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

FM 3-22.1engagement's tactical scenario includes battlefield awareness, situational awareness, andSOPs. The crew then makes decisions based on this scenario.(1) Example 1. The BFIST crew occupies an OP position behind an infantrycompany in the defense. GSR shows an MTI of 12 vehicles moving in your defensivesector. The crew is presented with a moving BMP at 1,200 meters, an RPG team at 600meters, and a T-72 at 4,000 meters. The crew should report the BMP and the RPG teamand should initiate a report to the maneuver commander on the T-72. The maneuvercommander then makes the tactical decision to request fire on the T-72.(2) Example 2. The BFIST crew has pushed forward with a dismounted scout sectionand set up in an OP. The scout section has received the order to avoid engaging theenemy. They must only observe and report. The BFIST crew must request fires on theattacking enemy's tank elements, then engage the direct-fire targets. The BFIST crewoccupies a turret-defilade position. They are presented with or they are engaged by(signature device) an RPG team at 400 meters and a T-72 at 3,000 meters. They shouldengage the RPG team first, then initiate a fire mission on the T-72.b. General Requirements. BFIST table IX is a building block for BFIST Table X(crew qualification). BFIST Table X is fully resourced with ammunition. However, othertraining resource constraints may prohibit firing some practice as prescribed. Leadersconduct BFIST crew qualification IAW the guidelines and standards in this chapter andin Chapter 8.(1) Advanced gunnery tables incorporate at least sixteen collective tasks. The first sixare mandatory.(2) The DIVARTY or battalion commander identifies three more collective tasks tosupport the unit METL.(3) The Brigade FSO develops an OPORD to support the execution of the mission.(4) The unit master gunner coordinates all necessary resources and personnel tosupport the gunnery exercise.(5) This is not a timed event, but commanders may impose time standards to coincidewith the unit METL.(6) The crews or FIST teams will operate, scan, and lase targets in FIST mode.They will engage direct-fire targets in gun mode. This trains them to maintain theirweapons status for their primary mission.(7) BFIST crews must fire these tables in order to receive proper training on the totalvehicle operation. They must train as much as possible to ensure that they can smoothlymove from FIST mode to gun mode. They must know how to quickly and accuratelyreacquire target(s) and engage with the 25-mm or coax.c. Live-Fire Requirements. Leaders conduct live-fire collective tasks on the rangecomplex that provides the best available observed-fire targets, maneuver area, and directfiretargets.(1) Leaders can conduct crew practice and qualification on the same range. However,they use a different target-presentation sequence for each.(2) When the target array consists of more than one target, all targets are presentedfor a particular task simultaneously. They require crews to use proper battlefield analysis,situational awareness, and engagement techniques.13-7