Fire Team Operations Flashcards
What are the fire team billets?
Fire team Leader, Automatic Rifleman, Grenadier, Rifleman
What are the benefits of a column formation?
-facilitates control
-rapid movement
What are the actions upon enemy contact?
Return fire
Take cover
Return accurate fire
What does ACE report stand for?
Ammunition, Casualties, Equipment
A in ADDRAC stands for?
Alert
1st D in ADDRAC stands for?
Direction
2nd D in ADDRAC stands for?
Description
R in ADDRAC stands for?
Range (how far)
A in ADDRAC stands for
Assign (this is done by the fireteam leader)
C in ADDRAC stands for?
Control
What do you do once you take down the enemy?
check to see if everyone is dead ):
HASTY 180
What are the cycles of an infantryman?
Suppress
Assess
Move
Kill
Movement without suppression is
suicide (dont die)
Suppression without movement is
a waste of ammunition (dont be wasteful)
What is the first weapon safety rule?
Treat every weapon as if it were loaded
What is the second weapon safety rule?
Never point you weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
What is the third weapon safety rule?
Keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to fire
What is the fourth weapon safety rule?
Keep your weapon on safe until you intend to fire
When do you use a wedge formation?
When the change of enemy contact is likely
When enemy location is unknown
When do you use an echelon formation?
When you need to protect a part of another unit
What are the benefits of an echelon formation?
good security in one direction
hard to control
slow
When do you use skirmishers formation?
when enemy location is known
assault/pursuit
What are the benefits of a skirmishers formation?
good control
good speed
good security at front
What is condition 1?
safety on, bolt forward, ejection port cover closed, YES round in chamber, magazine inserted
What is condition 3?
safety on, ejection port cover closed, NO round in chamber, magazine inserted
What is condition 4?
safety on, NO round in chamber, NO magazine inserted
All conditions: weapons have
safety on, bolt forward, ejection port closed
two main parts of a rifle
upper and lower receiver
LMGAS
light weight, magazine fed, gas operated, air-cooled, shoulder fired weapon
weight of rifle without magazine
7 lbs 8 oz
magazine with 30 rounds
1lb 1oz
bayonet w/ scabbard
15.5 oz
weight of sling
4oz
cyclic rate of fire for service rifle
700-900 rounds per min
max range of service rifle
3600 meters
cycle of operation acro
FCLFUEEC
cycle of operation
feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, cocking
