Advanced Infantry Marksmanship Strategies and Standards
GTA 07-10-002 Date: June 2002
DEFINITION: AIMSS refers to the marksmanship training with lasers, sights and other
aiming and optical systems currently fielded for use with small-arms and machine guns.
REFERENCES:
a. FM 3-22.9, Basic Rifle Marksmanship
b. FM 3-22.68, Crew-Served Machine Guns
c. Small-Arms Integration Book (SAIB), March 2002
d. STRAC allocations
e. AIM POI for basic training
f. Training support packets (TSPs) for all of the following equipment, distributed worldwide
AIMSS EMPLOYMENT EQUIPMENT:
a. Adaptor rail system
b. Rail grabbers (Picatinny and Insight)
c. M68 close combat optic (CCO)
d. AN/PEQ-2A
e. AN/PAQ-4A/B/C
f. M145 straight telescope, machine gun optic (MGO)
g. Thermal weapons sights (TWS), light, medium and heavy
h. Backup iron sights (BIS); START purchase for units FY02
i. Rifle grenade entry munition (RGEM)
j. All issued night vision devices
k. Enhanced night vision goggles (ENVG) next generation NVG
l. Light weight ground mount (LWGM, XM 192) new tripod
m. M203 rail system, night aiming device for the M203
n. AN/PEM-1 laser borelight system (LBS)
o. Integrated laser/white light pointer (ILWLP), next generation PEQ-2A
p. AN/PVS-4
AIMSS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT:
a. Borelight (one per infantry squad)
b. Cradles (professional weapons vise, target box, rucksacks unit SOP)
c. 25M target offsets (available for all possible configurations, critical to live fire zeroing)
d. 10M target offsets (available for all possible configurations + miles, critical to bore sight)
INFANTRY PLATOON EQUIPMENT:
a. Platoon leader: M4 MWS, PEQ-2A, BIS, CCO, HTWS, PVS-14
b. RTO: M4 MWS, BIS, CCO, PVS-7
c. Platoon sergeant: M4 MWS, PEQ-2A, BIS, CCO, PVS-7
d. Squad leader: M4 MWS, PEQ-2A, BIS, CCO, HTWS, PVS-14
(1) Team leader: M4 MWS, PAQ-4, BIS, CCO, PVS-7
(2) Rifleman: M4 MWS, PEQ-2A, BIS, CCO, LTWS, PVS-14
(3) Grenadier: M4/203A1 MWS, PAQ-4, BIS, CCO, PVS-7
(4) Auto rifleman: M249 MWS, PEQ-2A, MTWS, PVS-14
e. Machine gunner: M240B/M9, PEQ-2A, PVS-14, MGO, MTWS
f. Ammo bearer: M4 MWS, PAQ-4, PVS-14, BIS, CCO
g. Assistant gunner: M4 MWS, PAQ-4, PVS-7, BIS, CCO
AIMING POINT
ILLUMINATOR
PEQ-2A under NVGs
Zeroed
How are ITB units shooting at night?
Most meet 17 out of 40 hits; many are shooting in the mid 30’s.
a. Factor 1: The ambient conditions,
illumination and weather.
b. Factor 2: How well the cadre and
drill sergeants are trained.
AIMSS QUAL STANDARDS
(Ref FM 3-22.9, FM 3-22.68)
•M16/M4s DAY:23/40 NIGHT:17/40
•M249/M240s DAY:7/11 NIGHT:7/11
•TWS standards: Day and night tables are
the same for all weapons
