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What may checkpoint involve?
-detailed search of people and vehicles in a safe
area covered by observation and fires
Characteristics of a rally point
-Be easy to recognize on the ground
-Provide cover and concealment
-Be away from natural lines of drift
-Be defensible for short periods of time
What is a rally point?
a place designated by the squad leader where the squad moves to reassemble and reorganize if
it becomes dispersed.
3 types of contact
-observation
-a meeting engagement
-an ambush.
Contact on a reconnaissance patrol
-prohibit physical contact unless necessary to accomplish the mission
-actions upon contact are usually defensive in nature
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,-If contact is inevitable, it must be broken as quickly as possible, and thesquad should continue
the mission if it is able.
Contact on a combat patrol
-actions upon contact are usually offensive in nature
-actions must be swift and violent in an effort to inflict maximum damage on the enemy force
-immediately relocate to another area or return to friendly lines.
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)
A light, highly mobile, diesel-powered, four-wheel drive vehicle, with an automatic transmission
Used to:
-carry troops
-carry armament
-carry tube-launched; optically tracked; wire-command link guided missile launchers
- As a reconnaissance vehicle.
Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)
An 8-wheeled combat vehicle capable of:
-ship-to-shore operations
-traversing beaches
-traversing rough terrain
- traversing improved roads.
Light Armored Vehicle (LAV)-25
An 8-wheeled combat vehicle that provides:
- strategic mobility to reach and engage the threat
-tactical mobility for effective use of fire power
-fire power to defeat soft and armored targets
-battlefield survivability to carry out combat missions.
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,Ways combat vehicles provide mobility
- Assist opposed entry into bunkers or buildings.
- Breach or reduce obstacles.
- Provide transportation to the squad.
- Perform CASEVAC and resupply functions.
Ways combat vehicles provide firepower
- Lethal and accurate direct fire support.
- Suppress identified enemy positions.
- Acting as a mobile base of fire to provide a high volume of suppressive fire.
- Provide accurate fires while the vehicle is moving with stabilized gun systems.
- Destroy enemy tanks and other armored vehicles.
Ways combat vehicles provide protection
- Protect squad movement over open terrain with limited cover and concealment.
- Establish roadblocks or checkpoints.
- Provide limited obscuration with mounted smoke grenades.
- Isolate objectives with direct fire to prevent enemy withdrawal, reinforcement, or
counterattack.
- Secure cleared portions of an objective by covering avenues of approach.
The mission of the artillery battalion in the Marine Division is to...
furnish close and continuous fire support by neutralizing, destroying, or suppressing targets that
threaten the
success of the supported unit
What does the artillery battalion consist of?
-HQ battery
-3-5 artillery batteries of 6 howitzers
What does the headquarters battery provide?
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, the equipment and personnel to assist the battalion commander in controlling and supporting
the battalion
What weapon systems does marine artillery currently employ?
-M777 155 mm lightweight towed howitzer
-120 mm expeditionary fire support system (EFSS).
What falls under an artillery regiment?
- HQ Battery
-Artillery battalions
What falls under an artillery battalion?
-HQ and service battery
-4 artillery batteries
Primary function of the M777 Howitzer
Provides field artillery fire support for all Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force organizations
M777 Howitzer Range
Conventional ammunition - 22,400 meters (13.92 miles)
Rocket assisted projectiles - 30,000 meters (18.64 miles)
M777 Howitzer bore diameter
155mm
M777 Howitzer rate of fire
Maximum: 4 rounds per minute for 2 minutes
Sustained: 2 rounds per minute
M777 Howitzer crew
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