General Arty and Cannon's information
How much does the M777A2 weigh? How long is the barrel?
9,300 lb
16.7 ft
What is recommended after each emplacement and all data is safe, regarding your nav position?
double DAGR
When laying the bottom scale should read "X" ? no matter what the initial deflection is.
3200 top scale is changed not bottom.
What is the distinct difference in the M739 vs the traditional M557 or other PD fuses?
739 are able to fire when wet.
739 rain or shine.
With the M557 Fuze, Point Detonating, premature functioning can occur when fuzes are fired through heavy precipitation, i.e., heavy rainfall, sleet, snow, or hail
What is the oldest weapon in service in the United States Army?
M2 fifty caliber, the Ma Deuce
What country developed the M777A2? Also what country developed the M119A3?
Bonus: what year did both become active in military use for the US?
UK, both guns were developed by the united kingdom. (119: L119 UK in 1974, M119 US made in 1989)
777- 2005 entered service. (designed in 1987 in UK)
119- 1989 made by US refer below.
In 1987 an agreement was reached to produce the L119 under license by the US as the M119, to replace the M102 howitzer. It entered service with the 7th Infantry Division, Fort Ord, California, in December 1989. Some improvements were made to produce the M119A1, expanding upon its extreme low temperate envelope from −22 to −49 °F (−30 to −45 °C), therefore improving both maintainability and reliability. The Army renewed contracts for the M119 to be produced by the Rock Island Arsenal-Joint Manufacturing & Technology Center (RIA-JMTC) at Rock Island, Illinois, into the year 2013. The M20A1 cannon assembly for the M119 was manufactured by US Army Watervliet Arsenal.[4]
What is the Chiefs report? What does it do?
2408-4
Tracks bore life, and all erosion due to EFC by round type and charge.
What three things must be done before the gunner, engages?
Aiming Circle
Safety circle (second circle)
Collimator
Three things about storing ammo that are the golden rules of an ammo hooch?
6" off the ground, covered and separated by type.
Open bolt
Chief responsibilities: all six per mission steps he/she must complete and check.
1.Checks the serviceability and type of ammunition and fuze used.
2. Ensures the proper emplacement of safety stakes/tape.
3. Physically verifies that every charge is correct before loading.
4. Verifies the fuze/time setting on each round before loading.
5. Announces the time fuze setting on the round (for comparison with the announced fire command).
6. Checks deflection and quadrant for each round by visual inspection of data, sight picture, and leveling vials. Using the gunner’s quadrant, to verify quadrant, is mandatory for the first rounds fired in each new mission or as directed
DAP is how far away from your POS?
1500m
What is the form that tracks fire mission data?
DA 4513-R
What weapons in the battery's arsenal fire from the open bolt position?
Bonus closed bolt position weapons?
M240B, Mark 19, SAW M249
closed:
M4/m16
M2 50 cal.
What is the largest Cannon ever made? US biggest gun?
Caliber: 890mm
Name of gun: Tsar Cannon
Type: bombard: The bombard is a type of cannon or mortar which was used throughout the Middle Ages and the early modern period. Bombards were mainly large calibre, muzzle-loading artillery pieces used during sieges to shoot round stone projectiles at the walls of enemy fortifications, enabling troops to break in. Most bombards were made of iron and used gunpowder to launch the projectiles
Place of origin: Tsardom of Russia
Made by:Andrey Chokhov
Year produced: 1586
US gun:
Caliber:914mm
Name: Little David
Type: Mortar
Place of origin : US
Made by: ??
Year produced: 1945
When firing the first round on the howitzer, the chief must do two things on the first mission.
1. use the gunner quadrant to check elevation.
2. Use the 50ft lanyard.
The boresight must be within how many mils to be accurate?
What fuse wrench is used to set PGK?
EPIAFS "thor's hammer"
PGK M76 fuze attaches fuse to round.
What is the twist rate of the M4?
Bonus:
What is an intermediary twist rate for both .223 and .556?
M4: 1/7
Bonus:
1/8 for both at 16"
1/7 for 5.56 and 1/9 for .223
What is the difference between a cannon and a howitzer?
The howitzer (/ˈhaʊ.ɪtsər/) is an artillery weapon that falls between cannon and a mortar. With their long-range capabilities and flat trajectories, howitzers can be used to great effect in a battery formation with other artillery pieces, such as long-barreled guns, mortars, and rocket artillery.
The English word howitzer comes from the Czech word houfnice,[1][2][3] from houf, 'crowd',[4][5][6] and houf is in turn a borrowing from the Middle High German word Hūfe or Houfe (modern German Haufen), meaning 'crowd, throng'.[7] Haufen, sometimes in the compound Gewalthaufen, also designated a pike square formation in German.
When is it recommended to fill out a DA 4856 on each soldier as the chief?
-initial counseling, when taking over a section.
-developmental counseling: yearly, or per battalion standards, or to coach or counseling a soldier
- Rewarding positive achievements, or to correct understanding when ,mistakes were made.
800mils, 400mils in each direction
When do you close out your 4513?
What Beweapon entered service in 1977, and has 9 active variants in service in the military today?
Bonus:
What is this weapon's max effective range?
FN M240B Medium machine gun
Bonus:
3725 Nothing stays alive