personnel qualification standard (pqs) - I Marine Expeditionary ...

106 Ground Combat Element (GCE)
General characteristics
Length:
• In tow: 12.3 m (40 ft 6 in)
• Firing: 11 m (36 ft 2 in)
Width in tow: 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in)
Height in tow: 2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Weight: 7,154 kg (15,758 lb)
Bore diameter: 155 mm
Maximum effective range:
• conventional ammunition: 22,400 m (14 miles)
• rocket-assisted projectile: 30,000 m (18.6 miles)
Rate of Fire:
• Maximum: 4 round/min
• Sustained: 2 round/min
Crew: 9 enlisted
Unit Replacement Cost: US$527,337
Capable Munitions
High Explosive (HE) (M-107 Normal Cavity): Explosive
Composition B material packed into a thick shell which causes a
large blast and sends razor sharp shrapnel at extreme velocities
(5000-6000 meters/sec). The kill zone is approximately a radius of
50 meters and casualty radius is 100 meters.
R.A.P: A rocket assisted HE round that adds to the max range of
the normal HE.
Smoke: A base ejecting projectile used to cover troop and vehicle
movements
White Phosphorous (WP): A base ejecting projectile which can
come in two versions: Felt-wedge and standard. White
phosphorous smoke is used to start fires, burn a target, or to create
smoke.
Illumination: Illumination projectiles are a base ejecting round
which pop out a bright flare approximately 600 meters above the
ground and illuminate an area of approximately 1000 meters.
Illumination rounds are often used in conjunction with HE rounds.
Illumination rounds can also be used during the daytime to mark
targets for aircraft.
DPICM: A base ejecting projectile which drops 88 bomblets above
a target. Each bomblet is a shape-charged munition capable of
penetrating 2 inches of solid steel. The DPICM round was the U.S.
answer to the Soviet Tank threat during the cold war. Each
undetonated bomblet is very dangerous to civilians (like a land
mine).
Copperhead: An artillery launched guided munition much like a
cruise missile which is used for very precise targeting with
observer laser systems.
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