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Marksmanship Flashcards

1
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What publication covers Rifle Marksmanship M16/M4 Series Weapons?

A

TC 3-22.9

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2
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Is all shooting the same?

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Yes, the fundamentals required to achieve your ultimate goal of taking well-aimed shots are the same.

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3
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What are the three components weapons handling is built on?

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The Soldier
The weapon
The environment

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4
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What is overmatch?

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Overmatch is the soldier applying their learned skills, employing their equipment, leveraging technology, and applying the proper force to create an unfair fight in favor of the soldier.

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5
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What are the attributes of overmatch?

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Smart
Fast
Lethal
Precise

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6
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What is sight alignment?

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The relationship between the aiming device and the firer’s eye.

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7
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What is sight picture?

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The placement of the aligned sights on the target.

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8
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What is trigger control?

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The skillful manipulation of the trigger that causes the rifle to fire without disturbing the aim.

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9
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What is the shot process?

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The basic outline of an individual engagement sequence all firers consider during an engagement regardless of the weapon employed.

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10
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What are the three phases of the shot process?

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Pre-shot

Shot

Post-shot

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11
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What are the functional elements of the shot process?

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Stability
Aiming
Movement
Control

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12
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What are the elements of the Direct Engagement Process?

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DIDEA (Detect, Identify, Decide, Engage, Assess)

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13
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What is the purpose of a firing position?

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To support the two basic firing tasks (sight alignment and trigger control).

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14
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What are the four functions of stability?

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Support
Muscular Relaxation
Natural Point of Aim
Recoil Management

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15
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What are the 5 points of a solid position?

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Non-Firing hand
Firing Hand
Elbows
Rifle butt
Stock weld

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16
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What are the primary positions?

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Standing
Squatting
Kneeling
Sitting
Prone

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17
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Why is consistent stock weld important?

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It allows for consistent sight alignment.

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18
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What are the aiming process actions for common engagements?

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Weapon orientation
Sight alignment
Sight picture
Point of Aim
Point of Impact

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19
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While aiming, where should your eye be focused?

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The front sight post or the reticle.

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20
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What are the two components of aiming?

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Sight alignment
Sight picture

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21
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What does misalignment of a sighting system create?

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Angular error that increases with distance.

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22
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What is the Arc of Movement or the wobble zone?

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The extent of lateral horizontal and front-to-back variance in the movement that occurs in the sight picture.

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23
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How should your finger be placed on the trigger?

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Wherever it naturally rests on the trigger.

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24
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What is the key to trigger control?

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A smooth, consistent trigger squeeze.

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25
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What is follow through?

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The continued mental and physical application of the functional elements of the shot process after the shot has been fired.

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26
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Consistent sight alignment plus smooth trigger control is known as what?

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Shooting / integrated act of firing.

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27
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What are two movement techniques?

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Vertical movement
Horizontal movement

28
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What has the greatest variable effect on ballistic trajectories?

29
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What are No Value winds?

A

Winds from the 12 and 6 o’clock.

30
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What are Full Value winds?

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Winds from 8 to 10 o’clock and 2 to 4 o’clock.

31
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What are Half Value winds?

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Winds from 11, 1, 5, and 7 o’clock.

32
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What are No Value winds?

A

Winds from 12 and 6 o’clock.

33
Q

As a Coach, what should you always be watching?

A

The shooter, not the target.

34
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What is Ballistics?

A

The science of the processes that occur from the time a
firearm is fired to the time when the bullet impacts its target.

35
Q

What are the three phases of ballistics?

A

Internal
External
Terminal

36
Q

What are the two forces that primarily act on a bullet flying through the air that can change the direction and velocity of its motion?

A

Gravity
Air Resistance

37
Q

What happens when a bullet leave the bore of a rifle?

A

It immediately begins to fall to the earth.

38
Q

Increasing the angle of departure, impairing spin, and impairing high velocities on the bullet are three things we do to counter what?

A

Gravity and Air Resistance.

39
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What is Line of Sight (LOS)?

A

It is what the shooter sees depicted by an imaginary straight line from the shooters eye to the target.

40
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What is Line of Bore (LOB)?

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An imaginary straight line from the muzzle to the target.

41
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What is the purpose of battle sight zeroing?

A

To align sights with weapons barrel, when done correctly the point of aim and the point of impact are the same at a given range (provides highest hit probability w/ minimum adjustment to aim point).

42
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What are the two methods the Army has developed for engaging targets?

A

Battle Sight Zero (unknown distance)
Bullet Drop Compensating (known distance)

43
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What do you always want to do in correlation with a Battle Sight Zero?

A

Confirm and/or refine at your far zero distance (200m/300m).

44
Q

What is Minute of Angle?

A

An angular measurement equal to 1/60th of 1 degree.

45
Q

What is the formula to calculate MOA?

A

Inches/Distance = MOA

46
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What is the formula to calculate inches?

A

MOA x Distance = Inches

47
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What is internal ballistics?

A

The study of the propulsion of a projectile.

48
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When do internal ballistics begin?

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From the time the firing pin strikes the primer to the time the bullet leaves the muzzle.

49
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When do internal ballistics begin?

A

From the time the firing pin strikes the primer to the time the bullet leaves the muzzle.

50
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What is external ballistics?

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The study of the physical actions and effects of gravity, drag, and wind along the projectile’s flight to the target.

51
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When do external ballistics happen?

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External ballistics begin at shot exit and continue through the moment the projectile strikes the target.

52
Q

What is maximum ordinate?

A

The maximum height the projectile will travel above
the line of sight on its path to the point of impact.

53
Q

What is terminal ballistics?

A

The science of the actions of a projectile from the time it
strikes an object until it comes to rest.

54
Q

What are two types of lethal zones?

A 
Circuitry shots (Switches)
Hydraulic shots (Timers)
55
Q

What are downrange wind indicators of 0 to 3 mph?

A

Hardly felt, smoke drifts.

56
Q

What are downrange wind indicators of 3 to 5 mph?

A

Felt lightly on the face.

57
Q

What are downrange wind indicators of 5 to 8 mph?

A

Keeps leaves in constant movement.

58
Q

What are downrange wind indicators of 8 to 12 mph?

A

Raises dust and loose paper.

59
Q

What are downrange wind indicators of 12 to 15 mph?

A

Causes small trees to sway.

60
Q

What are the main types of aiming devices?

A

Iron sights
Optics
Thermal
Pointer/Illuminator/Laser

61
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What is the adjustment increment of an M4 front sight post?

62
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What is the adjustment increment of an M4 rear BUIS?

63
Q

What is the adjustment increment of an M68 CCO?

64
Q

What are the adjustment increments of the two models of M150 RCO?

A

Blade/coin slot: 1/3 MOA
Knob: 1/2 MOA

65
Q

Ensuring that a full centered field of view is achieved with no shadow on magnified optics is called ______.

A

Eye relief

66
Q

The elements of the shot phase are:

A

Refine aim

Breathing control

Trigger control

Infantry ALC (6 decks)

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