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

FM 3-22.1a. Crew Drills. Crew drills instill instinctive reactions to situations on the vehicle.With crew drills, the vehicle team must coordinate and synchronize their actions. Teammembers must perform as loaders. The loader must react to BC and gunner commands,and inspect and load 25-mm ammunition and TOW rounds. The squad must reactinstinctively and without hesitation when mounting and dismounting the vehicle, whilethe driver reacts to the BC's command to raise and lower the ramp.b. Crew Battle Drills. Crew battle drills instill instinctive reactions to situations themounted section and platoon could face in combat. Crew elements must immediatelyreact to contact or ambush or immediately initiate an attack.Section V. TRAINING PLANSOnce the commander has developed his METL and thoroughly assessed trainingproficiency, he begins the detailed process of developing a training plan. When planningthe gunnery aspect of the training plan, he will find the master gunner to be his mostvaluable asset.3-14. BRADLEY MASTER GUNNERThe primary mission of the master gunner is to train gunnery. The master gunner helpscommanders at all echelons plan, develop, execute, and evaluate all Bradley-relatedtraining (individual, crew, and collective).a. The commander directs his specific responsibilities. The master gunner—(1) Assists the validation or certification of newly assigned soldiers.• Sets up or conducts initial skills training for new BCs or gunners.• Assists in training new BC and gunner crews.• Trains and certifies Bradley crew evaluators.(2) Assists all elements in the unit concerning gunnery training.(3) Forecasts all ammunition for training.(4) Manages gunnery records, BGST records, and crew rosters.(5) Coordinates and controls training device use.(6) If SIO (senior instructor/operator) qualified, he certifies and recertifies otherI/Os to conduct COFT and BATS training.(7) Plans and manages COFT and BATS training.(8) Trains crews on MILES and PGS gunnery (installation, boresighting andtroubleshooting procedures, point of aim, and maintenance).(9) Executes gunnery training.(10) Supervises live-fire ranges to ensure all standards are followed.(a) Confirms zero techniques.(b) Coordinates target arrays.(c) Coordinates exposure times for targets.(d) Coordinates maneuver box verification.(e) Coordinates setup of all ranges to ensure they meet thestandards in this manual.(11) Sets up and conducts BGST training and evaluates the results.(12) Advises the commander of the tactical capabilities of the Bradley againstthreat systems (in coordination with the S2).b. The master gunner has received formal training to function at battalion level.This includes extensive training in BFV maintenance, range plan preparation andexecution, and all phases of gunnery training. Though this chapter previously discussed3-7