RAPIDS Series 10: Naval Guns, Ship Defense, & TLAMs

This Weapon System is a component of the Aegis Combat System that is responsible for controlling and providing fire control to the 5" Mark 45 gun. 

It consists of three components: 5" MK45 gun, MK160 Gun Computer System, and the MK46 Optical Sight System or MK20 Electro-Optical Sight System. What is the name of this Gun Weapon system (GWS)?

• MK 34 GWS

• MK 46 TLAM

• RIM 7 SEA SPARROW

• SM2 RIM 66

The MK34 GWS has four modes of operation except?

• Surface Direct Fire Mode

• Naval Gunfire Support Mode

• Anti-aircraft Mode

• Sub surface fires Mode

What 3 components make up the MK 34 GWS?

• 5" Mark 45 gun, AEGIS Ashore System, MK 50 Torpedo

• 5" Mark 45 gun, Mark 160 Gun Computer System, and
  Mark 20 / 46 Electro / Optical Sight System

• MK 34 Gun, 5 Inch Mark 45 Gun, Mark 160 Gun Computer System,

• SEA SPARROW, 5 Inch Mark 45 Gun, Mark 160 Gun Computer System

This naval gun is fully-automated and capable of engaging surface targets in an anti-ship role, air targets in an anti-aircraft or defensive anti-missile role, and land targets in a naval gunfire support role. It ranges of 13 NMI - 20 NMI at a rate of fire is 16–20 rounds per minute. What is the name of this gun?

• 10'' Mark 80 Gun

• MK 86 Gun Fire Control System

• 5" MK 45 Deck Gun

• RIM 7 SEA SPARROW

This fwd deck gun is standard on Arleigh Burke Destroyers and Ticonderoga Class Cruisers. It can strike surface, Anti-Ship, Air targets, and provide naval gun support 13-20 NMI away. What is the name of this Naval gun?

• BLU 109 Penetrator

• MK 84 Torpedo

• GBU 38 JDAM

• 5" MK 45 Deck Gun

This point-defense weapon system for detecting and destroying short-range incoming missiles and enemy aircraft which have penetrated the outer defenses, typically mounted on a naval ship. What is the name of this weapon system?

• Close in Weapon System (CIWS)

• MK 34 Gun Weapon System

• MK 45 5" Deck Gun

• MK 46 Torpedo

This ship-borne short-range anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapon system, primarily intended for defense against anti-ship missiles. What is the name of this missile?

• RIM 66 SM2

• RIM 7 SEA SPARROW

• TLAM-D Cluster Munition

• MK 34 GWS

This enhanced version of the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missile is designed to counter supersonic maneuvering anti-ship missiles. It can be "quad-packed" in the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System, allowing up to four ESSMs to be carried in a single cell. What is the name of this missile?

• RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)

• RIM-7 SEA SPARROW II

• MK34 Gun Weapon System

• MK 84 Torpedo

This Sea Sparrow is designed to engage what type of targets?

• Anti-Surface Targets

• Anti-Air Missiles

• Surface to Surface Missiles

• Anti-Ship Missiles

Considered the last line of a ships defense, this system's mini gun fires a hail of bullets to intercept enemy missiles before they detonate on the ship. What is the name of this weapon system?

• RIM 7 SEA SPARROW

• CIWS

• MK86 GFCS

• MK 34 GWS