1. SENIOR GUNNER COURSE STUDENT READ-AHEAD1

2. It is broken down into sections.
Welcome to 964-SGC or the Senior Gunner Course. You are about to begin a 12 day course that is built to saturate candidates with information. Students will be required to learn, retain and perform skills at various test points throughout the course.
It is very important that students do not fall behind by being required to retake tests. Statistically, students that fall behind will struggle if not, fail the course altogether.
The following is a “read-ahead” guide that will build a base of knowledge for a Senior Gunner Candidate in order to give them a better chance at success during the course.
It is broken down into sections. 2

3. The first section is selected chapters from TC 3-20
The first section is selected chapters from TC , Direct Fire Engagement Process and TC , Training and Qualification, Crew. Reading prior to the beginning of the course will ease understanding during instruction. All of the chapters listed for reading are covered on Day 1-3 of the Senior Gunner Course.
These chapters make up a large amount of the first test point– a 20 question written exam where students must achieve 80% or better without references.
The last section covers parts of the Gunnery Skills Test tasks that each student must master in order to graduate the course. 3

4. Task 2 of the Gunnery Skills Test is the Threat/Friendly, Theater Specific Vehicle Identification.
Listed will be the “Action/Condition/Standard” for each task as well as all steps required to perform the tasks to that standard.
Students will receive a block of instruction for vehicle identification, but knowing the vehicles prior to the beginning of the course will give students a much better chance of passing the test on Day 7. 4

5. Tasks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 11 of the Gunnery Skills Test are weapons tasks.
Listed will be the “Action/Condition/Standard” for each task as well as all steps required to perform the tasks to that standard.
Students will NOT receive a block of instruction for weapons. Depending on the availability of the classes’ weapons, students will need to utilize after- class hours to brush up on these 10-level tasks. Knowing the performance steps prior to the beginning of the course will give students a much better chance of passing the test on Day 7. 5

6. READ THE SELECTED CHAPTERS FROM TC 3-20.31: Chapters 4, 5, and 6
Chapter 4 and Appendix A
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7. https://rocv.army.mil/
The following slides will aid you in preparing for Task 2 of the Gunnery Skills Test. The standard is found in TC , Chapter 8, Task 2; additional photos can be found in the ROC-V.
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8. T 54/55 Mushroom like turret Two distinctive troop rails;
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Mushroom like turret shape
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Two distinctive troop rails one straight and one bowed Five large cast road wheels with a gap between #1 and #2
Bore evacuator at end of 100mm guntube
T 54/55
Mushroom like turret
Two distinctive troop rails;
one straight and one bowed
Five large cast road wheels with a gap between #1 and #2 8

9. T-80 Turret overhang with Bore evacuator 1/3 back stand-off skirts in
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Die cast road wheels spaced in groups
T-80
Turret overhang with
stand-off skirts in
frontal arc
Bore evacuator 1/3 back
Wavy front skirt
and “6 pack” reactive armor 9

10. Leopard 2 Recessed gunners sight 120mm gun, same as Abrams
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Seven evenly spaced road wheels Recessed gunners sight
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Wavy skirts
Leopard 2
Recessed gunners sight
120mm gun, same as Abrams
Seven evenly spaced road wheels 10

11. Merkava 3 Very modular turret Thermal shroud
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Thermal shroud appears segmented Steel mail chain for HEAT stand-off
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Very recessed gunners sight right of turret
Merkava 3
Very modular turret
Thermal shroud
6 road wheels with gap between #4 & #5 14

12. Abrams 12

13. BMP 2
Pan shaped turret
Rubber side skirts
Bullet deflectors 13

14. BMP 3
Dual mounted 100mm/30mm
2 bow gunners 14

15. MTLB
Small turret
Un-supported suspension, 6 road wheels, very low profile 18

16. Warrior Dual doghouses (vehicle sights)
Driver’s hatch in the slope of the hull
Square access door on left 16

17. Scimitar Turret positioned towards rear of chassis Thermal shroud
Large round headlights 17

18. Bradley TOW launcher 6 road wheels with a space between #3 & #4
Driver’s hatch in flat portion of hull 18

19. AAV Exhaust on left side 6 road wheels with a roller between #3 & #419

20. M577/1068 Command Post Auxiliary Power Unit (APU)
On center front hull above engine compartment
M577/1068 Command Post
5 evenly spaced road wheels 20

21. TITAN AVLB 21

22. BTR 80 Troop door opens upward and downward
Exhaust parallel with the ground
Long infantry rail 25

23. BTR 70 Short infantry rail Angled exhaust
Troop door opens downward only 23

24. BRDM 2 Pan-shaped turret center of the vehicle Two distinct foot holes24

25. LUCHS
Turret forward of center
Tall hull with all corners sloping 25

26. FOX
Long exhaust
Forward opening doors
Trim vane 26

27. LAV 25 27

28. Stryker
Small chockblock storage between wheels 2 & 3 31

29. ASV
Two side and two front windows
Flat rear deck
Compare to BRDM 29

30. Springer No turret Open cab with 2 seats Open cargo bed 4x2 suspension30

31. Quad 31

32. M1114
Lightly Armored HMMWV 32

33. M818
Exhaust stack
No fender
8 rear wheels
Compare to Kraz 260 33

34. Kraz 260
No Turret
Exhaust behind the cab
8 rear wheels 34

35. Hino 300
No Turret
Unarmored 35

36. M1151A1
Up Armored HMMWV 36

37. M978 HEMTT (Fueler) 37

38. M1035 Ambulance 38

39. HAVOC Engines mounted on side of fuselage “Rat nose” Gunners sight
30mm cannon 42

40. MI 8 HIP
3 Air Intakes
Thin tail section
Fixed Landing gear 40

41. MI 24 HIND Side exiting exhaust “Double Bubble” cockpit
Large wings for attachment of armament 41

42. CH-47
Twin rotors
Rear Exhaust
Retractable Landing Gear

43. UH 60/Blackhawk Fuselage tappers downwards into the tail assembly
Large rear Stabilizer
Fixed landing gear

44. F-22 RAPTOR

45. C-17

46. Gunnery Skills Test standards can be found in TC 3-20
Gunnery Skills Test standards can be found in TC , Gunnery Skills Test. Focus on Chapter 8, Tasks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11.
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