Mortar Exam 0341
0341 NCO Exam
1 What are the Marine Corps' leadership traits? Judgment, Justice, Decisiveness, Integrity, Discipline, Tact, Initiative, Enthusiasm, Bearing, Unselfishness, Courage, Knowledge, Loyalty, Endurance
2 What is the purpose of an NCO? To train and supervise subordinate Marines
3 What is the maximum effective range of the M249 SAW? 1,000 m
4 What is the sustained rate of fire of the M249? 85 rounds per minute
5 What determines a hot barrel for the M249? 200 rounds in 2 minutes
6 What is the maximum effective range of the M203 grenade launcher? Area Target: 350 m; Point Target: 150 m
7 What are the characteristics of the M252 81mm mortar? smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle-of-fire weapon, consisting of a cannon, mount, baseplate, and sight unit.
8 What is the nomenclature of the M252 81mm mortar components? M253 mortar cannon, M177 mortar mount, M3A1 baseplate, M64A1 sight unit
9 What are the weights of each of these components? cannon--35 lbs, bipod--27 lbs, baseplate--29 lbs, sight--2.5 lbs
10 How many mils of elevation does the sight have? about 800 mils or 0800-1600 mils
11 How many mils of traverse does the sight have? 6400 mils
12 One turn on the traverse handwheel equals how many mils? 10 mils
13 What does boresighting do to the weapon system? removes the error between the barrel and sight to produce more accurate fire
14 What does reciprocally laying the mortars in a section do? it puts every mortar on the same azimuth of fire
15 What are the two methods to reciprocally lay a mortar? sight-to-sight & aiming circle
16 What does maximum ordinant refer to? Maximum height a mortar round reaches during its flight path
17 What does FDC stand for? Fire Direction Center
18 What does FSCC stand for? Fire Support Coordination Center
19 Who is the FSC? Weapons Company Commander
20 What is an MBC? Mortar Ballistic Computer--used for creating firing data
21 Which Marine Corps order directs mortar platoon training? MCO 1510.35D
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1 What are the Marine Corps' leadership traits? Judgment, Justice, Decisiveness, Integrity, Discipline, Tact, Initiative, Enthusiasm, Bearing, Unselfishness, Courage, Knowledge, Loyalty, Endurance
2 What is the purpose of an NCO? To train and supervise subordinate Marines
3 What is the maximum effective range of the M249 SAW? 1,000 m
4 What is the sustained rate of fire of the M249? 85 rounds per minute
5 What determines a hot barrel for the M249? 200 rounds in 2 minutes
6 What is the maximum effective range of the M203 grenade launcher? Area Target: 350 m; Point Target: 150 m
7 What are the characteristics of the M252 81mm mortar? smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle-of-fire weapon, consisting of a cannon, mount, baseplate, and sight unit.
8 What is the nomenclature of the M252 81mm mortar components? M253 mortar cannon, M177 mortar mount, M3A1 baseplate, M64A1 sight unit
9 What are the weights of each of these components? cannon--35 lbs, bipod--27 lbs, baseplate--29 lbs, sight--2.5 lbs
10 How many mils of elevation does the sight have? about 800 mils or 0800-1600 mils
11 How many mils of traverse does the sight have? 6400 mils
12 One turn on the traverse handwheel equals how many mils? 10 mils
13 What does boresighting do to the weapon system? removes the error between the barrel and sight to produce more accurate fire
14 What does reciprocally laying the mortars in a section do? it puts every mortar on the same azimuth of fire
15 What are the two methods to reciprocally lay a mortar? sight-to-sight & aiming circle
16 What does maximum ordinant refer to? Maximum height a mortar round reaches during its flight path
17 What does FDC stand for? Fire Direction Center
18 What does FSCC stand for? Fire Support Coordination Center
19 Who is the FSC? Weapons Company Commander
20 What is an MBC? Mortar Ballistic Computer--used for creating firing data
21 Which Marine Corps order directs mortar platoon training? MCO 1510.35D
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