Aviation Ordnance Unit 4 2024 Rated A+
What is Marking? - ANSWER -Application of colored spots, bands, or symbols on
ammunition.
What is Lettering? - ANSWER -Application of words, letters, abbreviations, or numbers
of ammunition. NALC/DODIC.
Mark and Modification - ANSWER -Mark: Arabic numer...
Aviation Ordnance Unit 4 2024 Rated A+
What is Marking? - ANSWER -Application of colored spots, bands, or symbols on
ammunition.
What is Lettering? - ANSWER -Application of words, letters, abbreviations, or numbers
of ammunition. NALC/DODIC.
Mark and Modification - ANSWER -Mark: Arabic numeral that represents the basic
design.
Modification: Follows the mark number and represents a less than major change in
design.
NALC/DODIC - ANSWER -Naval Ammunition Logistics Code/Department of Defense
Identification Code: 4 digit long alphanumeric code used to identify ordnance.
Ammunition Lot Number - ANSWER -quantity of ammunition assembled from uniform
components under similar conditions.
CAD - ANSWER -Cartridge Actuated Device: provides gas pressure to launch or
release stores.
Purposes of CAD - ANSWER -Provide power to drive cables, shrouds, or shroud
cutting devices. Provide energy for the initiation of large explosive devices.
Gun Ammunition Types - ANSWER -Fixed: all together
Separated: propelling charges and projectiles are separate.
Separate Loading: projectile and primer are separate sections.
Bomb Ammunition - ANSWER -Thin walled containers loaded with high explosives
Rocket Ammunition - ANSWER -Motor, warhead, and fuse assembly.
Guided Missile Ammunition - ANSWER -Same characteristics as rocket ammunition,
contains guidance and control sections.
Pyrotechnic Ammunition - ANSWER -Mixtures of oxidizing agents designed to produce
illumination, colored lights, and smoke.
3 Types of Pyrotechnics - ANSWER -Signaling, Illuminating, and Marking.
Service Ammunition - ANSWER -tactical, used in times of war.
Non-Service Ammunition - ANSWER -designed for training, may be modified.
, Types of Non-Service Ammunition - ANSWER -Practice/Training, Dummy Drill/Inert,
Exercise/Recoverable, Blank, and Unserviceable.
Practice/Training Ammunition Characteristics - ANSWER -May or may not contain
explosives. Actually launched or dropped. Expendable or Recoverable.
Dummy Drill/Inert Ammunition Characteristics - ANSWER -Completely inert. Used for
display, testing, and weapons-handling operations.
Exercise/Recoverable Ammunition Characteristics - ANSWER -Modified service
ammunition. Used for training. May contain spotting charges and/or pyrotechnics.
Blank Ammunition Characteristics - ANSWER -Service ammunition with no projectile.
Used for simulated firing and signaling.
Unserviceable Ammunition Characteristics - ANSWER -Reclassified due to changes in
service/shelf life or found to be damaged.
3 Ways to Identify Ammunition - ANSWER -Painting, Marking, and Lettering.
Non-Significant Paint Colors - ANSWER -Olive drab, black, and white.
Characteristics of Ammunition - ANSWER -Insensitive, powerful enough to produce
damage, and must be able to remain stable over an extended period.
2 General Classes of Explosives - ANSWER -High and Low explosives
High Explosive - ANSWER -virtually instantaneous, rapid expansion of large volumes
of gas and heat, causing a very high pressure and widespread shattering effect. "Big
Boom"
Low Explosive - ANSWER -Ignited by flame and burns/combusts slowly. Do not
explode.
2 Types of Explosive Composition - ANSWER -Explosive Mixtures and Explosive
Compounds
Explosive Mixture Characteristics - ANSWER -two or more distinct substances.
Prepared and mixed in varying proportions.
Explosive Compound Characteristics - ANSWER -Uniform in structure and
composition. Molecules contain the oxygen, carbon, and hydrogen for combustion.
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