Infantry ALC Machine gun Test Review

What is an imaginary line, from the firers' eye, through the sights, to the point of aim on the target? - Answer- Line of Sight What is a number of successive rounds fired with the same elevation and point of aim, when the trigger is held to the rear? - Answer- Burst of fire What are factors that affect a burst of fire? - Answer- 1.The gunner and rate of fire. 2.The gun and ammunition. 3.Clarity of target. 4.Air / weather. 5.Distance. What is the curved path the round takes during its flight? - Answer- Trajectory What is the highest point above the line of sight which a projectile rises during its' flight? - Answer- Maximum ordinate What is the pattern made by a group of rounds resulting from a burst of fire? - Answer- Cone of Fire What is the elliptical pattern formed on the ground or target by the striking rounds? - Answer- The Beaten Zone What % is an effective beaten zone? - Answer- 85% What is BETWEEN the muzzle of the weapon and the target where the trajectory rises less than 1.8 meters (the average height of a standing Soldier) above the ground, including the beaten zone? - Answer- The Danger Space What are classes of MG? - Answer- Respect to the ground Respect to the target Respect to the MG What are the respect to the ground? - Answer- Grazing fire Plunging fire Dead space What are respect to the target? - Answer- Frontal Fire Flanking Fire Oblique Fire Enfilade Fire