G- Where the leader is going
O- Others leader is taking with him
T- Time you will be gone?
W- What to do if he does not return in time
A- Actions to take on contact (for you and me)

The M249 machine gun is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt or magazine-fed, automatic weapon that fires from the open-bolt position

- Planning, Reconnaissance, Security, Control, Common Sense

SURPRISE
CONCENTRATION
TEMPO
AUDACITY

- Mission, Enemy, Time Available, Terrain, Troops available, Civil Considerations

The M240B is a belt-fed, air-cooled, gas-operated, fully automatic machine gun that fires from the open bolt position.

- Receive the Mission
- Issue the WARNO
- Make a tentative Plan
- Initiate Movement
- Conduct Reconnaissance
- Complete The plan
- Issue the Order
- Supervise/Refine

PREPARATION
SECURITY
DISRUPTION
MASS & CONCENTRATION
FLEXIBILITY
Maneuver
Operation in depth

- Situation
- Mission
- Execution
- Sustainment (formerly Service & Support)
- Command & Control (formerly command & Signal)

Maximum Range is 3,600m
Tracer burnout 900m
Max Effective Range with tripod & T&E 1,000m
Area:
Tripod 1,000m
Bipod 800m
Point:
Tripod 800m
Bipod 600m
Suppression 1,000m
Weight: 16.41lbs

Major: Hill, valley, ridge, saddle, depression
Minor: Cut, spur, clif
Supplementary: cut, fill

- Movement to contact
- Attack
- Exploitation
- Pursuit

Traveling, Traveling Overwatch, Bounding overwatch

Maximum Range is 3725m
Tracer burnout 900m
Max Effective range with tripod & T&E 1,100m
Area:
Tripod 1,100m
Bipod 800m
Point:
Tripod 800m
Bipod 600m
Suppression 1,800m
Weight 27.6lbs

Automatic rifleman: provide a base of fire and maintain suppressing fire on area targets

Rifleman: Provides acurate and lethal fire on point targets

Grenadier: Provides high explosive indirect fires on point and area targets

Team leader: fucks

- Envelopment, Turning Movement, Infiltration, Penetration, Frontal Attack, Flank attack

-T- Target (Target #, or type of target)
-T- Trigger (when to fire the target) -Tactical or technical trigger for the target
-L- Location (minimum 6 digit grid)
-O- Observer (Primary and Alternate)
-D- Delivery [Primary and Secondary] (Delivery system- Mortarts, Artillery, Air)
-A- Attack guidance (ammunition, Special Instructions)
-C- Comm net [Frequency and communications net that the
target will be called in on (primary, alternate, contingency, and
emergency)].

240: Sustained: 100 Rounds per minute fired in 6 to 9 round bursts and 4 to 5 seconds between bursts. Barrel change every 10 minutes.
Rapid: 200 Rounds per minute fired in 10 to 13 round bursts and 2 to 3 seconds between bursts. Barrel change every 2 minutes.
Cyclic: 650 to 950 Rounds per minute fired in continuous bursts. Barrel change every minute.

249: Sustained rate is 100 rounds per minute
Rapid rate is 200 rounds per minute
Cyclic rate is 650 to 850 rounds per minute

Merrill’s Marauders

- Step 1: Determine the enemy avenue of approach
- Step 2: Determine the enemy scheme of maneuver
- Step 3: Determine where to kill the enemy
- Step 4: Plan and Integrate Obstacles
- Step 5: Emplace Weapon Systems
- Step 6: Plan and Integrate Indirect fire.
- Step 7: Rehearse the Engagements Area