Guns Flashcards
POSIFAB
Portability
Obcuration
Stores
Indirect fire
Flexibility
Ammunition
Beating zone
BESSS
Best fire effect on the whole target area
Economy of time and ammo
Saftey of ur own troops
Speed and simplicity
Surprise and effect
MESS
Mission
Effect
Survivability
Sustainability
CLOSE
Commander of the gun team
Link man for the gun commander
Observe strike/fire of the shot and order adjustments
Select routes in/out of the gun line
Emergency use of his personal weapon
Weight of a GPMG
10.9KG
Barrel bag weight
12.7KG
What is the weight of the tripod
13.6KG
Weight of a 200 round belt
5.7KG
Weight of a 200 round box
7.3KG
Weight of a 800 round box
33.6KG
How many rounds should each person carry
600-800 rounds
Normal rate of fire
100 rounds per minute
Rapid rate of fire
200 rounds per minute
How many rounds should a first line scale have
5000 rounds per gun
Cyclic rate of fire
700-900 rounds per minute
Methods of fire
Indirect
Direct
What range does a tracer burn out
1.1k
Ammo scale for gun LR
2000 rounds per gun
Types of Ammo
Ball
Tracer
Blank
Drill
1 bit
4 bit
Ammo scale for gun SF
5000 rounds
What range does the beating zone start
600 m
Max range of MPF (Mark predicted fire)
2500m
First full line scale
5000 rounds per gun
Type of fire
Neutralising
Harassing
Attrition
Marking
3 types of positions
Deflade
Hard deflade
Enflade
Bottom of the hill firing up
Reverse slope
Top of the hill firing down
Forward slope
Types of attacks
Deliberate attack
Hasty attack
Counter attack
Spoiling attack
DAMROD
Depth
All round defence
Mitral support
Reserve
Offensive action
Deception
Delaying the enemy slows then down by how much
1k an hour
