Education /Army Competition - TC 3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine
What publication covers marksmanship?
TC 3-22.9
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What publication covers marksmanship?
TC 3-22.9
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What are the four rules of firearm safety?
Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded. Keep weapon pointed in a safe direction. Keep your finger off the trigger. Identify your target and its surround...
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What are the weapon safety statuses?
Green–no magazine, empty chamber, on safe. Amber–magazine, empty chamber, on safe. Red–magazine, round in chamber, on safe. Black–in the process of en...
What are the weapons control statuses?
Weapons hold Weapons tight Weapons free
What is overmatch?
Applying skills, equipment, technology, and force to create an unfair fight in favor of the Soldier.
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Describe the M-4 carbine.
A shoulder-fired, air-cooled, magazine-fed, gas operated, 5.56mm carbine; with semi-automatic and 3-round burst firing modes.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What publication covers marksmanship? | TC 3-22.9 |
What are the four rules of firearm safety? | Treat every weapon as if it’s loaded. Keep weapon pointed in a safe direction. Keep your finger off the trigger. Identify your target and its surroundings. |
What are the weapon safety statuses? | Green–no magazine, empty chamber, on safe. Amber–magazine, empty chamber, on safe. Red–magazine, round in chamber, on safe. Black–in the process of engaging a target |
What are the weapons control statuses? | Weapons hold Weapons tight Weapons free |
What is overmatch? | Applying skills, equipment, technology, and force to create an unfair fight in favor of the Soldier. |
Describe the M-4 carbine. | A shoulder-fired, air-cooled, magazine-fed, gas operated, 5.56mm carbine; with semi-automatic and 3-round burst firing modes. |
What is the cycle of functions? | Feeding, Chambering, Locking, Firing, Unlocking, Extracting, Ejecting, Cocking |
What can be attached to an M4 on the adaptive rail system? | Aiming devices, accessories, grenade launchers, and shotguns |
What are the four fundamentals of marksmanship? | Steady Position, sight picture, breathing, trigger squeeze |
What are the primary carry positions? | Hang, safe hang, low ready, high ready, ready-up |
What are the primary firing positions? | Standing, squatting, kneeling, sitting, prone. |
What is immediate action? | Slap Pull Observe Release Tap Shoot |
How much does an M4 weight with a 30 round magazine? | 7.5lbs |
What is the maximum range of an M4? | 3600m |
Name the different categories of malfunctions for the M4? | Failure to feed, chamber or lock. Failure to fire. Failure to extract. Failure to eject. |
What is the muzzle velocity of the M4? | 2,970 fps |
What is the maximum effective range for the M4? | 500 point target 600 area target |
What are the aiming devices for the M4? | Iron, Optics, Thermal, and Laser/pointer |
How do you clear the M4? | Point muzzle in safe direction. Remove magazine. Pull bolt open. Inspect chamber. Release bolt. Place selector on semi and squeeze the trigger. Pull and release charging handle. Selector on safe. |
How do you perform a functions check? | Selector on safe, pull trigger. Selector on semi, pull trigger and hold, pull charging handle, release trigger. Selector on burst, pull trigger and hold, pull handle 3 times, release trigger. |
What is the first thing you do when given a weapon? | Make sure it is on safe and cleared |
What are the 3 levels of qualification and their scores? | Expert, 36 Sharpshooter, 30 Marksman, 23 |
What is parallax? | Parallax is a displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight. |