM projectile component enables spin and stabilization in flight?
Rotating band
68
The delayed arming distance of a M505 series fuze from the muzzle of a 20 MM cannon is...
10-35 ft
69
The identifying information of a 20 MM round of ammunition is marked on the...
Projectile
70
When bulk-packed, how many round of 20 MM ammunition do you expect to find in a M548 containter?
200-250
71
What aircraft cannon fires the 25 MM round?
GAU-12
72
The purpose of the ignition booster in the 25 MM round is to...
Ensure consistent propellant ignition
73
How can you tell a 25 MM dummy cartridge from other rounds?
The projectile is non-separable and the total cartridge is gold in color
74
When 25 MM ammunition is bulk-packed, how many rounds can be found in a CNU-405 container?
80-100
75
How is ignition from the primer carried to the propellant in a 30 MM target practice round?
The primer ignites black powder in a flash tube, which ignites the propellant
76
What device holds the ball rotor of the 30 MM M505A3 impact fuze in an unarmed position until it is fired?
Lock ring
77
The 30 MM dummy ammunition is for
familiarization training and mechanical cycling of the gun system
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The 30 MM cartridege case is made of...
Aluminum
79
Which fuze is used in 30 MM high-explosive incendiary ammunition?
M505A3
80
How many separate lot numbers can you expect to find on a 30 MM round of ammunition?
3
81
How long does the red tracer composition burn in the 40 MM AAA, target practice tracer round
12 seconds
82
What fuze is used in the 40 MM HEI PGU-9C/B round?
FMU-154/B
83
What aircraft is equipped to fire 105 MM ammunition?
AC-130
84
What type of explosive is loaded into the projectile of the 105 MM HEI?
Comp B
85
The high fragmentation PGU-45/B projectile will produce approximately how many fragments?
13,000
86
In order to optimize lethality the factory set height of burst for the FMU-160/B fuze is...
15 feet
87
The 105 MM clearing cartridge is designed to...
Clear a projectile lodged in the bore of a 105 MM cannon
88
The approximate length of a complete 105 MM round is?
31 in
89
Countermeasure flares are designed...
To divert enemy infrared/heat seeking missiles away from original target
90
How is an ALA-17 series flare ignited?
An electric squib ignition assembly
91
Which impulse cartridge initiates the MJU-7/B flare?
BBU-36/B
92
The SD-206 infrared flare (Smokey Devil) provides...
Smoke to simulate a flare for training purposes
93
Which component is part of the ALE-50 series towed decoy system?
Launch controller
94
The RR-170 chaff cartridge uses which impulse cartridge?
BBU-35/B
95
The LUU-2 series aircraft flare provides...
An off white light of 2 million candlepower
96
The LUU-19 series illumination flare produces
Light in the near-infrared region
97
How much gas pressure can a thruster cartridge actuated device (CAD) produce?
250-6,000 PSI
98
Removers (CAD) are designed to...
Jettison the aircraft canopy
99
Electric squibs (propellant actuated device; PAD) are similar to...
Blasting caps

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