ID Projected Munition Rocket

Question 1

1. What is subgroup of projected rocket?

Answer 1

Rocket

Question 2

2. What are the six types of projected rocket?

Answer 2

HE EJECTION BURSTING SMOKE CHEMICAL HEAT INCENDIARY

Question 3

3. What is general purpose of rocket?

Answer 3

Used for blast and fragmentation effect against personnel, unarmored material targets, and aircraft

Question 4

4. What is two important mechanism of rocket?

Answer 4

Warhead: produces the desired effect
Motor: propels rockets to its target

Threads at rear to ID rocket motor
Look for Venturi

Question 5

5. Do rocket have rotating band?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

6. What is the basic component of rocket?

Answer 6

Warhead, Fuze, Rocket motor, folding fin

Question 7

7. What are the key ID features of HE Rocket?

Answer 7

One piece construction, resembles HE projectiles

Question 8

8. What is rocket 6?

Answer 8

HE FRAG MOVE EMR STATIC EJECTION

* all rockets will have rocket 6*

Question 9

9. What types of fuzing apply to HE rocket?

Answer 9

BD PD VT

Question 10

10. What is “pusher” plate?

Answer 10

Pusher plate propelled by an expulsion charge to separate the warhead from the rocket motor in an ejection rocket

Question 11

11. What are the key ID features of EJECTION rocket?

Answer 11

Warhead is cylindrical and uniform diameter
Almost always used BD fuze
Used plastic windscreen that will be held in by shear pins

Question 12

12. What types of fuzing apply to EJECTION rocket?

Answer 12

BD MT VT

Question 13

13. What is purpose of bursting smoke rocket?

Answer 13

Screening and spotting purposes, limited incendiary effect

Question 14

14. What are the key ID features of Bursting smoke rocket?

Answer 14

Burster adapter
May resemble HE or HEAT warhead
Look for color code

Inerting holes going all the way through and 90 degree out on the warhead

Question 15

15. What types of fuzing apply to Bursting smoke rocket?

Answer 15

BD PD VT

Question 16

16. What is safety requirement of Bursting smoke rocket?

Answer 16

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATC EJECTION WP FIRE

Question 17

17. What is intention of using non-persistent chemical rocket?

Answer 17

To cause casualties

Question 18

18. What is intention of using persistent chemical rocket?

Answer 18

Intended as area denial

Question 19

19. What are the key ID features of chemical rocket?

Answer 19

Thin metal construction, filler plug or burter adapter, color code

Question 20

What types of fuzing apply to chemical rocket?

Answer 20

BD PD VT

Question 21

21. What is safety requirement of CHEMICAL rocket?

Answer 21

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATC EJECTION CHEM

Question 22

22. What are the key ID feature of HEAT Rocket?

Answer 22

Cap to house PE Crystal
Break or seam near the major diameter
Two dissimilar materials where stand off and cone meet
Spanner holes or Wrench flats where stand off is screwed on

Question 23

23. What is safety requirement of HEAT rocket with BD?

Answer 23

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STAIC EJECT JET

Question 24

24. What is safety requirement of HEAT rocket with PIBD?

Answer 24

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATIC EJECT JET PE/LUCKY

Question 25

25. What are the key ID features of Incendiary rocket?

Answer 25

Color code Filler plug or burster adapter Thin metal construction Graze sensitive fuzing for all way acting effect

Question 26

26. What is safety requirement of Incendiary rocket?

Answer 26

HE MOVE FRAG EMR STATIC EJECTION FIRE C/S

Question 27

Possible Fillers for an Ejection Rocket

Answer 27

``` Dispensed munitions (submunitions) WP and PWP Leaflets/Propaganda Flechettes/Steel Balls Illumination candles ```

Question 28

Added safeties for illumination ejection rocket

Answer 28

Fire

Question 29

Added safeties for WP/PWP ejection rocket

Answer 29

WP FIRE

Question 30

Fuzing for Incendiary rocket

Answer 30

BD (graze sensitive all way acting)