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

FM 3-22.16-34. ARMORED VEHICLESStandards and indicators for armored vehicles follow:a. Kill Standard. Based on the ammunition and time required to achievedestruction, the crew must achieve at least a mobility or firepower kill.b. Kill Indicators. During an engagement, certain indicators cue the gunner or BCto cease or shift fire to a different target.• The vehicle stops moving.• The vehicle stops firing.• The vehicle smokes from what appears to be internal damage.• The vehicle explodes with immense smoke and flames.• The crew abandons the vehicle.c. Impact Indicator. When a 25-mm round (AP or HE) or a TOW missile hits anarmored vehicle, an observable explosion with flash occurs. This is the effect of theround impacting on the target. It does not necessarily indicate damage to the target.6-35. UNARMORED VEHICLESTypes and standards for unarmored vehicle kills follow:a. Kill Standard. Threat unarmored vehicles have extra wheels, which allows themto continue operating with one or more tires punctured. With an unarmored vehicle, thecrew must cause a mobility kill or force the driver and crew to abandon the vehicle.b. Kill Indicators. One or more of the following indicators can cue the gunner orBC to cease fire or shift to a different target:• The vehicle stops moving.• The vehicle is smoking.• The vehicle explodes.• The crew abandons the vehicle.6-36. INFANTRY RIFLE SQUADS AND ANTIARMOR SYSTEMSKill types and standards for infantry rifle squad and antiarmor system follow:a. Kill Standard. Destruction of infantry riflemen point and area targets is difficultto measure. The goal is to neutralize the threat infantry rifle squad and the target'santiarmor firepower capability, by either destroying, damaging, or suppressing it.b. Kill Indicators. When engaging threat point or area targets consisting ofinfantry rifle squad or antiarmor, the BC may cease or shift fire if he observes certainindicators.(1) The threat infantry rifle squad stops maneuvering.(2) The threat antiarmor fire covering threat rifle squads stops covering the squadseffectively or altogether.(3) The Bradley's 25-mm rounds hit the threat rifle squad and antiarmor systems.(4) The BC or the gunner observes that the rifle squad takes casualties.c. Duration of Suppression. The BC decides how long to continue firing suppressivefire depending on METT-TC. Also, he maintains suppression as long as the unit gains atactical advantage by doing so, or until another element can close with the target anddestroy it.6-51