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elevation screw plate 400 mils 0 rfurloni375 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:03:08 GMT view revision history
How many mils is the elevating hand wheel 50 mils 0 rfurloni375 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:03:08 GMT view revision history
How many mils or on the traversing hand wheel 100 mils
one complete turn is 25 mils
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How many and where are the mils on the traversing bar 450 L of the center
425 right of center
total of 875
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Under Application of fire how does a gunner engage an area target? traversing and searching 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
Under application of fire How does one gunner engage a Point target? Gunner uses fixed fire, if the target moves the traversing, searching or traversing and searching will be used 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is free gun used? When the threat requires rapid major changes in direction and elevation that cannot be achieved while using the t&e 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is swinging traverse used? When targets present themselves in much wider distances, traverse bar is not locked and no elevation changes are made 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is traverse and search used When targets are veried by direction, range, and elevation 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is searching fire used? when gunner must select several aiming points of different range or elevation 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is traversing fire employed? When the gunner has to make no elevation or range adjustments 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
When is fixed fire employed? When the beaten zone covers the whole target 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What categories fall under respect to the weapon? Fixed
Traversing
Searching
Traversing and searching
swinging traverse
free gun
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What is enfilade fire? When the long axis of the beaten zone coincides with the long axis of the target 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is oblique fire? When the long axis if the target is at any other angle than a right angle or straight in front of the gunner 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is Flanking fire? When enaging a target from its flank position 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is frontal fire? When engaging a target straight in front of you moving straight at you or straight away from you 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What categories fall under respect to the target? Frontal
Flanking
Oblique
Enfilade
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What is plunging fire? is gunfire directed upon an enemy from an elevated position or gunfire aimed so as to fall on an enemy from above

When the danger space is in the beaten zone
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What is Grazing Fire? Grazing fire is when the center of the cone of fire rises less than 1 meter off of the ground 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What falls under respect to the ground? Grazing fire
Plunging Fire
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What are the three classes of fire Respect to the ground
Respect to the weapon
Respect to the target
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What is Danger Space? Danger space is the distance between the gun and its target where the trajectory rises less than 1.8m off the ground 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is a Beaten Zone Where your cone of fire impacts the ground of your target. 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is a cone of fire The trajectories of the rounds from a burst of fire and the pattern these create on the target 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
Where is the maximum ordinate? 2/3 of the way from the weapons system to the Target 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is trajectory? The Path that the projectile makes upon exit of the weapons system 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history
What is the form number for a Range Card? DA Form 5517-R 0 rfurloni375 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:08:43 GMT view revision history

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