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

FM 3-22.1TARGET TARGET TYPE STANDARDSTOW Target Armor Hit with at least 1 round25-mm Point TargetVehicleHit with at least 3 roundsATGMHit with at least 1 round25-mm Aerial Target Helicopter Hit with at least 5 rounds25-mm Area Target Troop Suppress 75% of target areaCoax Point TargetTroopHit 1 target with 1 roundTruckHit with at least 3 roundsCoax Area Target Troop Hit 1 troop target with 1 roundStinger Target Fixed-wing aircraft Hit with at least 1 roundFigure 8-3. Target-kill-standards chart.DESIGNATED AMMUNITION ANDENGAGEMENT RANGES (IN METERS)TARGETS STINGER TOW AP HE COAXArmored 3,750Light-armored 2,500 2,500Unarmored 901 to 2,500 901 to 3,000 900Aerial 5,000 1,201 to 2,500 1,200Troops 901 to 3,000 900Figure 8-4. Target ammunition requirements.b. BFV Exposure Matrixes. BFV exposure matrixes determine the BFV crew'sallowable exposure time to a given target. This methodology depends on various threatweapon systems' capabilities. Once the BCE knows the target category, conditions, andrange, he refers to the applicable exposure matrix. When using an exposure matrix, theBCE looks at the left-hand column for the target range. He follows that row to the rightuntil it intersects with the number of conditions that apply to that target. The number inthe corresponding box is the maximum allowable BFV exposure time for that target. Fortargets that fall between the 100-meter increments, the BCE rounds the range up or downto the nearest 100 meters. For example, he rounds down 1,550 meters to 1,500 meters;and he rounds up 1,651 meters to 1,700 meters. When he must use alternate targets, suchas when he must substitute a stationary target for a moving one, the BCE uses theconditions for the alternate target. The four matrixes include--(1) Armored Targets. This matrix (Figure 8-5) is not based on actual threatcapabilities. It is derived from a standard target-acquisition time-plus-the-time-of-flightof the TOW missile. The armored target-timing matrix is based on the Bradley in a turretdefiladeposition--in either day or night defense.(2) Lightly Armored or Unarmored Targets. This matrix is based on the time a threattarget takes to hit a Bradley, BFIST, or Linebacker (Figure 8-6).8-3