Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery (Prompts)

Source: MCTP 3-01C Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery

Fundamentals
1. [Explain this military topic: "Classifications of Machine Guns" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Classifications of Machine Guns" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
2. Light Machine Gun
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Medium Machine Gun" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Medium Machine Gun" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Heavy Machine Gun" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Heavy Machine Gun" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Automatic Rifles" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Automatic Rifles" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
3. Types of Machine Gun Operation
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Gas Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Gas Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Recoil Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Recoil Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Blowback Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Blowback Operation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
4. Characteristics of Machine Gun Fire
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Trajectory" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Trajectory" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Range" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Range" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Penetration" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Penetration" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  4. [Explain this military topic: "Burst of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Burst of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  5. [Explain this military topic: "Cone of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Cone of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  6. [Explain this military topic: "Beaten Zone" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Beaten Zone" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  7. [Explain this military topic: "Danger Space" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Danger Space" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  8. [Explain this military topic: "Dead Space" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Dead Space" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
5. [Explain this military topic: "Classifications of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Classifications of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Ground~~
  2. ~~Target~~
  3. ~~Gun~~
Basic Machine Gun Gunnery
1. [Explain this military topic: "Machine Gun Training Philosophy" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Machine Gun Training Philosophy" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Cornerstones of Machine Gun Training~~
  2. ~~Components of Machine Gun Training~~
2. Basic Machine Gunner’s Mathematics
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Mil - A Unit of Angular Measurement" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Mil - A Unit of Angular Measurement" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Angular Measurement of Mils" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Angular Measurement of Mils" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "The Mil Ratio" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "The Mil Ratio" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  4. [Explain this military topic: "The WERM Formula" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "The WERM Formula" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
3. [Explain this military topic: "Range Estimation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Range Estimation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Estimation of Range Factors~~
  2. ~~Estimation by Eye~~
  3. ~~Estimation by Fire~~
  4. ~~Determination by Laser Range Finder~~
  5. ~~Determining Range or Lateral Distance by the WERM Formula~~
  6. ~~Traversing and Elevating~~
  7. ~~Mounting the Machine Gun on a Tripod~~
  8. ~~Traversing and Elevating Mechanism Usage~~
  9. ~~Manipulating the Traversing and Elevating Mechanism~~
  10. ~~Reading and Recording Traversing and Elevating Data~~
  11. ~~Using the Micrometer Scale~~
  12. ~~Measuring Angles and Distances with the Traversing and Elevating Mechanism~~
  13. ~~Manipulating the Traversing and Elevating Mechanism for Classifications of Fire~~
  14. ~~Training for Traversing and Elevating Mechanism Manipulation~~
4. Methods Of Laying The Gun
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Direct Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Direct Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Indirect Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Indirect Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Classifications of Positions and Sectors of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Classifications of Positions and Sectors of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  4. [Explain this military topic: "Laying on Predetermined Targets" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Laying on Predetermined Targets" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  5. [Explain this military topic: "Considerations for Final Protective Fires" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Considerations for Final Protective Fires" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  6. [Explain this military topic: "Methods of Laying Final Protective Lines" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Methods of Laying Final Protective Lines" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  7. [Explain this military topic: "Laying the Gun for a Principal Direction of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Laying the Gun for a Principal Direction of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  8. [Explain this military topic: "Field Expedient Methods of Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Field Expedient Methods of Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
5. Fire Control
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Chain of Fire Control" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Chain of Fire Control" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Machine Gun Fire Unit" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Machine Gun Fire Unit" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Sectors of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Sectors of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  4. [Explain this military topic: "Rates of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Rates of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  5. [Explain this military topic: "Observation and Adjustment of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Observation and Adjustment of Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  6. [Explain this military topic: "Fire Commands" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fire Commands" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  7. [Explain this military topic: "Hand and Arm Signals" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Hand and Arm Signals" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  8. [Explain this military topic: "Alternate Methods of Fire Control" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Alternate Methods of Fire Control" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
6. [Explain this military topic: "Technique of Fire for Direct Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Technique of Fire for Direct Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Factors Governing Application of Fire to a Target~~
  2. ~~Targets~~
Computed Machine Gun Gunnery
1. Data
  1. [Explain this military topic: "Fire Control Tables" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fire Control Tables" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  2. [Explain this military topic: "Line of Sight and Line of Bore" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Line of Sight and Line of Bore" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  3. [Explain this military topic: "Angle of Sight" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Angle of Sight" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  4. [Explain this military topic: "Vertical Interval" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Vertical Interval" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  5. [Explain this military topic: "Angle of Elevation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Angle of Elevation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  6. [Explain this military topic: "Quadrant Elevation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Quadrant Elevation" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
2. [Explain this military topic: "Fire Control Instruments" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Fire Control Instruments" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Laser Range Finders~~
  2. ~~M1A1/A2 Gunner’s Quadrant~~
  3. ~~M2 Compass~~
  4. ~~M16 Plotting Board~~
3. [Explain this military topic: "Overhead Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Overhead Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
  1. ~~Rules Governing Overhead Fire~~
  2. ~~Minimum Clearance~~
  3. ~~Safety Angle and the Overhead Safety Limit~~
  4. ~~Gunner’s Rule~~
  5. ~~Leader’s Rule~~
  6. ~~Overhead Safety Limit Determination by Compass or Binoculars~~
  7. ~~Fire Control Tables for Overhead Fire~~
  8. ~~Quick Reference for Troop Safety Zones~~
4. [Explain this military topic: "Techniques of Fire by Indirect Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Techniques of Fire by Indirect Lay" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
5. [Explain this military topic: "Advance Techniques for Indirect Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Advance Techniques for Indirect Fire" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
6. [Explain this military topic: "Plot Techniques" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Plot Techniques" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
7. [Explain this military topic: "Moving Target Gunnery" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Explain this military topic%3A "Moving Target Gunnery" as part of "Machine Guns and Machine Gun Gunnery".)
Machine Gun Employment