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Infantry ALC marksmanship Exam/46 Q’s and A’s
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Infantry ALC marksmanship Exam/46 Q’s andA’s
Accuracy - -The ability to hit a desired target or point of aim.
-Precision - -The ability to place the shot group and the desired point of
impact.
-Consistency - -The ability to routinely achieve accurate and precise shots.
-To safely and effectively handle weapons, soldiers must be cognitively
aware of what three distinct handling measures? - -1. The rules of firearms
safety
2. Weapons safety status.
3. Weapons control status.
-Rules of firearms safety - -1. Treat every weapon as if it is loaded.
2. Never point the weapon at anything you do not intend to destroy.
3. Keep finget straight and off the trigger until ready to fire.
4. Ensure positive identification of the target and its surroundings.
-Weapon safety status (wss) - -The readiness of a soldier's weapon.
-Green statua - -The weapon's magazine is removed, its chamber is empty,
its bolt is locked open or forward, and the selector is set to SAFE.
-Amber status - -A magazine is locked into the well of the weapon, the bolt
is forward on an EMPTY chamber, the ejection port cover is CLOSED, and the
selector should be set to SAFE.
-Red status - -The weapon's magazine is inserted, a round is in the
chamber, the bolt is forward and locked, the ejection port cover is closed,
and the selector is set to SAFE.
-Weapon's control status (wcs) - -A tactical method of fire control given by a
leader that incorporates the tactical situation, ROE for the area of operations,
and expected or anticipated enemy contact.
-WCS; weapon's hold - -Engage only if engaged or ordered to engage.
-WCS; weapon's tight - -Engage only if target is positively identified as
enemy.
-WCS; weapon's free - -Engage targets not positively identified as friendly.
, -Overmatch attribues - -1. Smart-the ability to routinely generate
understanding through changing conditions.
2. Fast-the ability to physically and cognitively outmaneuver adversaries.
3. Lethal-deadly in the application of force.
4. Precise-consistently accurate in the application of power to ensure deliver
of the right effects in time, space, and purpose.
-Overmatch component; target detection, acquisition, and identification - -
The ability of the soldier to detect and positively identify any suspected
target as hostile at greater distances than their adversary.
-Overmatch component; engagement range - -Provide the soldier with
weapons, aiming devices, and ammunition capable of striking and defeating
a threat at a greater range than the adversary can detect or engage the
friendly force with effective fires.
-Overmatch component; limited visibility - -Provide the soldier to make
operations during limited visibility an advantage through technology and
techniques, and compound their adversary's disadvantages during those
conditions.
-Overmatch component; precision - -Provide a weapon and ammunition
package that enhances the soldier's consistent application of shots with a
level of precision greater than the adversary's.
-Overmatch component; speed - -The weapon, aiming devices, the
accessories a soldier employs must seamlessly work in unison, be intuitive to
use, and leverage natural motion and manipulations to facilitate rapid initial
and subsequent shots during an engagement at close quarters, mid-, and
extended ranges.
-Overmatch component; terminal performance - -Ensures that precise shots
delivered at extended ranges provide the highest probability to defeat the
threat through exceptional ballistic performance.
-True or False:
The soldier must be able to detect, acquire, and identify targets at ranges
beyond the maximum effective range of their weapon and ammunition - -
True
-Weapon system components - -Uniquely identifiable group of fitted parts,
pieces, assemblies or sub assemblies that are required and necessary to
perform a distinctive function in the operation of the weapon. Components
are usually removable in one piece and are considered indivisible for a
particular purpose or use.
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