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NEWFANGLED AVIATION ORDNANCE UNIT 4 EXAM 2025
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NEWFANGLED AVIATION ORDNANCEUNIT 4 EXAM 2025
Aviation Ordnance Unit 4
What is the purpose of the stabilizing rod?
Prevents unstable burning of propellant and stabilizes the rocket.
Components of a Motor
Motor Tube, Igniter, Propellant grain, and Stabilizing rod.
Types of Warheads on Rockets?
HE-FRAG, HEAT, AT/APERS, HEGP, Flechettes, Smoke, Flare, Chaff/Chaff
countermeasures, and Practice.
What is HE-FRAG?
High-explosive fragmentation warhead. Used against personnel and light-armored
targets. Metal fragments.
What is HEAT?
,high-explosive anti-tank. Used against armored targets, tanks, bunkers, armored
vehicles, etc.
What is AT/APERS?
High-explosive anti-tank/anti-personnel. Combines the HE-FRAG and HEAT
warheads.
What is HEGP?
High-explosive general purpose. Produces fragments and may be fuzed for
contact, proximity, or delayed detonation.
What is a flechette?
Warhead used against light-armored targets and personnel. Contains a large
number of small arrow-shaped projectiles.
How are warhead fuzes primed?
Use the setback forces encountered during weapons acceleration to accomplish
arming.
What are Impact Firing fuzes?
,Rocket fuzes the make up the majority of rockets in service. The firing train is
initiated through crushing or distortion of the fuze structure or due to
deceleration occurring during impact.
Types of Impact Firing
Point Detonating and Base Detonating
What is Point Detonating?
Installed in the nose of the warhead, fuzes detonate instantaneously on impact.
What is Base Detonating?
Fuzes are located in the base of the warhead and detonate on impact after a
short delay, allowing for penetration.
2 Types of Rocket Fuzes
Mechanical Time and Proximity
What are Mechanical Time Fuzes (rockets)
Fuzes initiated by a mechanical timer, providing a controlled airburst. Only 5.0in
ZUNI
, What are Proximity Fuzes (rockets)
Variable time, contain RF transmitters and detonate above the desired target.
How are rocket fuzes armed?
Acceleration-setback.
Which Rocket Launcher comes with a built in RADHAZ shield?
The 5.0in ZUNI rocket launcher.
What is an APKWS 2?
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 2. Adds a semi active laser guidance to
2.75in rockets.
How far are fuzes allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of?
2 feet.
How far are warheads allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of?
2 feet.
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