Weapons Flashcards
8 cycles of function
Feed Chamber Lock Fire Unlock Extract Eject Cock
4 fundamentals of marksmanship
Steady body position
Sight picture/alignment
Breathing
Trigger squeeze
Classes of fire
Respect to the ground Grazing fire Plunging fire Respect to the target Frontal fire Flanking fire Oblique fire Enfilade fire Defilade Respect to the gun Fixed Traverse Search Traverse and search Swing traverse Free
M67 frag grenade definition
Projects high-velocity fragments in a uniform distribution pattern to produce casualties.
Kill radius: 5 m
Casualty: 15 m
Frag: 230 m
Fuse: 4-5.5 sec
240B FM
FM 23-68
240B weight
27.6lb
Tripod 8 lb
Spare barrel 6.6 lb
240B Length
49 in
240B muzzle velocity and pressure
2800 fps
56000 psi
240B Rates of Fire
Sustain: 100 rpm (6-9 burst every 4-5 sec)
Rapid: 200 rpm (6-9 burst every 2-3 sec barrel change 2 min)
Cyclic: 650-950 rpm barrel change every minute
240B max effective range
Point 600m/800m
Area 800m/1100m
Max 3725m
240B definition
A belt fed, air cooled, gas operated, crew served, fully automatic machine gun, that fires from the open bolt position.
240B ammunition
Ball Tracer Blank Ap Ap incendiary Dummy
M249 FM
FM 23-14
M249 definition
A lightweight, belt fed, gas operated, air cooled, fully automatic weapon that fires from the open bolt position.
M249 weight
17 lb
Barrel 2.5 lb
200 round drum 6.92 lb
M249 length
40.75 in
Collapsed 33.25 in
Barrel 20.5 in
M249 muzzle velocity
3100 fps
M249 rates of fire
Sustain: 50 rpm (3-5 burst 4-5 sec)
Rapid: 100 rpm (3-5 burst 2-3 sec)
Cyclic: 850 rpm
M249 ranges
Point 600m
Area 800m
Max 3600m
Tracer burnout 900m
M67 components
Body
Fuse (M213)
Comp B (6.5oz)
Grenades and pyrotechnic signals FM
FM 3-23.30
Crew served machine guns FM
FM 3-22.68
Rifle and marksmanship M4/M16 FM
FM 3-22.9
Max range of M320
400m
Max effective range M320 area and point
350m/150m
M320 min arming distance
14 to 38m
7 to 14 rotations
M320 muzzle velocity
236.22 fps
M320 weight
5 lb
7 lb with buttstock
M320 min safe distance
31m
130m training
Length of M4
29.75 in collapsed
33 in extended
M4 description
A 5.56mm, magazine fed, gas operated, air cooled, select fire, shoulder fired weapon.
M4 max effective ranges
500m point
600m area
3600m max
Tracer burnout 900m
M4 barrel lengths in regiment
- 3 in
14. 5 in
40mm casualty radius
5 m
Remedial action
Continuing effort to determine the cause for a stoppage and clear it
SPORTS
Slap Pull Observe Release Tap Squeeze
M4 muzzle velocity
2970 fps
M4 weight
- 5lb loaded
6. 43 unloaded