ENGINEER PLATOON GUNNERY 1

TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE: DEFINE THE PLANNING, EXECUTION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ENGINEER ADVANCED GUNNERY. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN WRITING PAPER, PENCIL, FM 3-22.1, ARTEP 5-145 DRILL, AND TC 5-150. STANDARDS: THE ENGINEER STUDENT MUST DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO DEFINE THE PLANNING, EXECUTION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR ENGINEER ADVANCED GUNNERY TABLES BY OBTAINING 80% ON A WRITTEN EXAMINATION. 2

SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: NONE RISK ASSESMENT LEVEL: LOW ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS: NONE EVALUATION: UPON COMPLETION OF THIS LESSON YOU’LL BE EVALUATED WITH A WRITTEN EXAMINATION IAW FM 3-22.1. YOU MUST RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF 80% TO RECEIVE A GO. LEAD-IN: DURING THE LAST LESSON, YOU WHERE TAUGHT ABOUT INFANTRY PLATTON GUNNERY. DURING THIS LESSON, YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT ENGINEER PLATOON GUNNERY. 3

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE A ACTION: IDENTIFY THE ENGINEER PLATOON TRAINING PROGRAM CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN WRITING PAPER, PENCIL AND FM 3-22.1 STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY THE ENGINEER PLATOON TRAINING PROGRAM. 4

ENGINEER PLATOON TRAINING PROGRAM THE COMMANDER DEVELOPS HIS TRAINING PROGRAM AFTER ASSESSING THE UNIT’S STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. THE RESULT MUST REFLECT CREW AND PLATOON TURBULENCE, SUPPORT THE UNIT’S METL, SUSTAIN STRENGTHS, AND CORRECT WEAKNESSES. ANY EBFV-EQUIPPED UNIT CAN ADABT THIS PROGRAM FOR ITS TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. THE STRATEGY PROGRESSES LOGICALLY, INTEGRATING SEPARATE CREW AND SQUAD TRAINING IN TO PLATOON LEVEL TRAINING. ( CRAWL, WALK, RUN) FIGURE 12-1 SHOW THE ENGINEER PLATOON TRAINING PROGRAM 5

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ENABLING LEARNING OBLECTIVE B ACTION: IDENTIFY THE EXERCISE DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN WRITING PAPER, PENCIL AND FM 3-22.1. STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY THE EXERCISE DEVELOPMENT CRITERIA AND REQUIREMENTS. 7

EXERCISE DEVELOPMENT ALL ENGINEER PLATOONS MUST BE ABLE TO INTEGRATE THE EBFV WHILE PERFORMING MOBILITY, COUNTERMOBILITY, AND SURVIVABILITY MISSIONS. THESE MISSIONS CONSIST OF INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TASKS PERFORMED AT THE PLATOON LEVEL. THE MTP AND PLATOON GUNNERY TABLES, ALLOW COMMANDER’S THE FLEXABILITY TO TAILOR ALL TACTICAL AND GUNNERY TASKS TO THEIR PARTICULAR METL AND TRAINING EMPHASIS. FM 3-22.1 (CH. 8), ARTEP 5-145 DRILL, AND TC 5-150 OUTLINE THE ENGINEER PLATOON’S EVALUATION PROCEDURES AND STANDARDS. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES APPLY TO BOTH THE EBFV PLATOON PRACTICE AND QUALIFICATION TABLES. 8

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS THE EBFV PLATOON PRACTICE IS A BUILDING BLOCK FOR EBFV PLATOON QUALIFICATION: AMMUNITION CONSTRAINTS MIGHT KEEP PLATOON FROM FIRING FULL CALIBER AMMUNITION DURING TABLE XI. UNITS MUST USE TRAINING DEVICES AND SIMULATERS TO FILL THE VOID ( PGS, MILES, CCTT). WHEN A PLATTON QUALIFY’S THEY MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS IN THE APPROPRIATE MANUALS AND MTP’S. 2. THE BATTALION COMMANDER AND S3 SELECT THE MTP MISSIONS. THEY ALSO DEVELOP A SCENARIO THAT IS TACTICALLY SOUND, SUPPORTS THE RANGE LAYOUT AND THEIR UNIT’S METL. 3. THE S3 PICKS COLLECTIVE TASKS BASED ON UNIT’S OPERATIONAL MISSION AND MTP. 9

4. THE S3 AND BATTALION MASTER GUNNER: - DETERMINE WHICH COLLECTIVE TASKS THE PLATOON WILL FIRE LIVE. - DEVELOP SCENARIOS THAT ENABLE THE PLATOON TO CONDUCT TACTICAL MISSIONS WHILE ACCOMPLISHINGTHE IDENTIFIED COLLECTIVE TASKS. CONDUCT THE PLATOON GUNNERY TABLES IN TWO PHASES– ONE DURING THE DAY AND ONE AT NIGHT. 10

6. THE S3, S2 AND BATTALION MASTER GUNNER SELECT VEHICLE AND TROOP TARGET ARRAYS THAT REPRESENT A REALISTIC SCENARIO. - IDENTIFY SPECIFIC THREAT TARGET TYPES, ENGAGEMENT DISTANCES, AND RANGE BANDS. - SPECIFY MOST AND LEAST DANGEROUS TARGETS BASED ON THREAT TEMPLATE AND ANALYSIS. 7. THE BATTALION STAFF DEVELOPS AN OPORD TO SUPPORT EXECUTION, WHICH FORCES EBFV PLATOONS TO USE ALLORGANIC AND ATTACHED EQUIPMENT AND WEAPON SYSTEMS. 8. BATTALION MASTER GUNNER ASSEMBLIES ALL PLATOON EVALUATION PACKETS WITH APPROPRIATE T&EO’S AND GUNNERY SUMMARY SHEETS. HE ARRANGES THE T&EO’S IN THE OC’S PACKETS IN COLLECTIVE TASK ORDER. 9. LTID’S ALLOW FOR MILES OR PGS REPLICATION OT TOW, JAVELIN, AND DRAGON FIRE. MILES OR A 9-MM SUBCALIBER DEVICE CAN REPLICATE AT4 FIRE. 11

LIVE-FIRE REQUIREMENTS LIVE-FIRE AND COLLECTIVE TASKS ARE CONDUCTED ON THE RANGE COMPLEX THAT PROVIDES THE BEST AVAILABLE TARGETRY AND MANEUVER AREA. PLATOON PRACTICE AND QUALIFICATION CAN OCCUR ON THE SAME RANGE, BUT TARGET SCENARIOS DIFFER THEY MUST EXPOSE ALL TARGETS WITHIN A PARTICULAR BAND SIMULTANEOUSLY. THIS FORCES THE FIRING EBFV PLATOON TO CONTROL AND DISTRIBUTE FIRE PROPERLY AT EVERY LEVEL. FOR EACH FIRING SECTION WITH THE PLATOON, UP TO THREE VEHICLE OR TROOP TARGETS ARE PRESENTED AT ONE TIME. FOR EACH FIRING PLATOON, ONE DISMOUNTED SQUAD OR UP TO TWO RPG TEAMS ARE PRESENTED AT ONE TIME. TO PREVENT MULTIPLE KILLS, THE COMPUTER MUST ADDRESS EACH IRET TARGET(S) SEPARATELY. 12

LIVE-FIRE REQUIREMENTS CONTIUNED 3. DURING THE PLATOON QUALIFICATION TABLE, EACH DISMOUNTED AND MOUTED ELEMENT FIRES AT LEAST TWO NBC ENGAGEMENTS—ONE DAY AND ONE NIGHT. BOTH ELEMENTS MAY FIRE DURINGTHE SAME ENGAGEMENT. COMMANDERS MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NBC TASKS, DURING WHICH THE FIRING PLATOON ASSUMES MOPP4 DURING ALL NBC TASKS. 4. SIMULATED OR LIVE INDIRECT-FIRE SUPPORT MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE SCENARIO TO ENHANCE REALISM. INDIRECT FIRE SUPPORT TARGETS ARE ADDITIONAL TARGETS THAT ARE DETERMINED ON THE THREAT TEMPLATE AND ARE NOT PART OF THE DIRECT FIRE TEMPLATE. IF MORTARS ARE USED FOR ILLUMINATION, AND THE TASK IS EVALUATED ACCORDING TO THE MTP, THEN THE FIRING ELEMENT RECIEVES CREDIT FOR USING FIRE SUPPORT. 13

SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS EVALUATORS AND RANGE PERSONNEL CAN USE PYROTECHNICS AND SIMULATORS TO SIMULATE TARGET AFFECTS AND TO CUE CERTAIN EVENTS. TARGET PRESENTATION SHOULD ENFORCE FIRE DISTROBUTION AND CONTROL AT THE TEAM, SQUAD, SECTION, OR PLATOON LEVEL. IT SHOULD ALSO TRIGGER CERTAIN EVENTS. THE SCENARIO SHOULD INCLUDE COMBAT SUPPORT (CS) AND COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT (CSS), TASKS LIKE RESUPPLY OR REFUEL ON THE MOVE (ROM). VEHICLES AND SOLDIERS SHOULD HAVE THE SPECIFIC MILES COMPONENTS THAT DO NOT INTERFERE WITH LIVE FIRE ENGAGEMENTS. USING MILES ALLOWS EVALUATORS TO RAPIDILY ASSESS PERSONEL AND VEHICLE CASUALTIES. IT ALLOWS EBFV PLATOONS TO INCORPORATE PERSONNEL AND VEHICLE EVACUATION PROCEDURES INTO COLLECTIVE TASKS AND LIVE FIRE TASKS. 14

SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT CONTINUED 4. EACH SOLDIER RECEIVES A MILES CASUALITY CARD. USING THESE ALLOWS EVALUATORS TO ASSESS CASUALITIES DURING ALL COLLECTIVE AND LIVE FIRE TASKS. HOWEVER VEHICLE COMMANDERS, GUNNERS, AND DRIVERS WILL RECEIVE RETURN-TO-DUTY (RTD) CARDS, FOR VEHICLE SAFETY. 5. EACH PLATOON EVALUATOR NEEDS A COPY OF UNIT’S SOP TO IMPLEMENT DURING THE EVALUATION. 6. THE FIRING PLATOON’S COMPANY COMMANDER SHOULD FOLLOW THE PLATOON FOR COMMAND AND CONTROL PURPOSES. HE CAN ENHANCE TACTICAL SCENARIO BY SIMULATING RADIO TRAFFIC, TO INCLUDE ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS AND FRAGO’S AND RECEIVING REPORTS FROM THE PLATOON. 7. TARGET PRESENTATION IS BASED ON THE PLATOON’S TACTICAL EMPLOYMENT. THE PLATOON SHOULD REACT TO AND NOT ANTICIPATE TARGET PRESENTATION. 15

TARGETRY REQUIREMENTS UNITS CONSTRUCT ALL TARGETS IAW TC 25-8 1. CHAPTER 8 IN FM 3-22.1 DISCUSSES TARGETRY REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING 25MM TARGETRY AND COAX AREA AND POINT TARGETRY. MINIMUM TARGET REQUIREMENTS BY TARGET TYPE FOR EBFV PLATOON TACTICAL TABLE ARE: AP POINT 12 HE AREA 1 HE POINT 9 COAX AREA 12 COAX POINT 8 INFANTRY TARGETS 50 TOW OR JAVELIN 1 16

TARGETRY CONTINUED 2. ENGINEER DISMOUNTED TARGETS LOOK EXACTLY LIKE BFV DISMOUNTED TARGETS. RPG AND ATGM TARGETS CONSIST OF THREE E-TYPE SILHOUTTES PLACED IN LINE, IN DEPTH, OR IN A WEDGE FORMATION, AT UP TO 5 METERS APART OR 10 METERS IN DEPTH (CH. 8). TRENCH LINE TARGETS CONSIST OF FOUR TO SEVEN E-TYPE SILHOUTTES ARRANGED REALISTICALLY. THESE TARGETS ARE PLACED UP TO 5 METERS APART IN AN AREA NO LONGER THAN 30 METERS IN WIDTH AND 20 METERS IN DEPTH. 3. EBFV’S TARGET EXPOSURE TIME VARIES, DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF TARGET AND THE PRESENTATION. TO DETERMINE EXPOSURE TIME, THE MASTER GUNNER MUST KNOW ENGAGEMENT TYPE, TARGET TYPE, CONDITIONS, AND DISTANCE TO TARGET. 17

TARGETY CONTINUED 4. DISMOUNTED TROOP TARGETS ARE EXPOSED FOUR TIMES, FOR FIVE SECONDS EACH TIME, AT TEN SECONDS INTERVALS. 5. TO ENHANCE THE ADVANCED TABLE SCENARIO, THE BATTALION COMMANDER MAY ADD FRIENDLY TARGETS, SMOKE, AND OTHER OBSCURANTS. 18

AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS PLATOONS RECEIVE AND INTERNALLY DISTRIBUTE ALL OF THE AMMUNITION ALLOCATED FOR THE LFX, INCLUDING THAT ALLOCATED FOR BOTH THE DAY AND NIGHT PHASES. DA PAM 350-38 ALLOCATES THE FOLLOWING: a. FULL-CALIBER AMMUNITION FOR EBFV PLATOON QUALIFICATION b. AMMUNITION FOR ALL DISMOUNTED SQUAD AND PLATOON LFXS 19

AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS CONTINUED 2. CHAPTER 8 LISTS AMMUNITION ALLOCATIONS FOR EACH BFV TARGET (COAX, 25-MM AND TOW OR JAVELIN) AS FOLLOWS: AP OR TPDS-T 96 ROUNDS HE OR TP-T 96 ROUNDS 7.62 1,600 ROUNDS INFANTRY TARGETS IAW STRAC TOW OR JAVELIN 1 PGS OR MILES MISSLE 3. IF ADDITIONAL AMMUNITION AND RANGE TIME ARE AVAILABLE, UNITS CAN MODIFY THE SCENARIO (THREAT TARGET) 20

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE C ACTION: IDENTIFY THE PREREQUISTES TO PARTICIPATE IN A PLATOON LIVE FIRE. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN WRITING PAPER, PENCIL AND FM 3-22.1. STANDARDS:THE STUDENT MUST GAIN THE KNOWLEDGE TO IDENTIFY THE PREREQUISITES TO PARTICIPATE IN A PLATOON LIVE FIRE. 21

LIVE-FIRE PREREQUISITES TO PARTICIPATE IN A LIVE-FIRE PLATOON-GUNNERY EXERCISE, THE PLATOON MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES. THE PLATOON MAINTAINS INTEGRITY. THAT IS, CREWMEMBERS ALWAYS PARTICIPATE IN PLATOON LIVE-FIRE GUNNERY EXERCISES WITH THEIR OWN PLATOONS: a. EACH EBFV PRIMARY AND ALTERNATE CREWMWBER MUST HAVE QUALIFIED ON THE BGST WITHIN THE PREVIOUS THREE MONTHS(ACTIVE COMPONENT ONLY). b. SQUAD MEMBERS AND CREWMEMBERS MUST QUALIFY AND COMPLETE CERTAIN PREREQUISITES WITHIN THE PREVIOUS SIX MONTHS. 1. INDIVIDUAL WEAPONS-EACH SQUAD MEMBER (DISMOUNTED OR MOUNTED) HAS QUALIFIED ON HIS INDIVIDUAL WEAPON. 22

LIVE-FIRE PREREQUISITES CONTINUED 2. BT VIII—CREW QUALIFICATION - EBFV CREWMEMBERS MUST HAVE QUALIFIED ON BT VIII (CREW QUALIFICATION). 3. BT IV– BPPC – THE EBFV PLATOON MUST HAVE COMPLETED BPPC (BTIV). c. EACH SQUAD MEMBER HAS ALREADY QUALIFIED ON EQTS I THROUGH VIII. AS A MINIMUM, HE HAS QUALIFIED ON EQTS I, III, AND IV. 23

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE D ACTION: DEFINE THE PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLES III AND IV. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN WRITING PAPER, PENCIL AND FM 3-22.1. STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST CORRECTLY DEFINE THE PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLES III AND IV. 24

PURPOSE OF ENGINEER TABLES III AND IV SECTION AND PLATOON DEVICE GUNNERY CONSISTS OF BT III, SQUAD AND SECTION EXERCISE, AND BT IV, THE PLATOON PROFIENCY COURSE. THESE TABLES TRAIN AND EVALUATE COLLECTIVE SQUAD/SECTION AND PLATOON TASKS. 25

CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLES III AND IV TO CONDUCT THE EXERCISES, LEADERS USE MILES OR PGS WITH LTID-EQUIPPED TARGETS, OR THEY USE A FORCE-ON-FORCE SCENARIO. SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATIONS FOLLOW ARTEP 5-145-DRILL AND TC 5-150 AND CHAPTER 9 OF THIS MANUAL. 26

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE E ACTION: DEFINE THE PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XI CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN A WRITING INSTRUMENT, NOTEPAPER AND FM 3-22.1. STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST CORRECTLY DEFINE THE PURPOSE OF ENGINEER TABLE XI IAW FM 3-22.1. 27

PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XI PURPOSE OF ENGINEER TABLE XI ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XI SERVES AS A BUILDING BLOCK TO PREPARE THE ENGINEER PLATOON FOR QUALIFICATION CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XI AMMUNITION CONSTRAINTS MIGHT REQUIRE THE PLATOON TO FIRE THE PRACTICE TABLE WITH BRADLEY TRAINING DEVICES (PGS OR MILES) RATHER THAN WITH FULL CALIBER AMMUNITION. a. ENSURE THE PLATOON PRACTICES THE FIRE DISTRUBUTION AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES USED DURING PLATOON QUALIFICATION. 28

PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XI CONTINUED b. ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XI DEVELOPMENT, STANDARDS, EVALUATION, AND TARGET CONSIDERATIONS MIRROR ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XII. c. ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XI IS RESOURCED FOR PGS OR MILES. HOWEVER, IF AMMUNITION AND RANGE TIME ARE AVAILABLE, THEN THE ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XI MAY BE FIRED LIVE. 29

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE F ACTION: DEFINE THE PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XII. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN A WRITING INSTRUMENT, NOTEPAPER AND FM 3-22.1. STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST CORRECTLY DEFINE THE PURPOSE ENGINEER TABLE XII. 30

PURPOSE AND CONDUCT OF ENGINEER TABLE XII PLATOON QUALIFICATION EVALUATES THE PLATOON’S ABILITY TO EXECUTE COLLECTIVE TASKS IN A TACTICAL LIVE-FIRE ENVIRONMENT. CONDUCT: COLLECTIVE TASK EVALUATIONS MEASURE THE PLATOON’S COMBAT PROFICIENCY WHILE EXECUTING MOBILITY, COUNTERMOBILITY, AND SURVIVABILITY MISSIONS. MOUNTED AND DISMOUNTED ENGINEER SQUADS ARE INTEGRATED AND EVALUATED ON THEIR ABILITY TO FIGHT AS A COHESIVE EBFV PLATOON. 31

PURPOSE AND CONDUCT ENGINEER TABLE XII CONTINUED a. FOLLOW THE SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES IN THIS CHAPTER b. FOLLOW THE AMMUNITION AND TARGET GUIDELINES IN THIS CHAPTER. c. FOLLOW THE STANDARDS, SCORING, AND EVALUATION PROCEDURES IN CHAPTER 8, IN ARTEP 5-145-DRILL, IN TC 5-150, AND IN THE APPROPRIATE MTP’S. d. ENFORCE ALL PREREQUISITES IN THIS CHAPTER. e. CONDUCT THE ENGINEER BRADLEY PLATOON QUALIFICATION WITH LIVE, FULL CALIBER AMMUNITION. f. INCORPORATE APPROPRIATE EQT IX THROUGH XII TASKS INTO THE DISMOUNTED PORTION OF THIS ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLE XII. 32

ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE G ACTION: DEVELOP ENGINEER PLATOON GUNNERY TABLES. CONDITIONS: IN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, GIVEN A WRITING INSTRUMENT, NOTEPAPER AND FM 3-22.1, ARTEP 5-145-DRILL, AND TC 5-150. STANDARDS: THE STUDENT MUST CORRECTLY DEVELOP ENGINEER BRADLEY TABLES III, IV, AND XII IAW THE GUIDELINES IN FM 3-22.1 AND THE COMMAND GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO THE STUDENT. 33