ns3 weapons
Difference between ordnance and armament.
Ordnance is a general term for all weapons-related equipment. Armament is a term specifcally for weapons on a ship.
What is the highest material readiness condition?
ZEBRA.
What class of fire is involved with anything eletrical?
Class Charlie
What are the most productive intermodal ships in US maritime service?
Containerships
What are the most numerous ships in the active US merchant marine?
Tankers
What was the first shoulder-held gun? It was basically a really bad musket (but better than a bow and arrows at least...)
Arquebus.
What are the three types of alarms aboard a ship?
General, Chemical and Collision alarms.
How long is a shot of chain?
90 feet or 15 fathoms.
What percent of active operating naval forces are deployed and fully operational at all times?
30%
What is a sudden destructive attack against a limited area of facility, with no intention of holding the territory attacked?
A raid.
What is self-defense of a single ship involving shorter-range weapons?
Point Defense.
What are cleats? What do they look like?
What are bitts? What do they look like?
Large cylindrical steel fittings that come in PAIRS, made for mooring chocks.
What act specified that all domestic waterborne commerce between two points in the United States must be carried by U.S.-owned and operated vessels?
The Jones Act of 1920.
What is an underwater telephone system that is limited in range and not very secure?
Gertrude.
Fixed: The projectile and charge are permanently attached.
What are Boatswain's Mates? What is the senior/most experienced Boatswain's Mate called?
Boatswain's Mates are enlisted petty officers of the deck department.
Ship's Boatswain.
What is faking down?
Laying the line in long, flat straight rows on the deck, alongside each other, with overlapping loops at the end.
What level of classified documents that if leaked could cause to great damage to the nation?
Top Secret.
What are the three types of court martials, and how many members does each one have?
Summary: Least severe, consists of one commissioned officer as judge.
Special: No less than 3 members. (may or may not have a military judge.)
General: Must have 1 military judge and at least 5 members.
How do you calculate the caliber of a gun? What are the three types of caliber?
If over 3 inches, it is the length of the gun divided by the diameter of the bore in inches.
Minor (<4in), Intermdiate(4-8in), Major (>8in)
How big does a line have to be in circumference in order to be called a "hawser"?
Bigger than 5 inches.
Small stuff is line under ____ inches in circumference and is usually the smallest type of line.
1.75
What are the four elements of logistics?
Acquisition, Distrubution, Sustainment and Disposition.
What officer initiates the preliminary inquiry? (the informal investigation that attempts to determine if the accused has an offensable charge under the UCMJ)
The Executive Officer.