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Marksmanship Flashcards

1
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What is overmatch?

A

The soldier applying learned skills, employing weapon, leveraging technology, applying proper force to create unfair fight in favor of soldier

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Marksmanship attributes (4)

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Smart
Fast
Lethal
Precise

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Marksmanship components (8)

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  1. Target detection
  2. Target acquisition
  3. Target ID
  4. Engagement range
  5. Limited visibility
  6. Precision
  7. Speed
  8. Terminal performance
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4
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DIDEA

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  1. Detect
  2. Identify
  3. Decide
  4. Engage
  5. Assess
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5
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Shot process or engagement sequence

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  1. Pre shot
  2. Shot
  3. Post shot
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Functional elements of shot process

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  1. Stability
  2. Aim
  3. Control
  4. Movement
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Functions of stability

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  1. Support: Natural/artificial
  2. Muscle relaxation: firm grip, not exerting
  3. Natural point of aim: where barrel naturally points when muscles relaxed
  4. Recoil management
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8
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Combinations of support

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  1. Leg position
  2. Stance
  3. Firing elbow
  4. Non firing elbow
  5. Firing hand
  6. Non firing hand
  7. Buttstock
  8. Stock weld
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9
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Carry positions (6)

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  1. Hang
  2. Safe hang
  3. Collapsed low ready
  4. Low ready
  5. High low ready
  6. Ready/ready up
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Firing positions (5)

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  1. Standing
  2. Kneeling
  3. Squatting
  4. Sitting
  5. Prone
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Aiming actions for common engagements

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  1. Weapon orientation
  2. Sight alignment
  3. Sight picture
  4. Point of aim
  5. Desired point of impact
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12
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Sight alignment

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Eye to reticle

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Sight picture

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Eye to reticle to target

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14
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Common aiming errors

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Non dominant eye
Incorrect zero
Light conditions
Battlefield obscurant
Incorrect sight alignment
Incorrect sight picture
Improper range determination
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15
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MOA definition

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Minute of angle

  • measurement unit of an angle.
  • 1 MOA = 1/60th of 1 degree
    1. 047 in @ 100m
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16
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Four categories for fundamentals of shooting

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Steady position, aiming, breathing, trigger squeeze

17
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Parallax

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Apparent movement or displacement of objects views from different perspectives

18
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Trajectory

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Path of flight bullet will take when fired

19
Q

Wind

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0-3 hardly felt, smoke drifts
3-5 felt lightly on face
5-8 keeps leaves in constant movement
8-12 raise dust
12-15 causes small trees to sway
20
Q

Holdover

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Holding your sights into the wind accounting for wind drift

21
Q

Windage adjustment M4

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1 click = 3/4 MOA (MBUS)

1 click = 1 3/4 MOA (front)

22
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BUIS adjustments (7)

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200
300
400
450
500
550
600
23
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M68 MOA

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1 click = 1/2 MOA

24
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M150 MOA

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Internal knob 1/3 MOA

EXTERNAL KNOB 1/2 MOA

25
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ELCAN MOA

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1/2 MOA

26
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Range estimation

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100m - facial features identifiable
200m - loss of facial detail, skin/equipment color identifiable
300m - clear body outline, face color visible. Other details blurry
400m - body outline clear, remaining details blurred
500m - body shape tapers, head melds with shoulders
600m - body appearance wedge-shaped without appearance of head

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