6-12.
As viewed from the rear, in what direction does
the rotor move when an M61A1 automatic gun
is operating?
1.
Clockwise
2.
Counterclockwise
3.
Vertically
4.
Horizontally
6-13.
On an M61A1 automatic gun, what cam moves
the firing pin forward against the primer of the
round?
1.
The locking cam
2.
The contact cam
3.
The firing pin cam
4.
The unlocking cam
6-14.
What component of an M61A1 automatic gun
ejects the empty case from the gun?
1.
The ejector
2.
The guide bar
3.
The extractor lip
4.
The ejection cam
6-15.
On an M61A1 automatic gun, what sequence
of actions is performed by the breech-bolt
assembly during one full firing cycle?
1.
Feed, chamber, ram and lock, fire, unlock,
extract, and eject
2.
Feed, chamber, lock and fire, unlock,
extract, and eject
3.
Ram and chamber, lock and fire, unlock,
extract, and eject
4.
Load and lock, fire, unlock, extract, and
eject
6-16.
On an M61A1 automatic gun, the clearing
cycle begins when what event occurs?
1.
When the pilot initiates the clearing switch
2.
When the clearing solenoid is deactivated
3.
When the clearing solenoid is energized
4.
When the spent case reaches the rear of the
gun
6-17.
On an M61A1 automatic gun, the bolt-locking
block is forced upward by which of the
following components?
1.
The buffer
2.
The electrical solenoid
3.
The coil springs
4.
The leaf springs
6-18.
A drum unit assembly consists of the drum unit
and what other major parts?
1.
The entrance unit, scoop disk, and exit
cover
2.
The entrance cover, transfer unit, and exit
cover
3.
The entrance unit, scoop disk, and exit unit
4.
The entrance cover, scoop disk, and exit
cover
6-19.
In a drum unit, ammunition rounds are moved
along the length of the partitions by what
means?
1.
The entrance cover
2.
The scoop disk
3.
The rotation of the outer drum
4.
The rotation of the double-lead helix
6-20.
What component(s) control(s) the position of
the rounds as they are passed from the entrance
cover to the scoop disk?
1.
The retainer partitions
2.
The inner drum helix
3.
The entrance unit
4.
The scoop disk extensions
6-21.
What component provides rotating support for
an inner drum helix?
1.
An exit cover
2.
A scoop disk
3.
An entrance cover
4.
An inner drum adapter
6-22.
What component contains a last-round switch?
1.
The entrance unit
2.
The entrance cover
3.
The exit unit
4.
The exit cover
6-23.
What component prevents expended rounds
from being fed into the M61A1 automatic gun?
1.
The first-round switch
2.
The last-round switch
3.
The projectile sensor
4.
The empty case sensor
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