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

FM 3-22.1 (23-1)CHAPTER 3Crew TrainingThis chapter discusses how to prepare Bradley crews to qualify onBradley Table VIII (BT VIII). This preparation includes crew and leadertasks, program development, training strategy and plans, and collectivetraining.It also outlines the requirements crews must achieve in gunnery beforeadvanced gunnery training.Section I. TASKSCrew tasks are trained and evaluated first in preliminary gunnery, then in a simulator(COFT or BATS), appended equipment (the Multiple Integrated Laser-EngagementSystem [MILES] or the Precision Gunnery System [PGS]), then in live-fire training.Crew gunnery culminates with BT VIII, Crew Qualification.3-1. SKILLSCrews must achieve proficiency in the following skills. The first seven apply to allvariants of the BFV. The rest apply to specific training requirements, based on variationsin the vehicles' capabilities and systems:• Engaging moving targets from a moving Bradley.• Engaging multiple targets using the auxiliary sight.• Engaging targets using manual controls.• Engaging multiple targets from the commander's position.• Engaging multiple targets requiring different ammunition types.• Engaging targets in an NBC environment.• Engaging targets at night.• Engaging targets under digital conditions (ODS and A3 only).• Engaging aerial targets using the SVML (ADA crews only).• Engaging targets using hunter-killer techniques (A3 only).• Conducting a fire mission task (FMT, applies to BFIST only).3-2. PRELIMINARY GUNNERYPreliminary gunnery (Chapter 7) develops individual crewmember skills needed tooperate the vehicle and turret weapon systems. A crew whose members are all proficientwith all vehicle tasks is normally going to function better as a crew.a. The BC is trained and evaluated on controlling the vehicle and crew, and onlaying the weapons systems on targets while issuing fire commands.b. The BC and gunner are trained and evaluated on--(1) Performing preventive maintenance checks and services on the turret.(2) Manipulating the turret.(3) Operating the turret weapons system controls.(4) Disassembling and assembling the turret weapons.(5) Uploading, downloading, and clearing the turret weapons.(6) Performing immediate action on the turret weapons.(7) Boresighting the weapons systems (Appendix B).3-1