FA Weapon Systems
This weapon system is towed with a 105mm bore, max range of 19.5km, and crew of 7.
What is the M119?
The direction in which a projectile spins
What is rightward?
The "muscle of the gunnery team.
What is the firing battery?
The four categories of ballistics
What is interior, transitional, exterior, and terminal?
The 7 army values
Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage
This weapon is towed with a 155m bore, a max range of 30km, and a crew of 10.
What is the M777?
The Standard Condition for propellant temperature.
What is 70°F?
The study of firing, flight, and effects of ammunition
What is ballistics?
This projectile is very effective against personnel and material targets and used for fragmentation and blast effects. It consists of hollow steel cases filled with explosives and can be fuzed for air, surface, or subsurface burst.
What is HE?
The maximum SGLI coverage starting March 1, 2023
What is $500,000
This weapon is self propelled with a 155mm bore, a max range of 30km, and a crew of 4.
What is the M109 Paladin?
The three components of a howitzer
What is the carriage, barrel and breech assembly, and recoil mechanism?
DAILY DOUBLE
The process of converting target and battery location, weapon and ammunition information, and MET information into firing data. Considered the "science" of fire direction and culminates in fire commands
What is technical fire direction?
A GPS-guided, inertial aided 155mm projectile that flies to pre-programmed target coordinates. Only fired at high angle
What is excaliber?
When walking with a senior officer/NCO should you walk on their ___ side
What is left?
This weapon is self-propelled, holds 1 launch pod, a max range of 70-300km, and a crew of 3.
What is the M142-HIMARS?
The following are considered special instructions except
At my command, high angle, use gunners quadrant, when ready, right or left by piece at interval
What is when ready?
This artillery effect equates to 30% of enemy casualties or material damage and permanently removes the enemy from the fight
What is destroy?
The four components of a complete round.
What is the primer, propellant, projectile, and fuze?
DAILY DOUBLE
The branch responsible for our entire communication system as well as the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of information networks
What is signal?
This weapon is self-propelled, holds 2 launch pods, a max range of 70-300km, and a crew of 3.
What is the M270-MLRS
The goal of the field artillery
What is to achieve accurate first round fire for effect on a target
The location on the ground where the round will impact if it were to follow an unguided ballistic path
What is a ballistic impact point (BIP)?
This shell/fuze combo is typically used against fortifications, buildings, dugouts, caves, or dense woods. It is used for those targets because it allows for ricochet and penetration.
What is HE/DLY?
The Solider's creed
I am an American Soldier.
I am a Warrior and a member of a team.
I serve the people of the United States and live the Army Values.
I will always place the mission first.
I will never accept defeat.
I will never quit.
I will never leave a fallen comrade.
I am disciplined, physically and mentally tough, trained, and proficient in my warrior tasks and drills.
I always maintain my arms, my equipment, and myself.
I am an expert and I am a professional.
I stand ready to deploy, engage, and destroy the enemies of the United States of America in close combat.
I am a guardian of freedom and the American way of life.
I am an American Soldier.