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Name:______Date:______

1By the early 20th century, rifled barrels increased gun ranges to how many miles?

2Select the answer that corrects the statement.

Naval weapons assisted in the defeat of the French at Manila Bay in 1898.

AChange “1898” to “1889”

BChange “Manila” to “Mont Saint Michel”

CChange “French” to “Spanish”

DThe statement is correct.

3______ballistics is the motion of the projectile within the bore or barrel of the gun.

Atrajectory

Bmotion

Cexternal

Dinternal

4The science or study of the motion of projectiles, such as bullets, shells or bombs

AHoplology

BWeaponry

COrdnance

DBallistics

5Military weapons or equipment

AArsenal

BProjectile

CArmament

DBallistics

6Early gun range was only a few hundred feet. Present gun range is more than ______

miles.

B15

C20

DNone of the above

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7Where can you find point defense weapons?

(Input all that apply, then push the ENTER button.)

Acarriers

Bamphibious ships

Ccruisers

Dnone of the above

8In the days prior to the invention of gunpowder, naval warfare was largely based upon

Aavoidance of conflict.

Bthe same principles, weapons and tactics used ashore.

Chaving more and bigger ships than your enemy.

DNone of the above.

9The combination of a weapon or weapons and the equipment used to bring it to bear

against the enemy

AWeapon system

BPoint defense

CTarget system

10A system with a number of components that work together, such as a gun data computer,

a director and radar to assist a weapon system in hitting its target

AFire control

BWeapon control

CSystem control

11What two things most directly contributed to the nine-mile range achieved by naval gunfire

by the time of WWI?

AFaster-burning gunpowder and rifled barrels

BRifled barrels and detailed studies of projectile motion.

CFaster-burning gunpowder and more aerodynamic projectiles

DRifled barrels and more aerodynamic projectiles.

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12What term is used to denote weapons and other related physical equipment?

ALaunchers

BOrdnance

CExplosives

DGunnery

13Which of the following would NOT be an example of enlisted personnel assigned to the

weapons or gunnery department/division?

ATorpedomen

BMissile Technicians

CBoatswain Mates

DFire-control Technicians

14These type of defensive weapons are designed to provide self-protection for a single unit.

APoint Defense

BArea Defense

CPerimeter Defense

DIn-Close Defense

15Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of General Requirements of weapons

systems and weapons?

ASafety

BReliability and Flexibility

CSimplicity of Operation

DCost and time to install

16The 1945 development of the ______changed naval warfare for the future.

Asubmarine

Baircraft carrier

Catomic bomb

Drifled naval guns

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17There are four major elements that make up a weapon system. An element which is NOT

one of these is a

Aguidance element

Bdestruction element

Cdelivery element

DSATCOM element

Edetection element

18Naval weapon systems are broadly classified into

Amissiles, aircraft, torpedoes and mines.

Bguns, missiles, radars and mines.

Cguns, missiles, torpedoes and mines.

Ddetection, delivery, guidance and destruction.

19The battleship was replaced as the main weapons platform of world navies by

Aaircraft carriers

Bsubmarines

Cdestroyers

Dcruisers

20The main consideration which governs the selection of a ship's weapons system is the

Acombat mission of the ship

Bperceived enemy threat

Csize of the ship

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Answer Key:NS3-M3U6C1 - Introduction to Naval Weapons (Exam)

Question:Answer

7AB

10A

11B

12B

13C

14A

15D

16C

17D

18C

19A

20A