0311 Rifleman

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0311 Rifleman
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0311 Rifleman

• The mission of the Marine Corps rifle squad is to
  locate, close with, and destroy the enemy by fire
  and maneuver, and repel the enemys assault by
  fire and close combat.

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0311 Rifleman

• The rifle squad is composed of 13 Marines
• One squad leader and 3 fire teams of 4 men each
• Each fire team consists of a fire team leader,
  automatic rifleman, assistant automatic rifleman,
  and a rifleman

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0311 Rifleman

• The rifleman uses several weapons and Optics to
  accomplish his mission
• M16A4 Service Rifle
• M203 Grenade Launcher
• M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW)
• RCO (Rifle Combat Optic)
• PEQ-16
• AN / PSQ-18 Day / Night Sight
• M-136 AT-4
• M72A7 LAW

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Weapons Continued

• M18-A1 Claymore Mine
• Grenades
• M-32 Multi Shot Grenade Launcher
• Purpose of the Defense
• Patrolling
• Offensive Fundementals
• Mout

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M16A4 Service Rifle

• Lightweight, air-cooled, gas operated, magazine
  fed, semi-automatic weapon
• Primary weapon of the 0311

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M203 Grenade Launcher

• Lightweight, single shot, breech loaded, pump
  action, shoulder fired weapon
• Attached to the M16 and carried by the Fire team
  leader
• Fires a 40mm grenade

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M249 SAW

• Gas operated, belt/magazine fed, air-cooled,
  automatic weapon
• Carried by the automatic rifleman
• Suppresses targets at 1,000 meters with rates of
  fire up to 850 rds per minute

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Optics

• The AN/PVQ-31A (RCO) is, the official US Marine
  Corps designation for the Trijicon TA31RCO-A4,
  known as the Advanced Combat Optical Gun sight
  (ACOG).
• Mounted on the M16-A2, M16-A4, M249 SAW

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Optics

• -The AN/PEQ-16A is a multifunction Aiming Laser
  device.
• -Emits visible or infrared (IR) light for precise
  weapon aiming.
• -Allows rapid target acquisition.
• -Gives the shooter the ability to illuminate
  areas.
• -Equipped with integrated high intensity,
  variable focus, White Light Illuminator.

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Optics

• INFRARED LIGHT FOR IDENTIFICATION
• ADJUSTABLE IRON SIGHTS FOR DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS
• LCD DISPLAY

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Light Anti Armor Weapons

• AT-4 Lightweight, self-contained, anti-armor
  weapon, consisting of a free-flight,
  fin-stabilized, 84mm rocket
• Single shot disposable cartridge

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Light Anti Armor Weapons

• M72A7 is a Light weight self contained anti armor
  weapon. It is made of two tubes, man portable,
  fired from either shoulder, water tight, and has
  a percussion type firing mechanism.

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Fixed Fragmentation Mine

• M18A1 Claymore mine Anti-personnel mine
  consisting of 1.5 lbs of C-4 and approximately
  700 steel ball bearings

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Grenades

• Hand grenades are used for killing the enemy,
  destroying equipment, and for signaling purposes
• M67 Fragmentation
• M18 Colored smoke

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M32 Multi Shot Grenade Launcher

• The M32 is a hand-held, semi-automatic,
  gas-operated, spring assisted, 40MM
  multi-shotgrenade launcher. It is a revolving
  action, cylinder-fed weapon with a six round
  capacity,capable of firing all DODTI and NATO
  standard lethal and non-lethal 40x46MM
  lowvelocity munitions that have an overall
  length of 140 MM (5.5 inches) or less.

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Purpose of the Defense

• TO RETAIN OR CONTROL TERRAIN, GAIN TIME, DEVELOP
  MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR OFFENSIVE ACTION,
  OR TO ECONOMIZE FORCES TO ALLOW THE CONCENTRATION
  OF FORCES ELSEWHERE

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Patrolling

• A patrol is a detachment of Marines sent out for
  the purpose of gathering information, or carrying
  out a destructive, harassing, mopping-up or
  security mission.

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Offense

• The decisive form of warfare in which operations
  are conducted to take the initiative from the
  enemy, gain freedom of action, and mass effects
  to achieve objectives.

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MOUT

• Movement on Urbanized Terrain