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

FM 3-22.1platoon practice and qualification tables (BT IX and BT X, Section Practice andQualification; and BT XI and BT XII, Platoon Practice and Qualification. Duringqualification, sections and platoons are evaluated on their collective abilities.3-23. GUNNERY CONDITIONSGunnery conditions vary, so crews learn to fight in any battlefield environment. Trainingin a variety of conditions ensures that crews can perform in adverse weather anddegraded-mode gunnery. They must not only use thermal sights at night, but also duringdaylight operations in smoke, adverse weather conditions, and concealing terrain.a. Adverse Weather. Soldiers must know how adverse weather affects theperformance of their systems. They also must know how to mechanically operate theweapons system.(1) Fog, snow, and heavy rain hinder target acquisition, rangedetermination, and BOT.(2) Temperature extremes and humidity affect cyclic rates of fire and ballistics.b. Degraded-Mode Gunnery. In degraded mode, BFV crews engage targets with aless than fully operational system or under worse than normal operating conditions.(1) Battle damage and maintenance problems can deny the use of primary sightsand turret control systems. Crews must continue the fight using—(a) Auxiliary sight. All A3 crews must select "gun power track" when usingthe auxiliary sight.(b) Commander's hand station.(c) Turret, manually operated.(2) NBC conditions severely influence the crew's ability to—(a) Operate turret controls and perform crew duties.(b) Observe through the optics.(c) Perform during continuous operations.3-24. TRAINING REQUIREMENTSA Bradley crew includes the BC, gunner, and driver, unless otherwise specified(Figure 3-1):a. BCs, gunners, and platoon alternate crewmembers must pass all BGST tasks inthe three months (four months for RCs) before live fire.b. A crew must pass BT II within the three months (four months for RCs) beforethey can fire full-caliber live rounds.c. A crew must fire BT VII in the three months (four months for RCs) before theyfire BT VIII.d. BCs and gunners must have completed the TOW gunnery program to standardwithin the three months (four months for RCs) before they can fire a live TOW missile.e. Crews who will fire live rounds during infantry platoon, scout team, engineerplatoon, BFIST team, or Stinger squad qualification must first qualify on BT VIII in thesix months before BT IX, BT X, BT XI, and BT XII.f. BGST evaluators must pass all BGST tasks within one year and, within themonth before they evaluate a particular BGST station themselves, they must achieve a"GO" on that station.3-14