Rifle Marksmanship M16/M4 series weps, TC 3-22.9 Flashcards
What does Chapters 5-9 provide?
A: This portion focuses on the Solider skills needed to produce well aimed shots.
1-3 What are three distinct weapons handling measures Soldiers must be cognitively aware of?
A. 1. The rules of firearms safety.
2. Weapons safety status.
3. Weapons control status
1-6 What are four rules of firearms safety?
A. 1. Treat Every Weapon as if it is Loaded.
2. Never Point the Weapon at Anything You Do Not Intend to Destroy.
3. Keep Finger Straight and Off the Trigger Until Ready to Fire.
4. Ensure Positive Identification of the Target and its Surroundings.
1-15 What are the weapon safety status of the M4 and m16 series weapons?
A. 1. Green, no magazine, empty chamber, bolt is locked, and the selector is set to SAFE.
2. Amber, magazine is locked, bolt forward on EMPTY chamber, ejection port cover CLOSED, and selector on
SAFE.
3. Red, magazine inserted, round in chamber, bolt forward and locked, ejection port cover closed, selector set to
SAFE.
1-23 table 1-2 What are the weapons control status?
A. 1. Weapons hold, Engage only if engaged or ordered to engage.
2. Weapons tight, Engage only if target is positively identified as enemy.
3. Weapons free, Engage targets not positively identified as friendly.
1-25 What is overmatch?
A. 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.
1-26 What is required by Soldiers for overmatch?
A. Overmatch requires the Soldier to understand the key elements that build the unfair advantage and exploit them at
every opportunity during tactical operations.
2-1 What are the characteristics of the M16 series rifle or the M-4 series carbine?
A. a lightweight, 5.56-mm, magazine-fed, gas operated, air-cooled, shoulder-fired rifle or carbine.
2-3 What are the two major components of the M-16 and M-4?
A. the upper receiver and the lower receiver.
2-9 What are the phases of the cycle of function?
A. 1. Feeding.
2. Chambering.
3. Locking.
4. Firing.
5. Unlocking.
6. Extracting.
7. Ejecting.
8. Cocking.
What are the two types of weapons that can be physically attached to the M16 and M4 rifles?
A. Grenade launchers and shotguns
8-31 What type of malfunction can immediate action correct?
A. 1. Failure to fire.
2. Failure to feed.
3. Failure to chamber.
4. Failure to extract.
5. Failure to eject.
8-32 What type of malfunction is remedial action required to correct?
A. 1. Immediate action fails to correct symptom.
2. Stove pipe.
3. Double feed.
4. Bolt override.
5. Charging handle impingement.
