Ordnance and Ammunition Classification

Flashcards covering ordnance classification, identification coding, storage, and specifications for specific bomb series.

Ordnance Classifications

The two primary categories are High Explosive and Low Explosive.

Pyrotechnic Ammunition Classes

The three classes used for signaling, illuminating, and marking.

Guided Missiles

Ordnance with the same characteristics as rockets, but with the addition of guidance and control sections.

Service Ammunition

A major category of ammunition used for combat.

Non-Service Ammunition

A major category of ammunition used for training.

Identification Code: Yellow

The color used to identify High Explosive ammunition.

Identification Code: Gray

The color used to identify irritant, incapacitating, or toxic agents.

Ready Service Lockers

The location where Cartridge Actuated Devices (CAD) are stored.

Sympathetically (Actuation)

A method of actuation where the ignition of one CAD causes another CAD to ignite.

Shelf Life

The duration of time that begins from the date of manufacture.

Low Drag General Purpose (LDGP) Filler weight

Used in MK-80/BLU-100 series bombs, the filler weight is $45\%$.

Non-thermally Protected Bombs

Ordnance that is not authorized on board ships.

Inert Bombs

Ordnance identified by the color blue.

Thermally Protected MK 80 Series

Identified by having 2 yellow bands on the nose.

Thermally Protected BLU-100 Series

Identified by having 3 yellow bands on the nose.

MK 82 MODS + BLU-111 A/B

Ordnance shipped 6 per pallet, weighing $500\,lbs$, with lugs spaced at $14\,in$.

MK 83 MODS + BLU-110 A/B

Ordnance shipped 3 per pallet, weighing $1000\,lbs$, with lugs spaced at $14\,in$.

MK 84 MODS + BLU-117 A/B

Ordnance shipped 2 per pallet, weighing $2000\,lbs$, with lugs spaced at $30\,in$.