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17 Cards in this Set
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Anchor types |
Stockless, lightweight, two-fluke balanced-fluke anchor, stock anchor |
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Installed on board ships primarily for handling and securing the anchor and chain used for anchoring the ship and for handling anchor chain used for towing the ship |
Windlasses |
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Verious devices attached to the hull that assist in handling the ship |
Deck fittings |
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Ordnance |
Comprises the physical equipment pertaining to weapon, classified as and explosive and inert ordnance |
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Gunnery |
The art and science of using guns to include the operation and control of all elements of armaments |
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Ballistics |
the science of projectile's motion classified as; Interior Ballistics and Exterior Ballistics |
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Fire control |
The practical application of exterior ballistics and the methods and devices used to control the guns and other weapons |
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Caliber or gun |
The diameter of the bore measured between the top of the lands and its expressed in inches or mm |
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Mount |
Support and secure the gun to the ship's structure and provides for the train and elevation |
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Train |
The position of the axis of the gun bore in asimuth as measured from the ship's centerline |
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Elevation |
The angle that the gun bore axis makes with The deck measured in a plane perpendicular to the deck |
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Recoil |
The force tending to push the gun to the rear as the projectile is discharged. It is the gun's reaction to firing |
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Counterrecoil |
The forward movement of the gun after recoil which return the gun into battery or original position |
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In battery |
Gun is said to be in battery when the gun is in its firing position. A gun moves out of battery during recoil and returns to battery during counter recoil |
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Projectile |
Contains the buster charge, fuse, and/or tracer |
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Propelling charges |
Explosives that propels the projectile out of gun bore |
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Primer |
Initiates the burning of propelling charges |
