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Weapons Flashcards

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Range Cards

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Basis for the Fire Plan at a sector Level

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4 weapon rules

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  1. Treat - every weapon as if loaded
  2. Never- point at anything you don’t intend to shoot
  3. Keep- finger off trigger until ready to fire
  4. Keep- weapon on safe until ready to fire
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4 weapon conditions

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  1. chambered
  2. N/A
  3. Loaded
  4. Empty
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Weapons used by NCF

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  1. M9
  2. M4
  3. M500
  4. M203
  5. MK19
  6. 240B
  7. M2
  8. M136
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Malfunction

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Mechanical Failure

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Misfire

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Failure to fire

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Cyclic rate of fire-

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Theoretical number of rounds a weapon can fire in one minute

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8
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Sustained rate of fire

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Actual rate of fire a weapon can deliver for an indefinite period of time without overheating

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9
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Cycle of operation

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  1. Feeding
  2. Chambering
  3. Locking
  4. Firing
  5. Unlocking
  6. Extracting
  7. Ejecting
  8. cocking
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Trajectory

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Flight path of bullet

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Breech

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Rear of the Barrel

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Bore

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Hole in the Barrel

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Chamber

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largest part of the barrel where the round sits

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Muzzle

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Front of the Barrel

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15
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Muzzle velocity

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Speed bullet travels out of the Muzzle

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16
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Max Range

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Greatest distance round will travel

17
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Max Effective Range

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Greatest distance expected to fire accurately

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Orange/ Red Ammunition

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Violet Ammunition

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Black Ammunition

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Armor Piercing

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Aluminum Ammunition

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Armor piercing; Incendiary

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Green/ Brass

23
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7 Types of Grenades

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  1. Frag
  2. Illumination
  3. Smoke
  4. Incendiary
  5. Chemical
  6. Training
  7. Concussion
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6 Characteristics of a Claymore

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  1. Directional fixed mine
  2. Aim 8ft high at 50 meters
  3. 50-60 meters kill
  4. 100 meters effective
  5. 250 meters dangerous
  6. Danger area 100 meters behind mine
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Final Protection Line (FPL)
A predetermined line where fire is placed to stop an enemy assault
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Primary Direction Fire (PDF)
Direction of fire given priority do to high direction of approach

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