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

FM 3-22.1c. Missile Countermeasure Device. With the missile countermeasure device(MCD), Bradley crews can deter first-generation thermal, wire-guided antitank missiles.This greatly increases the survivability of crews.d. Improved Vehicle Stowage.(1) Bench seats.(2) A tenth-man seat.(3) Mounted water ration heater.(4) Electric lift for engine-access door.(5) Outside stowage for personal gear.(6) Three 25-mm ammunition boxes. Each box contains 50 rounds of linkedammunition (a "hot box").e. Driver's Vision Enhancer. The driver's vision enhancer (DVE) is an uncooled,forward-looking, infrared (FLIR) night-vision device. It has a sensor module and adisplay module. The DVE is a real-time thermal-imaging system. It operates in the 8- to12-micron spectral range. Detectors convert received infrared radiation into electricalsignals. The DVE processes the signals and displays the resulting image onto a flat-panelLCD screen.f. Force XXI Battle Command Brigade and Below. The FBCB2 is a digitalbattlefield command information system. The FBCB2 and integrated communications,command, and control (IC3) give A2 ODS, and A3 crews situational awareness andreal-time C2.1-4. M2A3 AND M3A3 MODELSInnovations on the digitized M2A3 and M3A3 BFV improve the BFVs' abilities to shoot,move, and communicate:a. Target Acquisition. Each A3 model has a commander's independent viewer(CIV) and the improved Bradley acquisition subsystem (IBAS).(1) Commander's Independent Viewer. The CIV gives the A3 dual-sight capability.With the CIV, the commander can acquire targets independently from the gunner.(a) While the gunner "kills" acquired targets, the commander can search for newones. He then designates the new targets and "hands them over" to the gunner. If for anyreason the gunner cannot fire, the commander can do so from his station by selectingIBAS on the remote biocular display (RBD).(b) The CIV can traverse a full circle (360 degrees) in azimuth and can depress andelevate from -22 to +60 degrees.(c) The CIV uses second-generation FLIR technology and day-TV video. The videoimage from the CIV appears on the RBD. This allows the viewer to watch the image withboth eyes at the same time. The gunner and squad leader can also watch this video signal.(2) Improved Bradley Acquisition Subsystem. On the A3, the gunner's primary sightis the target-acquisition system (TAS), which is part of the IBAS. Like the CIV, the TASemploys second generation FLIR technology and day-TV video. Like the A2 ODS, theTAS also has direct-view optics (DVO) and the eye-safe laser range finder. The TASprovides limited sight travel without the disturbing turret motion experienced in theearlier BFVs. The TAS periscope's head mirror assembly provides 5 degrees of travel leftor right of center and 17 degrees of travel above and below center. This extends thegunner sight's elevation range from -22 to +60 degrees. This "independent" travel1-3