AMMUNITION FORECASTING

MASTER GUNNER COURSE

AMMUNITION

FORECASTING


INCORPORATE THE FUNDAMENTAL

PRINCIPLES OF AMMUNITION FORECASTING TO ASSIST IN THE

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GUNNERY TRAINING PLAN.

TERMINAL LEARNING

OBJECTIVE


ADMINISTRATIVE CONSIDERATIONS• SAFTEY- GENERAL

• RISK LEVEL- LOW

• ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS- NONE

• EVALUATION- SRTP (OBJECTIVES AND GOALS, AMMO CHARTS FOR SRTP)


ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• FORECAST AMMUNITION FOR AN INFANTRY BATTALION

• UNDERSTAND DA PAM 350-38 CHAPTER 5

• IDENTIFY TRAINING PROGRAMS

• IDENTIFY THE OBJECTIVES FOR THE TRAINING READINESS CONDITIONS



• DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN A RIFLE PLATOON

• DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL IN A SCOUT PLATOON

• IDENTIFY CATEGORY 1 AND 2 PERSONNEL

• DETERMINE THE WEAPON SYSTEMS CARRIED BY EACH MEMBER OF A RIFLE PLATOON



• DETERMINE THE WEAPONS SYSTEMS CARRIED BY EACH MEMBER OF A SCOUT PLATOON

• DETERMINE AMMUNITION FOR SMALL ARMS QUALIFICATION

• DETERMINE THE TYPES OF AMMO FOR ALL LIVE FIRE EVENTS

MASTER GUNNER COURSEPURPOSE OF

STRACTO PROVIDE WEAPONS

STANDARDS,TRAINING STRATEGIES AND RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS FOR

UNITS EQUIPPED WITH THE BFV M2 AND M3 ANTI-ARMOR WEAPONS, MACHINE GUNS AND INDIVIDUAL

WEAPONS.


DEPARTMENT OF THE

ARMY

PAMPHLET 350-38


DA PAM 350-38 CONTAINS

POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR PLANNING,

RESOURCING,AND EXECUTING TRAINING


APPLICABLE

TO THE

TOTAL

ARMY


AMMO REQUEST PROCEDURES

• DA 581

• TRAINING REQUEST (TR)

• FILL OR KILL (FK)


TRAINING READINESS CONDITIONS (TRC)

A- ACTIVE ARMY

B- NG ENHANCED BRIGADE

C- USAR AND OTHER NG UNITS

D- RESERVE TNG DIVISIONS


TRAINING READINESS CONDITIONS (TRC)

• ONLY TRC A WILL BE USED


TRAINING PROGRAMS

CONSIDERATIONS

MISSION


TRAINING PROGRAMS

TRAININGOBJECTIVES GOALS

(STANDARD)


TRAINING PROGRAMS

RESOURCES(TRAINING DEVICES,

AMMUNITION)


TRAINING PROGRAMS

MTOE

UNIT STRUCTURE/

EQUIPMENT


TRAINING PROGRAMS

METL

SPECIFIC WARTIME TASKS


TRAINING PROGRAMSCOMMANDERS MUST CONSIDER:

MISSION

TRAINING RESOURCES MTOE METL


INFANTRY TRAINING

PROGRAMS

CHAP 5


CHAP 5 PROVIDESWEAPON STANDARDS

TRAINING STRATEGIES

AMMUNITION REQUIREMENTS


CATEGORY ISOLDIERS 11B/11M/19D

ASSIGNED TO A RIFLE/ SCOUT/LRSD

PLATOON


CATEGORY IIANY SOLDIER NOT IDENTIFIED AS

CATEGORY I


• ONLY CATEGORY I WILL BE USED


TRAINING DEVICES

INDEX


TRAINING DEVICES… MAY BE THE SOLE MEDIUM FOR

TRAINING CRITICAL TASKS.

(ex. Javelin)


TRAINING DEVICES 5-2

A PGS (3)

B AT- 4 TRACER TRAINER (9)

C AT-4 FHT

UCOFT (1) SRTR (10)

M240 (2) MILES (13)


TRAINING DEVICES 5-2

WEAPONEER (14)

MACS (15)

JAVELIN BST (28)


ARMY STANDARDOBJECTIVE FOR EACH

WEAPON SYSTEM

PROGRAM


DEVELOP GOALS


IDENTIFY TRAINING

STRATEGIES


DETERMINE AVAILABLE

RESOURCES FOR A GIVEN

TRAINING STRATEGY.


ESTABLISH

STRATEGIES IN THE

FORM OF AN

SOP


MANAGE AMMUNITION

RESOURCES

THROUGHOUT THE

YEAR


TRAINING STRATEGIES

M16

EVENT RDS PER EVENT A B C DODIC

ZERO 18 BALL 2/3 1 1

RECORD FIRE 40 BALL 2/3 1 1

NBC RECORD 20 BALL 2 1 1

NIGHT RECORD 20 BALL/10TRCR 2 1 1


UNIT STRUCTURE

MTOE

•HOW MANY WEAPONS SYSTEMS DO YOU HAVE?


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

PLATOON

40 PERSONNEL


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

34 M16A2 *

* 6 HAVE M203


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

6 M249 SAW

2 M240B


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

6 M203 GL

MASTER GUNNER COURSEORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

2 JAVELIN GUNNERS * **

* PRIMARY WEAPON OF EMPLOYMENT

** HAS AN ASSISTANT GUNNER (PRIMARY WPN OF EMPLOYMENT IS M16)


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

9 AT-4 GUNNER *

* PRIMARY WEAPON OF EMPLOYMENT IS M16


ORGANIC STRUCTURE

INFANTRY

2 M240B MACHINEGUNNERS

(ALSO CARRIES AN M-16)


SCOUT PLATOON

30 PERSONNEL

20 M16

4 M203/M16

6 M9 PISTOL


SCOUT PLATOON

SQUAD CONFIGURATION

3/ 2 VEHICLE SECTIONS


SCOUT PLATOON

SQUAD CONFIGURATION

2/ 3 VEHICLE SECTION


PLANNING PROCESS

STEP BY STEP


1. IDENTIFY OBJECTIVESDETERMINE SPECIFIC TRAINING

REQUIREMENTS

WHAT IS THE STANDARD

(FM AND ARTEP REQUIREMENTS ARE INCLUDED)


IDENTIFY OBJECTIVES

LOOK TO CHAPTER 5 TO ID. OBJECTIVES.


2. ESTABLISH GOALS

ATTAINABLE GOALS DESIGNED TO MEET OR

EXCEED OBJECTIVE

DESIRED TRAINING EVENTS

( METL DRIVEN)


3. DETERMINE TRAINING STRATEGIES

SELECT A PRACTICAL TRAINING STRATEGY

THAT WILL ALLOW THE UNIT TO ATTAIN AND

SUSTAIN PROFICIENCY.


4. DETERMINE RESOURCES REQUIRED

DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION NEEDED TO ACCOMPLISH

EACH TRAINING STRATEGY

#IND/CREWS X #RDS PER IND/CREW X #EVENTS


5. WEIGH AGAINST

EXPENDATURESREQUIRED AMMO

VS.

AVAILABLE AMMO


6. IDENTIFY REQUIREMENTS BEYOND EVENT

EVENTS SCHEDULED BEYOND GUNNERY CALENDAR, I.E.

CALFEX…..COMPANY/TEAM EXEVAL

• TALK TO YOUR S-3 AND BC


1. IDENTIFY OBJECTIVES

2. ESTABLISH GOALS

3. SELECT TRAINING STRATEGIES

4. DETERMINE RESOURCES REQUIRED

5. WEIGH AGAINST EXPENDATURES

6. ID REQUIREMENTS BEYOND EVENT


TRAINING PROGRAMS

DEVELOPMENT (5-3)

PURPOSE (5-4)


TRAINING PROGRAMSBRADLEY (5-5) TRC A STANDARD

- 53 CREWS IN THE BATTALION

- 17 CREWS IN EACH COMPANY

- TABLE 5-7

- 10% OVERAGE ON BTVIII


TRAINING PROGRAMSJAVELIN 5-6 C

- BST (BASIC SKILLS TRAINER)

- 5-22


TRAINING PROGRAMSAT-4 5-6 D

- 5-23

- M60 / M240B 5-8 A

- 5-29

- # OF ROUNDS TO QUALIFY A BN


TRAINING PROGRAMSM249 5-8 G

- 5-36

M16A2 5-9 A

- 5-38


TRAINING PROGRAMSM203 5-9 E

- 5-43

9MM 5-9 G

- 5-45


TRAINING PROGRAMSHANDGRENADE 5-9 J

- 5-47

CLAYMORE 5-9 L

- 5-50


CROSS REFERENCE TABLE

THE CROSS REFERENCE TABLE IS USED

TO QUICKLY IDENTIFY THE STANDARD /

OBJECTIVE BY TRC CATEGORY

FOR A SPACIFIC WEAPONS SYSTEM


CROSS REFERENCE TABLE

- WHAT IS THE STANDARD/OBJECTIVE

FOR THE JAVILIN?

-WHAT IS THE STANDARD/OBJECTIVE

FOR THE AT-4 CAT I AND II


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