What is the FM concerning the M4 Rifle?
TC 3-22.9
What is the first thing you should do when you handle a weapon?
Make sure you clear it
Name the five phases in Basic Rifle Marksmanship.
- Preliminary Rifle Instruction
- Downrange Feedback
- Field Fire
- Advanced Rifle Marksmanship
- Advanced Optics, Laser and Iron Sights
What is the purpose of a weaponeer?
The weaponeer is capable of simulating all of the BRM live fire scenarios without firing rounds. Immediate feedback
is available for critiquing the soldier’s application of the integrated act offering while using the weaponeer device to
include misfire procedures.
What are the four fundamentals of marksmanship?
- Steady Position
- Proper Aim (Sight Picture)
- Breathing
- Trigger Squeeze
During Preliminary Marksmanship Training (PMI), what are the only two positions taught?
- Individual Foxhole supported
2. Basic Prone unsupported
What are the two basic elements of the Sight Picture?
- Sight Alignment
2. Placing of the Aiming Point
What does the acronym SPORTS stand for?
Slap, Pull, Observe, Release, Tap and Shoot
What is remedial action?
Remedial action is the continuing effort to determine the cause for a stoppage ormal function and to try to clear the
stoppage once it has been identified.
Describe the proper procedures for applying remedial action with the M4.
- Try to place the weapon on safe
- Remove the magazine
- Lock the bolt to the rear
- Place the weapon on safe if not already done
Describe the proper procedure for applying immediate action with the M4.
- Slaps gently upward on the magazine to ensure it is fully seated, and the magazine follower is not jammed.
- Pulls the charging handle fully to the rear.
- Observes for the ejection of a live round or expended cartridge. (If the weapon fails to eject a cartridge, perform
remedial action.) - Releases the charging handle (do not ride it forward).
- Taps the forward assist assembly to ensure bolt closure.
- Squeezes the trigger and tries to fire the rifle.
What are the steps required in order to mechanically zero the M4?
- Adjust the front sight post (1) up or down until the base of the front sight post is flush with the front sight post
housing (2). - Adjust the elevation knob (3) counterclockwise, when viewed from above, until the rear sight assembly (4) rests
flush with the detachable carrying handle and the 6/3marking is aligned with the index line (5) on the left sideof the carrying handle. - Position the apertures(6) so the unmarked aperture is up and the 0-200 meter aperture is down. Rotate the
windage knob (7) to align the index mark (8) on the 0-200 meter aperture with the long center index line on the
rear sight assembly.
What is the Field Manual for map reading and land navigation?
TC 3-25.26
WhWhat are the basic colors of a map, and what does each represent?
- Black indicates cultural manmade features
- Red-Brown- cultural features and contour lines
- Blue- represents bodies of water
- Green-represents vegetation
- Cultivated land elevation, and contour lines on older maps
- Red-cultivated features, such as populated areas, main roads , and boundaries on older maps.
- Other- occasionally other colors may be used to show special information and are indicated in the margin.
What are military symbols
Figures used to represent types of military organizations, installations, and activities
Where is the legend of the map found?
Lower left margin
What are contour lines
Imaginary lines on the ground that show elevation
What are three types of contour lines
- Index
- Intermediate
- Supplementary
How many mills are in one degree
17.7 mils
How many Norths are there on a military map.
Three:
- True north
- Magnetic north
- Grid north
What must be done to a map before it can be used?
it must be oriented
What are 5 major terrain features
- Hill
- Valley
- Ridge
- Saddle
- Depression
What are the three minor terrain features found on a map?
- Draw
- Spur
- Cliff
What are the two supplementary terrain features found on a military map?
- Cut
2. Fill
