Crows
Major Components
Acronyms
Gunnery
Main Gun
100

What are the two weapon systems you can mount on the low profile CROWS?

M2A1 (.50 caliber Machine Gun) and M240B (7.62mm Machine Gun)

100

What system detects contaminants and provides crew with clean, temperature-adjustable air?

NBC Main System

100

What does APFSDS-T stand for?

Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot - Tracer

100

What is DIDEA?

DETECT, IDENTIFY, DECIDE, ENGAGE, ASSESS

100

What is the nomenclature for the main gun?

M256

200

What are the two sights on the CROWS?

Visual Imaging Module (VIM) (Day) and Thermal Imaging Module (TIM) (Night)

200

What transfers power from the transmission and final drive to the tracks?

Sprockets

200

SEP

System Enhancement Package

200

What is the TC 3-20.31?

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION, CREW
200

How many automated ballistic solution checks are embedded in the vehicle software? Think AAC's

52

300

How many locks need to be released to fire the CROWS manually?

5 (Elevation Release Assembly, Azimuth Release Assembly, Azimuth Lock, Elevation Lock, and Manual Mode Lock)

300

These hydraulically dampen torsion bars of number one, two, and seven roadwheels helping to provide a smoother ride.

Rotary Shock Absorber Housings

300

DECU

Digital Electronic Control Unit

300

What are the six Crew Tables?

Table 1 - Gunnery Skills Test (GST), Table 2 - Simulations, Table 3 - Proficiency, Table 4 - Basic, Table 5 - Practice, Table 6 - Qualification

300

What system provides the fire control system with the capability to communicate with Advanced Kinetic Energy (AKE) and Advanced Multipurpose (AMP) smart main gun rounds?

ADL (Ammunition Data Link)

400

Minimum range, CROWS ballistic solution with a .50 attached?

100 meters

400

Provides cooling for crew compartment by removing heat from PGW (Propylene, Gylcol, and Water) mixture and dumping it to the ambient air and then circulating the cooled PGW mixture into the crew compartment.

VCSU (Vapor Compression System Unit)

400

What does CROWS stand for?

Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station

400

What are the recertification standards for a crew that has been disqualified from gunnery

Retrain and retest all tasks in Table 1, and complete Table 2 Gates To Live Fire, then the company commander counsels the crew and the battalion commander must sign it

400

The guns recoil mechanism consists of what two components?

Hydraulics and spring

500

What is the elevation range of the low profile CROWS?

-10 degrees to +65 degrees

500

Includes turbine engine, exhaust system, and transmission. Provides primary power for tank movement and electrical and hydraulic power for auxiliary systems.

Powerpack

500

What does the acronym STORM MLRF stand for?

Small Tactical Optical Rifle Mounted Micro-Laser Range Finder

500

What are the three threat levels and their definitions

Most Dangerous - An identified threat that has the capability to defeat the friendly force and is preparing to do so. Dangerous - An identified threat that has the capability to defeat the friendly force, but is not prepared to do so. Least Dangerous - Any threat that does not have the ability to defeat the friendly forces, but has the ability to coordinate with other threats which do. 

500

What is the life of the gun tube and breech?

1500 EFC rounds and 4500 EFC rounds

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