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

FM 3-22.1DANGERSMOKE GRENADESELECTRICAL TROUBLE CAN CAUSE SMOKEGRENADES TO KILL OR INJURE SOLDIERS.BEFORE LOADING ANY SMOKE GRENADES,ENSURE THAT THE TURRET POWER ANDGRENADE LAUNCHER SWITCHES ARESET TO OFF.Figure 2-7. M257 smoke-grenade launchers.2-6. STINGER MISSILE SUBSYSTEMThe M6 Linebacker can engage low-altitude, high-speed, fixed-wing aircraft; rotary-wingaircraft; cruise missiles (CMs); and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) with its Stingermissile standard vehicle-mounted launcher (SVML). The SVML rests in an armored box,which is mounted on the left side of the turret on a retractable platform. This box housesany mix of up to four Stinger missiles and provides a stable platform for controlledmissile launching. If the SVML is disabled, the crew can convert to a Stinger Man-Portable, Air-Defense System (MANPADS) team. The Stinger system providesround-the-clock, day or night, all-weather air defense during offensive and defensiveoperations. Coupled with the FAAD C2 and C3I elements of short-range air defense(SHORAD), the Linebacker has an automatic or manual slew-to-cue, target-acquisitioncapability, during both stationary and moving operations.Section II. AMMUNITIONEach of the BFV's organic weapon systems uses ammunition designed to support themissions of that BFV model. As mission requirements and threat capabilities change,these munitions will counter the threat. For more realistic training, the 25-mm's trainingammunition replicates service ammunition.2-12