2003 US Army BRADLEY GUNNERY 503p.pdf - Survival Books

FM 3-22.1a. An acquisition report has three elements: alert (optional), description, andlocation, for example, "DRIVER REPORT, TWO MOVING PCS, LEFT FLANK."b. In the rear, soldiers who can identify each other by voice deliver the acquisitionreport verbally. Also, the description element of the report usually serves as the alertelement, for example, "TWO MOVING PCS, ELEVEN O'CLOCK."c. "TARGET" is not the description element.Section II. DECISION PROCESSThe engagement decision process consists of a series of progressive and interdependentsteps (or actions). First, determining target threat levels; second, selecting weapon(s) orammunition; and third, confirming the target. Only the BC can make these decisions.6-8. DETERMINATION OF TARGET THREAT LEVELSTo defeat multiple targets on the battlefield, the crew must engage the most dangeroustargets first. Commanders determine target threat levels based on the threat analysis ofthe mission area. All soldiers must know their unit's engagement priorities. However, theBC determines the immediate target threat level based on the current threat posture.a. Target Threat Levels. The three threat levels are as follows:(1) Most Dangerous. This type of target presents the greatest threat, so the crew mustengage it immediately.• Obvious enemy vehicles or troops.• Vehicles that have armor-defeating capabilities• Vehicles showing signs of preparing to engage.(2) Dangerous. The crew must engage this type of target only after destroying themost dangerous targets.• Vehicle with armor-defeating capability.• Vehicles showing no sign of preparing to engage.(3) Least Dangerous. The crew engages this type of target after they have destroyedall of the most dangerous and dangerous targets. The only exception occurs when aparticular vehicle, such as a command and control vehicle, has a high priority ofengagement. Least dangerous vehicles include any vehicles that have no armor-defeatingcapability.b. Other Determining Factors. When the crew encounters multiple targets of thesame threat level, it must prioritize the targets according to the degree of threatthey represent. For example, the crew would engage targets in this order of priority:• Close-range before long-range.• Stationary before moving.• Frontal before flank or rear.6-9. SELECTION OF WEAPON AND AMMUNITIONWeapons and ammunition selection refers to the logical selection of a weapon orammunition based on its appropriateness for a given target. Before selecting the weaponand ammunition type to use against target(s), the crew must first determine the threat typeand range (Table 6-3, page 6-26).6-25