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MCG Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the MG placed in the Assault?

A

Where is best supports the maneuvering element

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2
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What manuals cover machine gun employment?

A

FM 3-22.68, FM 3-21.8 (7-8)

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3
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What are the classes of fire?

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  • respect to the ground
  • respect to the weapon
  • respect to the target
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4
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Types of fire for respect to the ground?

A

Plunging Fire:

Grazing Fire:

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5
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What is grazing fire?

A

Occurs when the center of the cone of fire rises less than 1 meter off the ground.

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6
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What is plunging fire?

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Occurs when danger space is within the beaten zone. Plunging fire occurs at longer ranges,when firing from high ground onto low ground and when firing into abruptly rising ground

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7
Q

What is danger space?

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Space between the machine gun and the target where the trajectory rises less than 1.8 meters (avg. height of a man) from the ground

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8
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What is the beaten zone?

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The elliptical pattern formed on the ground on the target by the striking rounds. The length of the beaten zone changes as the range increases.

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9
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What is the cone of fire?

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The pattern rounds create on the way to the target.

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10
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Types of fire for respect to the weapon?

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Fixed fire
Traversing Fire
Searching fire
Traversing and searching fire
Swinging traverse
Free gun
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11
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What is fixed fire?

A

Delivered against a point target when depth and width of beaten zone covers the target. Only one aiming point is needed to provide target coverage.

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What is traversing fire?

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Fire distributed IN WIDTH with successive changes in direction.

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13
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What is searching fire?

A

Fire distributed IN DEPTH by changes in elevation.

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14
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What is Traversing and Searching Fire?

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Fire distributed IN WIDTH AND DEPTH by changes in elevation and direction.

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15
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What is Free Gun?

A

Fire distributed against a target that requires rapid, major changes is direction and elevation.

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16
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Types of Fire with respect to the target?

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  • Frontal fire
  • Flanking fire
  • Oblique Fire
  • Enfilade fire
17
Q

What are the applications of fires?

A 
Point target: Fixed Fire
Area Target:  Traverse and search
Linear Target:  traversing fire
Deep target:  Searching fire
Linear targets with depth: traverse and search
18
Q

What is a defilade position?

A

When the machine gun and it’s crew are completely behind terrain that masks them from the enemy.

19
Q

What are the methods of fire control?

A 
Verbal
Hand and arm signals
Prearranged signals
Personal contact
Range cards
SOP's
20
Q

What is the elevation scale range on the M192 tripod?

A

0 to approximately 530 mils

21
Q

What is the Traversing scale range on the M192 tripod?

A

0 to approximately 900 mils

22
Q

What does each range card contain?

A 
Weapon symbol
Sector of fire
PDF or FPL
Range, azimuth and number label to predetermined targets.
Dead space
Distance and azimuth from a known point or 8 digit grid.
Magnetic north arrow
Data section
23
Q

What are the three positions of a machine gun in a patrol base?

A

Primary, alternate and supplementary.

24
Q

What are the 6 elements of a Fire Command?

A 
1-Alert
2-Direction
3-Description
4-Range
5-Method of Fire
6-Command to open fire
25
Q

What are the principles of machine gun employment?

A 
Mutual support
Coordination
Interlocking
Sited in defilade
Sited to produce enfilade fire 
Cover and concealment
Economy of ammunition
26
Q

What is deadspace?

A

Folds or depressions in the ground which prevent targets from being engaged from a fixed position

27
Q

What is the form for a range card?

A

DA Form 5517-R

28
Q

When is tracer burnout for the 240?

A

900 meters

29
Q

What is the max range for grazing fire?

A

600 meters

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