AVIATION ORDNANCE CORE EXAM 2026 TEST
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Components of a Motor - ✔✔Motor Tube, Igniter, Propellant grain, and Stabilizing
rod.
✔✔Types of Warheads on Rockets? - ✔✔HE-FRAG, HEAT, AT/APERS, HEGP,
Flechettes, Smoke, Flare, Chaff/Chaff countermeasures, and Practice.
✔✔What is HE-FRAG? - ✔✔High-explosive fragmentation warhead. Used against
personnel and light-armored targets. Metal fragments.
✔✔What is HEAT? - ✔✔high-explosive anti-tank. Used against armored targets, tanks,
bunkers, armored vehicles, etc.
✔✔What is AT/APERS? - ✔✔High-explosive anti-tank/anti-personnel. Combines the
HE-FRAG and HEAT warheads.
✔✔What is HEGP? - ✔✔High-explosive general purpose. Produces fragments and may
be fuzed for contact, proximity, or delayed detonation.
✔✔What is a flechette? - ✔✔Warhead used against light-armored targets and
personnel. Contains a large number of small arrow-shaped projectiles.
✔✔How are warhead fuzes primed? - ✔✔Use the setback forces encountered during
weapons acceleration to accomplish arming.
✔✔What are Impact Firing fuzes? - ✔✔Rocket fuzes the make up the majority of
rockets in service. The firing train is initiated through crushing or distortion of the fuze
structure or due to deceleration occurring during impact.
✔✔Types of Impact Firing - ✔✔Point Detonating and Base Detonating
✔✔What is Point Detonating? - ✔✔Installed in the nose of the warhead, fuzes detonate
instantaneously on impact.
✔✔What is Base Detonating? - ✔✔Fuzes are located in the base of the warhead and
detonate on impact after a short delay, allowing for penetration.
✔✔2 Types of Rocket Fuzes - ✔✔Mechanical Time and Proximity
✔✔What are Mechanical Time Fuzes (rockets) - ✔✔Fuzes initiated by a mechanical
timer, providing a controlled airburst. Only 5.0in ZUNI
, ✔✔What are Proximity Fuzes (rockets) - ✔✔Variable time, contain RF transmitters and
detonate above the desired target.
✔✔How are rocket fuzes armed? - ✔✔Acceleration-setback.
✔✔Which Rocket Launcher comes with a built in RADHAZ shield? - ✔✔The 5.0in ZUNI
rocket launcher.
✔✔What is an APKWS 2? - ✔✔Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 2. Adds a
semi active laser guidance to 2.75in rockets.
✔✔How far are fuzes allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of? - ✔✔2
feet.
✔✔How far are warheads allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of? -
✔✔2 feet.
✔✔How far are motors allowed to be dropped before they are unusable? - ✔✔Motors
cannot be dropped from any distance.
✔✔Where can rockets be assembled/disassembled? - ✔✔RADHAZ free area.
✔✔What is the purpose of a guided missile? - ✔✔to reach and destroy or damage a
target.
✔✔How are guided missiles classified? - ✔✔According to their range, speed, launch
environment, mission, and vehicle type.
✔✔Ranges of missiles: - ✔✔Long range, short range, medium range, and extended
range.
✔✔Distance for long range missiles. - ✔✔Can travel up to 100 miles.
✔✔How fast is MACH 1 speed? - ✔✔766mph
✔✔What are the three phases of flight? - ✔✔Launch, mid-course, and terminal.
✔✔What are the two types of guided missiles? - ✔✔Service and non-service.
✔✔What types of guided missiles are used in Naval Aviation? - ✔✔air-to-air and air-to-
ground
✔✔How are missiles designated? - ✔✔3 letter sequence.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔Components of a Motor - ✔✔Motor Tube, Igniter, Propellant grain, and Stabilizing
rod.
✔✔Types of Warheads on Rockets? - ✔✔HE-FRAG, HEAT, AT/APERS, HEGP,
Flechettes, Smoke, Flare, Chaff/Chaff countermeasures, and Practice.
✔✔What is HE-FRAG? - ✔✔High-explosive fragmentation warhead. Used against
personnel and light-armored targets. Metal fragments.
✔✔What is HEAT? - ✔✔high-explosive anti-tank. Used against armored targets, tanks,
bunkers, armored vehicles, etc.
✔✔What is AT/APERS? - ✔✔High-explosive anti-tank/anti-personnel. Combines the
HE-FRAG and HEAT warheads.
✔✔What is HEGP? - ✔✔High-explosive general purpose. Produces fragments and may
be fuzed for contact, proximity, or delayed detonation.
✔✔What is a flechette? - ✔✔Warhead used against light-armored targets and
personnel. Contains a large number of small arrow-shaped projectiles.
✔✔How are warhead fuzes primed? - ✔✔Use the setback forces encountered during
weapons acceleration to accomplish arming.
✔✔What are Impact Firing fuzes? - ✔✔Rocket fuzes the make up the majority of
rockets in service. The firing train is initiated through crushing or distortion of the fuze
structure or due to deceleration occurring during impact.
✔✔Types of Impact Firing - ✔✔Point Detonating and Base Detonating
✔✔What is Point Detonating? - ✔✔Installed in the nose of the warhead, fuzes detonate
instantaneously on impact.
✔✔What is Base Detonating? - ✔✔Fuzes are located in the base of the warhead and
detonate on impact after a short delay, allowing for penetration.
✔✔2 Types of Rocket Fuzes - ✔✔Mechanical Time and Proximity
✔✔What are Mechanical Time Fuzes (rockets) - ✔✔Fuzes initiated by a mechanical
timer, providing a controlled airburst. Only 5.0in ZUNI
, ✔✔What are Proximity Fuzes (rockets) - ✔✔Variable time, contain RF transmitters and
detonate above the desired target.
✔✔How are rocket fuzes armed? - ✔✔Acceleration-setback.
✔✔Which Rocket Launcher comes with a built in RADHAZ shield? - ✔✔The 5.0in ZUNI
rocket launcher.
✔✔What is an APKWS 2? - ✔✔Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System 2. Adds a
semi active laser guidance to 2.75in rockets.
✔✔How far are fuzes allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of? - ✔✔2
feet.
✔✔How far are warheads allowed to be dropped before they are to be disposed of? -
✔✔2 feet.
✔✔How far are motors allowed to be dropped before they are unusable? - ✔✔Motors
cannot be dropped from any distance.
✔✔Where can rockets be assembled/disassembled? - ✔✔RADHAZ free area.
✔✔What is the purpose of a guided missile? - ✔✔to reach and destroy or damage a
target.
✔✔How are guided missiles classified? - ✔✔According to their range, speed, launch
environment, mission, and vehicle type.
✔✔Ranges of missiles: - ✔✔Long range, short range, medium range, and extended
range.
✔✔Distance for long range missiles. - ✔✔Can travel up to 100 miles.
✔✔How fast is MACH 1 speed? - ✔✔766mph
✔✔What are the three phases of flight? - ✔✔Launch, mid-course, and terminal.
✔✔What are the two types of guided missiles? - ✔✔Service and non-service.
✔✔What types of guided missiles are used in Naval Aviation? - ✔✔air-to-air and air-to-
ground
✔✔How are missiles designated? - ✔✔3 letter sequence.
