USMC - Machine Gunnery (2025) Actual
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Characteristics .of .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Trajectory, .Burst .of .Fire, .Cone .of
.Fire, .Beaten .Zone, .Dead .Space, .Danger .Space
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .GUN .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Fixed .Fire,
.Traversing .Fire, .Searching .Fire, .Traversing .and .Searching .Fire, .Swinging
.Traverse, .Free .Gun
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .TARGET .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Frontal,
.Flanking, .Oblique, .and .Enfilade
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .GROUND .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Grazing .Fire
.and .Plunging .Fire
Grazing .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-When .firing .of .level .or .uniformly .sloping
.terrain, .where .the .center .of .the .cone .of .fire .does .not .rise .above .one .meter
Enfilade .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-When .the .long .axis .of .the .beaten .zone
.coincides .or .nearly .coincides .with .the .long .axis .of .the .target
Five .types .of .Defilade .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Direct .Lay, .Partial, .Position,
.Maximum, .Minimum
PICMDEEP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-P .- .employed .in .pairs
I .- .Interlocking .fields .of .fire
C .- .Coordination .of .fires
M .- .Mutual .support
D .- .Defilade
E .- .Enfilade
E .- .Economy .of .rounds
P .- .protection
SAFESOC .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-S .- .provide .security
A .- .automatic .weapons .on .avenues .of .approach
F .- .fields .of .fire
E .- .entrenchment
S .- .supplementary/alternative .positions
O .- .obstacles
C .- .cover/concealment
, Three .types .of .machine .gun .fighting .postions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-U .-
.shaped, .T .- .shaped, .L .- .Shaped
Mission .of .Machine .Guns .in .the .Defense .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .purpose .is
.to .retain .or .control .terrain, .gain .time, .develop .more .favorable .conditions .for
.offensive .attacks, .economize .size .to .allow .concentration .of .focus .elsewhere,
.and .fire .upon .FPL's .upon .command
What .three .classes .of .fires .are .needed .to .fire .an .FPL .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Searching, .Enfilade, .and .Grazing
Types .of .Wire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Tactical, .Supplementary, .and .Protective
DRAW .- .D .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Defend, .reinforce, .attack, .withdraw, .delay
RAZ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Route, .area, .zone
KOCOA .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Key .terrain, .observations .of .fields .of .fire, .cover
.and .concealment, .obstacles, .avenues .of .approach
OSMEAC .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-orientation, .situation, .mission, .execution,
.admin .and .logistics, .command .and .signal
MARCH .- .E .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-massive .hemorrhaging, .airways, .respiration,
.circulatory, .head .and .hypothermia, .everything .else
SALUTE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-size, .activity, .location, .unit, .time, .equipment
5 .Cs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-confirm, .clear, .call, .cordon, .control
5 .Bs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-bullets, .beans, .bandaids, .batteries, .and .bad .guys
SALTA .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-size, .activity, .location, .time, .actions
METT .- .T .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-mission, .enemy, .terrain .+ .weather, .troops .and
.support, .time
MORT .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-method, .objective, .route, .time
SOSES .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-shape, .orientation, .size, .elevation, .slope
SAMK .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-suppress, .assess, .move, .kill
RACES .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Raid, .ambushes, .contact, .economy .of .force,
.security
RREMS .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-refinements, .record .target, .end, .mission,
.surveillance
Exam Questions and Answers A+
Graded
Characteristics .of .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Trajectory, .Burst .of .Fire, .Cone .of
.Fire, .Beaten .Zone, .Dead .Space, .Danger .Space
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .GUN .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Fixed .Fire,
.Traversing .Fire, .Searching .Fire, .Traversing .and .Searching .Fire, .Swinging
.Traverse, .Free .Gun
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .TARGET .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Frontal,
.Flanking, .Oblique, .and .Enfilade
Classes .of .fire .with .respect .to .the .GROUND .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Grazing .Fire
.and .Plunging .Fire
Grazing .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-When .firing .of .level .or .uniformly .sloping
.terrain, .where .the .center .of .the .cone .of .fire .does .not .rise .above .one .meter
Enfilade .Fire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-When .the .long .axis .of .the .beaten .zone
.coincides .or .nearly .coincides .with .the .long .axis .of .the .target
Five .types .of .Defilade .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Direct .Lay, .Partial, .Position,
.Maximum, .Minimum
PICMDEEP .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-P .- .employed .in .pairs
I .- .Interlocking .fields .of .fire
C .- .Coordination .of .fires
M .- .Mutual .support
D .- .Defilade
E .- .Enfilade
E .- .Economy .of .rounds
P .- .protection
SAFESOC .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-S .- .provide .security
A .- .automatic .weapons .on .avenues .of .approach
F .- .fields .of .fire
E .- .entrenchment
S .- .supplementary/alternative .positions
O .- .obstacles
C .- .cover/concealment
, Three .types .of .machine .gun .fighting .postions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-U .-
.shaped, .T .- .shaped, .L .- .Shaped
Mission .of .Machine .Guns .in .the .Defense .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-The .purpose .is
.to .retain .or .control .terrain, .gain .time, .develop .more .favorable .conditions .for
.offensive .attacks, .economize .size .to .allow .concentration .of .focus .elsewhere,
.and .fire .upon .FPL's .upon .command
What .three .classes .of .fires .are .needed .to .fire .an .FPL .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-
Searching, .Enfilade, .and .Grazing
Types .of .Wire .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Tactical, .Supplementary, .and .Protective
DRAW .- .D .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Defend, .reinforce, .attack, .withdraw, .delay
RAZ .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Route, .area, .zone
KOCOA .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Key .terrain, .observations .of .fields .of .fire, .cover
.and .concealment, .obstacles, .avenues .of .approach
OSMEAC .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-orientation, .situation, .mission, .execution,
.admin .and .logistics, .command .and .signal
MARCH .- .E .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-massive .hemorrhaging, .airways, .respiration,
.circulatory, .head .and .hypothermia, .everything .else
SALUTE .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-size, .activity, .location, .unit, .time, .equipment
5 .Cs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-confirm, .clear, .call, .cordon, .control
5 .Bs .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-bullets, .beans, .bandaids, .batteries, .and .bad .guys
SALTA .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-size, .activity, .location, .time, .actions
METT .- .T .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-mission, .enemy, .terrain .+ .weather, .troops .and
.support, .time
MORT .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-method, .objective, .route, .time
SOSES .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-shape, .orientation, .size, .elevation, .slope
SAMK .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-suppress, .assess, .move, .kill
RACES .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-Raid, .ambushes, .contact, .economy .of .force,
.security
RREMS .- .CORRECT .ANSWER .-refinements, .record .target, .end, .mission,
.surveillance
