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

FM 3-22.1Section V. PLATOON GUNNERYPrevious sections and chapters discussed tactical and gunnery skills training andevaluation for individuals, crews, squads, sections, and platoons. This section covers thedevelopment and conduct of platoon live-fire gunnery exercises. Infantry platoon live firetrains and evaluates how well the platoon integrates vehicle and rifle infantry anddistributes and controls fire. Platoons perform tactical collective tasks with integrated livefire, in all conditions and with all platoon organic weapons. Platoon gunnery consists ofBTs XI and XII, pages 9-25 and 12-5 (Infantry Platoon Practice and Infantry PlatoonQualification). Platoon collective tasks link directly to the seven platoon operations inARTEP 7-7J MTP and to the combat drills in FM 3-21.71 and ARTEP 7-7J-Drill. Theunit commander selects and develops tactical operations based on his METL and on thecontingency AO. He integrates Infantry squad and vehicle crew gunnery tasks to supportthe tactical scenario. He uses the MTP T&EOs to assess overall performance. Chapter 8,Section III of this chapter, and the MTP discuss evaluation procedures andrequired personnel.9-14. DEVELOPMENT OF EXERCISEThe MTP and the platoon gunnery exercises in this chapter establish an Army standardfor training and evaluation. At the same time, they allow unit commanders to tailortactical and gunnery tasks based on their particular missions and training emphasis. Thisparagraph identifies the required gunnery target presentations to support platooncollective tasks. Units determine specific threat target types and engagement distances orrange bands. Platoon gunnery evaluation procedures and standards are in Section III ofthis chapter and the MTP. The following guidelines apply to both platoon practice andqualification:a. General Requirements. Bradley platoon practice is a building block for Bradleyplatoon qualification. Both exercises are fully resourced with ammunition; however,other training resource constraints could prohibit the platoon from the prescribed firingpractice. However, the platoon should collectively participate in live fire at least oncebefore they must qualify using live rounds. When they do qualify, platoons follow theguidelines and standards in this chapter and in Section III of this chapter.(1) The battalion commander and his S3 determine which MTP mission(s) toconduct based on the unit's METL and specific command guidance.(2) The S3 identifies the collective tasks to evaluate based on the operationalmissions IAW the MTP.(3) The S3 identifies which collective tasks to conduct live fire.(4) Platoon gunnery will be conducted in two phases--one during the day and oneat night.(5) The S3 and battalion master gunner develop scenarios that require the platoon toconduct tactical missions and their respective collective tasks. Live-fire gunnerypresentations are incorporated into the identified collective tasks. This chapter identifiesthe type and the minimum number of live-fire targets during qualification. However,units may add targets if resources allow.(6) The S3, S2, and battalion master gunner select vehicle and troop arrays thatrepresent threat forces in contingency areas or the required training emphasis. They alsospecify threat target types and engagement distances, or range bands as well as most-to-9-22