Army Board Study Guide UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does the color Black represent - CORRECT ANSWER - Man-made features
(buildings/roads)
Red-brown - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural features, relief features, non-surveyed spot
elevations, contour lines
Blue - CORRECT ANSWER - Water features
Green - CORRECT ANSWER - Vegetation, orchards
Brown - CORRECT ANSWER - Relief features, contour lines on older maps
Red - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural features, populated areas, main roads, boundaries
on older maps
Contour lines - CORRECT ANSWER - represent high and low ground elevation
North's - CORRECT ANSWER - True, grid, magnetic
5 major terrain features - CORRECT ANSWER - hill, ridge, valley, saddle, depression
3 minor features - CORRECT ANSWER - draw, spur, cliff
2 supplementary terrain features - CORRECT ANSWER - cut, fill
,Azimuth - CORRECT ANSWER - a horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner
from a north baseline, expressing direction
2 ways to hold a compass - CORRECT ANSWER - compass-to-cheek method, center-
hold method
Back azimuth - CORRECT ANSWER - the opposite of an azimuth, add 180 degrees if the
azimuth is 180 degrees or less; add 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or more
Land Nav FM page - CORRECT ANSWER - FM 3-25.26
Digit coordinates - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 = 10meters, 6 = 100meters,
M4 FM page - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-22.9
What is the first thing you do when holding a weapon? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clear it
4 Fundamentals to marksmanship - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Steady position 2. Proper
aim (sight picture) 3. Breathing 4. Trigger squeeze
Explain SPORTS - CORRECT ANSWER - Slap the magazine, Pull the charging handle,
Observe the chamber (for round or debris), Release the charging handle, Tap the forward assist,
Squeeze the trigger
M4 malfunctions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Failure to feed 2. Failure to fire cartridge 3.
Failure to extract 4. Failure to eject
Max effective range - CORRECT ANSWER - the greatest distance at which a soldier may
be expected to deliver a target hit
, Description of M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - The M4 is a 5.56mm, magazine-fed, gas-
operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or 3 round burst, handheld, should-fired weapon.
Weight of the M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - w/out mag or sling = 6.49; w/ sling and 20
rounds = 7.19; w/ sling and 30 rounds = 7.5
Max effective rates of fire for M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - semiautomatic = 45 rpm
burst = 90 rpm
sustained = 12-15 rpm
M4 Muzzle velocity - CORRECT ANSWER - 2970 ft/sec.
M4 Max range - CORRECT ANSWER - 3,600 meters
M4 Max effective range for point target - CORRECT ANSWER - 500 meters
M4 Max effective range for an area targer - CORRECT ANSWER - 600 meters
M4 basic load out - CORRECT ANSWER - 210 rounds
Steps in function of M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Feeding 2. Chambering 3. Locking 4.
Firing 5. Unlocking 6. Extracting 7. Ejecting 8. Cocking
M9 FM - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-25.35
M9 Weight w/ empty mag: 2.1 lb - CORRECT ANSWER -
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What does the color Black represent - CORRECT ANSWER - Man-made features
(buildings/roads)
Red-brown - CORRECT ANSWER - cultural features, relief features, non-surveyed spot
elevations, contour lines
Blue - CORRECT ANSWER - Water features
Green - CORRECT ANSWER - Vegetation, orchards
Brown - CORRECT ANSWER - Relief features, contour lines on older maps
Red - CORRECT ANSWER - Cultural features, populated areas, main roads, boundaries
on older maps
Contour lines - CORRECT ANSWER - represent high and low ground elevation
North's - CORRECT ANSWER - True, grid, magnetic
5 major terrain features - CORRECT ANSWER - hill, ridge, valley, saddle, depression
3 minor features - CORRECT ANSWER - draw, spur, cliff
2 supplementary terrain features - CORRECT ANSWER - cut, fill
,Azimuth - CORRECT ANSWER - a horizontal angle, measured in a clockwise manner
from a north baseline, expressing direction
2 ways to hold a compass - CORRECT ANSWER - compass-to-cheek method, center-
hold method
Back azimuth - CORRECT ANSWER - the opposite of an azimuth, add 180 degrees if the
azimuth is 180 degrees or less; add 180 degrees if the azimuth is 180 degrees or more
Land Nav FM page - CORRECT ANSWER - FM 3-25.26
Digit coordinates - CORRECT ANSWER - 8 = 10meters, 6 = 100meters,
M4 FM page - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-22.9
What is the first thing you do when holding a weapon? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clear it
4 Fundamentals to marksmanship - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Steady position 2. Proper
aim (sight picture) 3. Breathing 4. Trigger squeeze
Explain SPORTS - CORRECT ANSWER - Slap the magazine, Pull the charging handle,
Observe the chamber (for round or debris), Release the charging handle, Tap the forward assist,
Squeeze the trigger
M4 malfunctions - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Failure to feed 2. Failure to fire cartridge 3.
Failure to extract 4. Failure to eject
Max effective range - CORRECT ANSWER - the greatest distance at which a soldier may
be expected to deliver a target hit
, Description of M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - The M4 is a 5.56mm, magazine-fed, gas-
operated, air-cooled, semiautomatic or 3 round burst, handheld, should-fired weapon.
Weight of the M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - w/out mag or sling = 6.49; w/ sling and 20
rounds = 7.19; w/ sling and 30 rounds = 7.5
Max effective rates of fire for M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - semiautomatic = 45 rpm
burst = 90 rpm
sustained = 12-15 rpm
M4 Muzzle velocity - CORRECT ANSWER - 2970 ft/sec.
M4 Max range - CORRECT ANSWER - 3,600 meters
M4 Max effective range for point target - CORRECT ANSWER - 500 meters
M4 Max effective range for an area targer - CORRECT ANSWER - 600 meters
M4 basic load out - CORRECT ANSWER - 210 rounds
Steps in function of M4 - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Feeding 2. Chambering 3. Locking 4.
Firing 5. Unlocking 6. Extracting 7. Ejecting 8. Cocking
M9 FM - CORRECT ANSWER - 3-25.35
M9 Weight w/ empty mag: 2.1 lb - CORRECT ANSWER -
