BLC Flashcards
Five major terrain features
hill, valley, saddle, ridge, depression
Three minor terrain features
Cliff, spur, draw
Two supplementary terrain features
Cut, fill
Colors on the map and what do they stand for
Blue- Water Brown- Terrain contour lines Green- Black- man made Red- civilian area
GOTWA
G: Who's going O: Others taking with me T: Time ill return W:What to do if I don't return A: Actions on contact you and me
Three types of bleeding
Artery, Venus, capillary
What are three types of heat injuries
Stroke. exhaustion and cramps
OAKOC
O: Observation A: Avenues of approach K: Key terrain features O: Obstacles C: Cover and concealment
Types of north
Magnetic, True and Grid
Five paragraphs of an operation order
1: Situation
2: Mission
3: Execution
4: Service/ Support
5: Command and signal
Five principles of patrolling
1: Planning
2: Recon
3: Security
4: Control
5: Common sense
SLLS
Stop look, listen, smell
LACE
Liquids, ammunitions, casualties and equipment
SALUTE
Size, location, activity, unit/ uniform, enemy
Different types of command orders
Operation order, warning order, frago
METT-TC
Mission, enemy, time, terrain, troops available civil considerations
8 Troop leading procedures
Step 1. Receive the Mission Step 2. Issue a warning order Step 3. Make a tentative plan Step 4. Start necessary movement Step 5. Reconnoiter Step 6. Complete the plan Step 7. Issue the complete order Step 8. Supervise
In reference to an IED what are the five c’s
Conform, clear, cordon, check, control
In reference to a EPOW what are the 5 S’s
Silence, search, segregate, safe guard, speed to the rear
3 Types of Recon patrols
Route, area, zone
Different types of movement techniques
Traveling Traveling over watch Bounding Bounding over watch Successive bounding
Phases of unconventional warfare
1: Psychological preparation
2: Initial contact
3: Infiltration
4: Organization
5: Build-up
6: combat utilization/ employment
7: Demobilization/ transition
9- line MEDEVAC Request
Line 1. Location of the pick-up site. Line 2. Radio frequency, call sign, and suffix. Line 3. Number of patients by precedence: A - Urgent B - Urgent Surgical C - Priority D - Routine E - Convenience Line 4. Special equipment required: A - None B - Hoist C - Extraction equipment D - Ventilator Line 5. Number of patients: A - Litter B - Ambulatory Line 6. Security at pick-up site: N - No enemy troops in area P - Possible enemy troops in area (approach with caution) E - Enemy troops in area (approach with caution) X - Enemy troops in area (armed escort required) * In peacetime - number and types of wounds, injuries, and illnesses Line 7. Method of marking pick-up site: A - Panels B - Pyrotechnic signal C - Smoke signal D - None E - Other Line 8. Patient nationality and status: A - US Military B - US Civilian C - Non-US Military D - Non-US Civilian E - EPW Line 9. NBC Contamination: N - Nuclear B - Biological C - Chemical * In peacetime - terrain description of pick-up site
M249 SAW Max range
3600 meters
M249 SAW Max effective Range (area Target) Bipod
800 meters
M249 SAW Max Effective Range (Point Target) Bipod
600 meters
M249 SAW Maximum rate of fire
850 rounds per minute
M249 SAW Weight
16.41 Pounds
M249 Sustained rate of fire
50 rounds a minute in 3- to 5-round bursts, with 4 to
5 seconds between bursts (barrel change every 10
minutes).
M249 Rapid rate of fire
100 rounds per minute, fired in 8- to 10-round bursts, 2
to 3 seconds between bursts (barrel change every
2 minutes).
M249 Rapid rate of fire
650 to 850 rounds per minute, continuous burst, barrel
changed every minute.
M249 SAW Max Effective Range (Point Target) Tripod
800 meters
M249 SAW Max effective Range (area Target) Tripod
1000 meters
M60 Description
The M60 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed, automatic machine gun that fires from the open-bolt
position.
M60 Max Rate of fire
550 rounds per minute.
M60 Weight
23.00 pounds
M60 Sustained Rate of fire
- 100 rounds per minute,
- Fired in 6- to 9-round bursts,
- With 4 to 5 seconds between bursts,
- Barrel changed every 10 minutes
M60 Rapid rate of fire
- 200 rounds per minute,
- Fired in 10- to 13-round bursts,
- With 2 to 3 seconds between bursts,
- Barrel changed every 2 minutes.
M60 cyclic rate of fire
- 550 rounds per minute,
- Fired in a continuous burst,
- Barrel changed every minute.
