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

FM 3-22.1(1) Having a current battalion-level range-operation SOP saves the firing unit timeand energy. The SOP should provide guidelines for occupying the range. It should alsodescribe how to conduct specific tasks such as--• Break down ammunition.• Conduct range scenario.• Coordinate with maintenance contact teams.• Depart the range.• Fight range fires.• Issue firing orders• Move vehicles to the ammunition point and to the ready line.• Operate moving targets.• Police the range.• Repair target mechanisms.• Replace targets.(2) Stationary Bradley ranges have moving and stationary targets, which crewsengage from defensive positions or berms. OICs should coordinate with local rangecontrol for help planning these exercises.(3) Moving Bradley ranges have a maneuver box that stationary ranges lack (Figure5-1). The maneuver box is the maximum distance the vehicle could travel and still havethe target exposed. If course roads exist, then the BC should move on those, also usingavailable terrain to help mask the vehicle. (Range control will help the units plan theseexercises.) Knowing the maneuver box allows the vehicle crew to acquire, range, anddestroy targets arranged in a realistic array, as listed on appropriate gunnery tables.Maneuver boxes must be clearly defined. The firing vehicle must adhere to start and stoppoints. At no time will the vehicle extend or surpass the exposure and engagement times.5-8