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

FM 3-22.1(d) Riflemen fire ball ammunition at a range of 300 meters using the small apertureson their sights.(e) The point man fires a burst.(11) Suppression Pattern. The platoon fires simultaneous, then alternating fire.(a) Simultaneous Fire.• One M240B or two M249s fire six five-round bursts.• The grenadiers fire two rounds of HEDP.• The riflemen fire twenty aimed rounds.• One AT4 or Javelin crew, 3 X 9, fire sequentially at hardened targets only.(b) Alternating Fire.• M249 or M240B Number 1 fires three five-round bursts.• The riflemen fire five aimed rounds.• The grenadier fires one round of HEDP.• M249 or M240B Number 2 fires three five-round bursts.• The riflemen fires five aimed rounds.• The grenadier fires one round HEDP.• The leaders fill lulls in fire.c. Mission-Specific Measures and SOP Adjustment. Analyzing METT-TCreveals the need to set mission-specific fire-control and -distribution measures and toadjust the direct-fire SOP. The platoon leader marks physical control measures, such asTRPs, phase lines, and boundaries, on operational graphics and sketches. He assignsPDFs for specific elements based on probable enemy locations. He also adjusts elementsof the direct-fire SOP, such as weapons-ready postures, engagement priorities, andsectors, based on new, anticipated conditions and on the current capabilities of individualsoldiers, crews, squads, and systems.9-12