Cannon Platforms
The 3 Types of Artillery Cannons used by the US Army, their Nomenclature, and their Caliber
M119 “One One Niner” (105mm), M777 “Triple 7” (155mm), M109 “Paladin” (155mm)
The statement announced when ANYONE notices something unsafe, and how to revert back…
“Check Firing” followed by “Cancel Check Firing, Quadrant ****”
The two types of Rocket and Missile Systems used by the US Army, and their nomenclature
M142 “HIMARS”, M270 “MLRS”
The five colors on a military map, and their meaning…
Blue (Water), Green (Vegetation), Red (Populated Areas and Military), Black (man made features), Brown (Contour Lines and Elevation)
The US Army Doctrine that covers Manual Cannon Gunnery, the “FDC Bible”
The maximum effective range for an M119 with AND without RAP is…
11.5km, 19.5km RAP
The Five Requirements for Accurate Fire IN ORDER are…
Accurate Target Location and Size, Accurate Firing Unit Location, Accurate Weapon and Ammo Info, Accurate Met Data, Accurate Computational Procedures
“HIMARS” and “MLRS” are both acronyms that stand for…
High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, and Multiple Launch Rocket System
The Three kinds of scales Military Maps can be in are…
1:25,000
1:50,000
1:100,000
The US Army Doctrine that covers techniques for Rocket Operations…
ATP 3-09.60
The maximum effective range for an M777 with AND without RAP is…
22.5km, 30.0km RAP
Two kinds of Restrictive Fire Support Coordination Measures are an NFA and an RFA. What is the difference?
NFA is a No Fire Area, does not allow ANY munitions OR their effects to enter the area. RFA is a Restrictive Fire Area, is imposes certain munition restrictions on an area.
The maximum effective ranges of a Rocket and ATACMS respectively are…
84km (Rockets), 300km (ATACMS)
The Five Major Terrain Features are…
Hilltop, Valley, Ridgeline, Saddle, Depression
The section in ATP 3.09-60 that covers Rocket Safety is…
Appendix G
The maximum rate of fire for a M119 and a M777 are…
10 RNDS per Min (119), 4 RNDS per Min for 2 Min, then 2 RNDS per Min (777)
The Fire Command Standards IN ORDER are…
Warning Order, Pieces to Follow Pieces to Fire Method of Fire, Special Instructions, Projectile, Lot, Charge, Fuze, Fuze Setting, Deflection, Quadrant
The 4 nomenclatures for Rocket munitions are…
M28, M30, M31, M31A1
The Five Supplemental Terrain features are…
Cliff, Spur, Draw, Cut, and Fill
The section in TC 3-09.81 that covers Safety is…
Chapter 15
The M777 utilizes Semi-Fixed/Separate-Loading Ammunition, the M119 does not. This means…
Propellant is loaded and tracked by Lot SEPARATELY from the Shell. For M777, Propellant Long Lot codes must be tracked and annotated, AND Propellant Efficiency must be factored in to data calculations.
Violating XOs Min QE is a serious safety violation that can take a gun out of the fight. What are three ways to troubleshoot around XOs Min QE?
Dropping the charge, firing High Angle, running rounds to another gun
The nomenclature for ATACMS is…
M39, M39A1
To find the TRUE elevation of a Hilltop, you must…
Add HALF of the Contour Interval to the last Interval Ring
The section in the JFIRE that covers Rocket and Missile Munitions is…
Table 24