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

FM 3-22.1rounds per additional target type. Platoons will receive and internally distributeammunition for the entire exercise (day and night phases). (Chapter 8 allocatesammunition for each BFV target--the 25-mm, TOW, and coax.)APHE7.62-MMInfantry RiflemenTOW192 rounds194 rounds800 roundsBased on STRAC1 missile (or PGS or MILES)Figure 9-12. Ammunition allocations.f. BFV Target-Exposure Time. Each target has a different exposure time. Todetermine this time, the master gunner needs to know the type of engagement, targettype, target conditions, and target distance. He uses the crew gunnery procedures inChapter 8.g. Infantry Rifle Target-Exposure Time. Dismount troop targets are presentedfour times, 5 seconds each time, at 10 second intervals.h. Allowable Variations. Battalion commanders may add--• Friendly targets to platoon qualification.• Smoke and other obscurants to enhance the scenario's effects.9-15. PREREQUISITESThe platoon must complete these prerequisite activities before conducting a live-firegunnery exercise:a. All BFV crewmembers (including the platoon leader's backup crewmember)must qualify on the BGST within the previous three months (four months for RC units).b. All crews who fire live rounds must qualify (as a crew) within the previous sixmonths. Platoons maintain their platoon integrity. That is, only one platoon at a time cantake part in live fire--with no exceptions.c. All squad members must qualify on their individual weapons (M16, M203,M240B, and M249) within the previous six months.d. All squads must complete a squad live-fire exercise to ARTEP standards withinthe previous six months.e. Platoons must complete IPPC (BT IV) within the previous six months.9-16. BRADLEY TABLE XI, INFANTRY PLATOON PRACTICEThis table prepares the platoon for qualification. This is the first table in which the BFVand dismounted infantry conduct live fire at platoon level. The objective is to practiceBFV and infantry squad integration and coordination to form a platoon collective effort.a. The platoon should practice the fire-control and -distribution techniques they willuse during qualification.b. Exercise development, standards, evaluation, ammunition, and targetconsiderations are the same as for platoon qualification.9-25