Mission Of The 81 Mm Mortar Platoon example essay topic

0341 NCO Exam 1 What are the Marine Corps' leadership traits? Judgment, Justice, Decisiveness, Integrity, Discipline, Tact, Initiative, Enthusiasm, Bearing, Unselfishness, Courage, Knowledge, Loyalty, Endurance 2 What is the purpose of an NCO? To train and supervise subordinate Marines 3 What is the maximum effective range of the M 249 SAW? 1,000 m 4 What is the sustained rate of fire of the M 249? 85 rounds per minute 5 What determines a hot barrel for the M 249?

200 rounds in 2 minutes 6 What is the maximum effective range of the M 203 grenade launcher? Area Target: 350 m; Point Target: 150 m 7 What are the characteristics of the M 252 81 mm mortar? smooth-bore, muzzle-loaded, high-angle-of-fire weapon, consisting of a cannon, mount, base plate, and sight unit. 8 What is the nomenclature of the M 252 81 mm mortar components? M 253 mortar cannon, M 177 mortar mount, M 3 A 1 base plate, M 64 A 1 sight unit 9 What are the weights of each of these components? cannon -- 35 lbs, bipod -- 27 lbs, base plate -- 29 lbs, sight -- 2.5 lbs 10 How many mils of elevation does the sight have? about 800 mils or 0800-1600 mils 11 How many mils of traverse does the sight have?

6400 mils 12 One turn on the traverse hand wheel equals how many mils? 10 mils 13 What does bore sighting do to the weapon system? removes the error between the barrel and sight to produce more accurate fire 14 What does reciprocally laying the mortars in a section do? it puts every mortar on the same azimuth of fire 15 What are the two methods to reciprocally lay a mortar? sight-to-sight & aiming circle 16 What does maximum ordina nt refer to? Maximum height a mortar round reaches during its flight path 17 What does FDC stand for? Fire Direction Center 18 What does FSC C stand for? Fire Support Coordination Center 19 Who is the FSC? Weapons Company Commander 20 What is an MBC?

Mortar Ballistic Computer -- used for creating firing data 21 Which Marine Corps order directs mortar platoon training? MCO 1510.35 D 22 What does R SOP stand for? Reconnaissance, Selection, and Occupation of a Position 23 What does a plotter determine? Deflection and range from a plotting board 24 What does a squad leader do with the fire command from the FDC chief? Records it on a data sheet and verifies that the gunner placed the correct data on the sight 25 How many meters should there be between mortars for a standard parallel sheaf? 30-40 m 26 What type of mils does the FDC use when computing firing data? grid 27 Which bubble does a gunner level first? elevation 28 What is a hip shoot? shooting a fire mission while moving 29 The call for fire is sent in how many transmissions?

Three 30 What does METT-T stand for? What is it used for? Mission, Enemy, Troops & Fire Support Available, Terrain & Weather, Time; It is a leader's initial estimate of the situation 31 What is coordinated illumination? Illumination is fired at such a time to provide light to adjust HE 32 What does SEND stand for? Suppression of Enemy Air Defense 33 How often does the gunner re-level the bubbles during a fire for effect? every two rounds 34 What does priority target mean to the squad leader? this is the data that goes on to the gun upon hearing end of mission 35 Max range of M 252 81 mm mortar with new series rounds? 5733 meters 36 What is the mission of the 81 mm mortar platoon?

To provide continuous indirect fire support to the infantry battalion and it's subordinate elements in the offense and defense. 37 How do you read a map? Right and up 38 What four main jobs are in the FDC? FDC chief, plotter, data recorder, comm. Operator 39 What are the 5 jobs in a mortar squad?

Sd leader, gunner, a-gunner, ammo man, driver 40 What are the 5 types of rounds? HE, RP, Illum, WP, TP & training 41 Where in the infantry battalion is the 81 mm mortar platoon located? Weapons Company 42 How many enlisted are there in an 81 mm mortar platoon? 6843 How many officers are there in an 81 mm mortar platoon? 1 What are the duties for the following jobs in an 81 mm platoon? 44 Platoon commander Responsible for the operation of the platoon 45 Platoon Sgt Responsible for the operation of the FDC 46 Section Leader Responsible for the training and employment of the section 47 Squad Leader Supervises the emplacement, laying and firing of the mortar 48 F.O. Calls for fire and adjust fires onto the target 49 The elevation crank has how many total cranks of elevation?

50.5 50 How many total turns do you make traversing from right to left or left to right? 28.551 What is the minimum range of the M 252 81 mm mortar 100 meters 52 How many illuminating parts are there to the M 64 A 1 sight? 953 What is the initial deflection and elevation when mounting the mortar? 3200, 110054 What are the three main assemblies of a mortar round? Body, fuse, and fin assembly 55 What round has olive drab and yellow markings? H.E. 56 What type of round and fuse setting would you use on a machine gun bunker? H.E. delay 57 What type of round do you use for screening, incendiary action, & signaling? Smoke 58 White phosphorous is stored with the fuse end in what direction?

Up 59 What is the purpose of camouflage? To provide you with cover and concealment 60 What is Angle T? When there is more than 500 mils difference between the gun target line and the observer target line. Practical Application Adjust indirect fire Lay a mortar with a compass Translate a fire command Compute firing data with a plotting board Pass a gunner's exam.