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Quiz about USAF AirtoGround munitions
Quiz about USAF AirtoGround munitions

USAF Air-to-Ground munitions Trivia Quiz


The following questions are about US Air Force Air-to-Ground ordinance employed during Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

A multiple-choice quiz by evil44. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
evil44
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
262,588
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
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Question 1 of 10
1. You can put a DSU-33 proximity sensor on a GBU-12D.


Question 2 of 10
2. What warhead is used in the GBU-12? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What is the primary difference between the GBU-10E and the GBU-10J? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Approximately, how much Tritonal (explosive fill) is used in the Mk 84 and BLU-109, respectively? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. This missile, used primarily by the USAF F-16CJ and the USN/USMC EA-6B, forces the enemy radar operator to either shut down their radar or face the wrath of its fragmentation warhead. Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. This missile has Imaging Infrared, Charged Coupled Device, and Laser-guidance seeker heads. It also has two types of warheads: a 125-lb shaped charge and a 300-lb blast/frag. Which is it? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. How many GBU-12D laser guided bombs does a standard F-16CG carry? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is the official nickname of the BLU-82, employed via a sled out the back of an MC-130 COMBAT TALON II? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. A GBU-38 with a 10-second time of fall uses GPS guidance.


Question 10 of 10
10. How many BLU-97 sub-munitions are in the CBU-87 cluster bomb? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. You can put a DSU-33 proximity sensor on a GBU-12D.

Answer: False

The DSU-33 proximity sensor goes in the nose well of a bomb. Since the GBU-12 uses a laser seeker cranium in the nose well, you can't put the DSU-33 in there.
2. What warhead is used in the GBU-12?

Answer: Mk 82

The Mk 82 is a 500-lb general purpose bomb.
3. What is the primary difference between the GBU-10E and the GBU-10J?

Answer: The warhead

The GBU-10E uses a Mk 84 general purpose warhead while the GBU-10J uses a BLU-109 penetration warhead.
4. Approximately, how much Tritonal (explosive fill) is used in the Mk 84 and BLU-109, respectively?

Answer: 1000-lbs & 500-lbs

General purpose bombs, like the Mk 84, have a 1:1 case to fill ratio, while the BLU-109 penetrator has a 3:1 case to fill ratio. Since each weigh about 2000-lbs, you can then do the math.
5. This missile, used primarily by the USAF F-16CJ and the USN/USMC EA-6B, forces the enemy radar operator to either shut down their radar or face the wrath of its fragmentation warhead.

Answer: AGM-88 HARM

HARM is an acronym for High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile.
6. This missile has Imaging Infrared, Charged Coupled Device, and Laser-guidance seeker heads. It also has two types of warheads: a 125-lb shaped charge and a 300-lb blast/frag. Which is it?

Answer: AGM-65 MAVERICK

OK, the the laser Maverick isn't used by the Air Force...sue me. The AGM-65E is laser guided, the AGM-65G uses the IIR (Imaging Infrared) seeker, and the AGM-65H and AGM-65K both use the CCD (Charged Coupled Device) seeker.
7. How many GBU-12D laser guided bombs does a standard F-16CG carry?

Answer: 4

The Viper will typically carry two per TER (Triple Ejector Rack) on the center and outboard stations. Each TER will be loaded onto stations 3 and 7. A GBU-12 is not loaded onto the inboard station of the TER because when dropped the fins could damage the fuel tanks on stations 4 and 6.
8. What is the official nickname of the BLU-82, employed via a sled out the back of an MC-130 COMBAT TALON II?

Answer: COMMANDO VAULT

The DAISY CUTTER is the 4-foot fuze on the nose of the bomb that allows it to detonate above the ground (originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones). The MOAB is the 21,500-lb bomb recently developed in 2003. MOAB stands for Massive Ordinance Air Burst, or the slang "Mother Of All Bombs."
9. A GBU-38 with a 10-second time of fall uses GPS guidance.

Answer: False

A GPS receiver on the back of the bomb takes up to 28 seconds to receive GPS guidance updates. Any freefall times under that, and the bomb is using its own intertial navigation system for guidance.
10. How many BLU-97 sub-munitions are in the CBU-87 cluster bomb?

Answer: 202

The CBU-87, commonly called the Combined Effects Munition, employs 202 BLU-97 sub-munitions, each with a blast, fragmentation, shaped charge, and incendiary capability. The sub-munition has a scored case to maximize frag, a copper cone that becomes molten metal to penetrate armor, a zirconium sponge to create a ring of fire (ode to Johnny Cash), and an explosive fill to initiate the previous three mechanisms.
Source: Author evil44

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