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38 Cards in this Set
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What Army Field Manual covers the M136 AT4? |
FM 3-23.25 Chapter 2
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From which shoulder is the M136 AT4 fired?
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Right shoulder only
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What is the FM concerning the M16/A2 & the M4Rifle?
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FM 3-22.9
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What does CLP stand for?
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Cleaner, Lubricant, Preservative
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What is the first thing you should do when you handle a weapon?
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Make sure you clear it
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Name the five phases in Basic Rifle Marksmanship.
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Preliminary Rifle Instruction
Downrange Feedback Field Fire Advanced Rifle Marksmanship Advanced Optics, Laser and Iron Sights |
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What are the four fundamentals of marksmanship?
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1. Steady Position
2. Proper Aim (Sight Picture) 3. Breathing 4. Trigger Squeeze |
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During preliminary marksmanship training (PMI), what are the only two position taught?
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1. Individual Foxhole supported
2. Basic prone unsupported |
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What are the two basic elements of the sight picture?
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1. Sight Alignment
2. Placing of the Aiming Point |
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What does the acronym SPORTS stand for?
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Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap & Squeeze
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What is remedial action?
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The continuing effort to determine the cause for a stoppage or malfunction and to try to clear the stoppage once it has been identified.
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Is SPORTS an immediate or remedial action?
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Immediate action
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what is immediate action?
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involves quickly applying a possible correction to reduce a stoppage without performing troubleshooting procedures to determine the actual cause.
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How many times should immediate action be applied to a weapon?
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once
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What is a malfunction?
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the weapon ceasing to fire due to a stoppage resulting from mechanical failure of the weapon, magazine or ammo.
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Name the different categories of malfunction for the M4 rifle.
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1. Failure to feed, chamber or lock
2. Failure to fire cartridge 3. Failure to extract 4. Failure to eject |
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what is a stoppage?
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a failure of an automatic or semiautomatic firearm to complete the cycle of operation
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How do you clear a stoppage?
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apply immediate or remedial action
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what is the definition of maximum effective range?
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the greatest distance at which a soldier may be expected to deliver a target hit.
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Describe the M4 Rifle
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A 5.56 mm, magazine fed, gas-operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or three-round burst, hand-held, shoulder-fired weapon.
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M4 Rifle Weights
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Without Magazine and sling - 6.49 lbs
with sling and 20 rnd magazine - 7.19 lbs with sling and 30 rnd magazines - 7.50 lbs |
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M4 max effective rate of fire
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Semiautomatic - 45 rnds per minute
Burst - 90 rnds per minute Sustained - 12 to 15 rnds per minute |
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M4 Rifle muzzle velocity
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2,970 feet per second
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Describe the ranges for the M4 rifles
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Maximum Range - 3,600 meters
Max effective range for an area target - 600m Max Effective Range for a point target - 500m |
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Described the Barrel rifling for the M4 Rifle
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right hand twist 1/7
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What is the basic load of ammunition for the M4?
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210 Rounds total (7magazines with 30 rounds each)
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The elevation knob adjusts the point of aim for the M4 Rifle how much?
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300 to 600 meters
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What are the four positions for the buttstock of the M4 rifle?
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Closed
1/2 Open 3/4 Open Full Open |
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What are the 8 steps in the functioning of the M4 Rifle?
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Feeding, Chambering, Locking, Firing, Unlocking, Extracting, Ejecting, Cocking
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What part of the M4 Rail Adapter system may be removed to perform PMCS?
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only the lower assembly
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what is the weight of the M2 .50 Cal machine gun?
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84 lbs
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Which FM covers the M2 .50 Cal?
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FM 3-22.65
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What FM covers the M240B?
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FM 3-22.68 Chapter 3
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What does the S.A.W. stand for?
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Squad Automatic Weapon
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what FM covers the M249?
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FM 3-22.68
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What is grazing fire?
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horizontal fire in the vicinity of the knee to the waist high area on the enemy
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What weapon is scheduled to replace the M60 machine gun?
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the M240B
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What FM covers the M9?
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FM 3-23.35
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