Magazines are designated as what?

Magazines are designated as what?

• A. Low explosive, smokeless powder, ready service
• B. High explosive, smokeless powder, ready service
• C. High explosive, smokeless powder, non-ready service
• D. High explosive, black powder, ready service

Answer: (B)

Magazines are designated by the type of energetic material stored and whether the contents are ready for use. In standard naval practice, a magazine that holds high explosive warheads and smokeless powder propellants and is kept ready for issue is designated High explosive, smokeless powder, ready service. This designation tells handlers that the magazine contains high explosive items and smokeless powder and that the ammunition is in a ready-for-issue status, meaning it can be loaded into weapons without delay. The other designations imply either a different explosive type (like a low explosive or black powder) or a non-ready status, which does not match the typical modern shipboard magazine designation.

Magazines are designated by the type of energetic material stored and whether the contents are ready for use. In standard naval practice, a magazine that holds high explosive warheads and smokeless powder propellants and is kept ready for issue is designated High explosive, smokeless powder, ready service. This designation tells handlers that the magazine contains high explosive items and smokeless powder and that the ammunition is in a ready-for-issue status, meaning it can be loaded into weapons without delay. The other designations imply either a different explosive type (like a low explosive or black powder) or a non-ready status, which does not match the typical modern shipboard magazine designation.