Military police stp manual

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DOD Directive Victim and Witness Assistance. Foreign Disaster Relief. DOD Instruction Victim and Witness Assistance Procedures. Arrest and Institutional Fingerprint Card. This manual is the primary MOS reference to support the self-development and training of the Soldier. Successful mission accomplishment requires emphasis on individual training. Individual training must focus on performance under the conditions and to the standards expected in wartime.

It is designed to be used by commanders, trainers, and Soldiers to plan, conduct, and evaluate individual training in units. Task summaries outline the wartime performance requirements of each critical task in the SM. They give the Soldier and the trainer the information necessary to prepare, conduct, and evaluate critical task training. As a minimum, task summaries include information the Soldier must know and the skills he must perform to standard for each task.

These summaries are, in effect, standardized training objectives that ensure Soldiers do not have to relearn a task upon assignment to a new unit. Your trigger finger must work independently of your other fingers. One-hand grip. Unsupported grips. You may use any of three nonfiring hand grips to support your firing hand Figures 3, 4, and 5.

Firmly close the fingers of your nonfiring hand over the fingers of your firing hand. Make sure the index finger of your nonfiring hand is between the middle finger of your firing hand and the guard. Place your nonfiring thumb beside your firing thumb. Fist grip. Performance Steps NOTE: The M9 pistol has a recurved trigger guard, which allows you to place the index finger of your nonfiring hand on the front of the trigger guard if you wish. Place your nonfiring hand under your firing hand. Wrap your nonfiring fingers around the back of your firing hand.

Place your nonfiring thumb over the middle finger of your firing hand. Palm-supported grip. Apply this grip the same as the fist grip, but wrap your nonfiring thumb over your firing thumb. Weaver grip. Select the most stable firing position with the best cover. Consider the following positions: a. Prone Figure 6. To assume the prone position— 1 Lie flat on the ground, facing the target.

CI Figure 6. Prone position. Standing-with-support Figure 7. To assume this position-- 1 Use available cover for support. For example, stand behind a tree or wall. Rest your forearm on the extended thumb of your nonfiring hand. Standing-with-support position. Kneeling Figure 8. To assume this position-- 1 Use available cover, such as a low wall, rocks, or a vehicle that you can fire over, for support.

Put your left knee down to fire left-handed, or your right knee down to fire right-handed. Place the foot on your nonfiring side flat on the ground, pointing toward the target. Extend your arms over available cover and use it for support.

Kneeling position. NOTE: This position could silhouette you, making you a better target. When possible, fire around the sides of walls, rocks, or vehicles instead of over them. Standing-without-support position Figure 9. To assume this position— 1 Face the target. Lock the wrist and elbow of your firing arm toward the target.

Standing-without-support position. Crouching Figure This position is the same as the standing-without-support position, except you must bend your knees slightly. Balance by leaning forward at the waist. Crouching position. Apply the fundamentals of marksmanship. Pistol grip. To obtain a proper pistol grip-- Performance Steps 1 Place the pistol in the "V" formed by the thumb and forefinger of your firing hand. Line the sights up with your firing arm.

Wrap your lower three fingers around the pistol. Grip with your middle finger under the trigger guard. Exert equal pressure on all three lower fingers to the rear, back through the wrist and forearm Figure 1. Do not exert any downward pressure. Ensure the top of the front and rear sight are even. NOTE: When there is more than one target, choose the target that is the greatest danger. This is often the closest target. Provide the soldier with 8 magazines and 52 rounds of live ammunition.

Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to use his own pistol. Tell the soldier he must hit 25 of the 30 targets using correct engagement techniques. Assume the firing positions: a. Assume the prone position. Standards: Clean and lubricate the MK 19 and its components.

Inspect all parts and turn in those in need of maintenance. Reassemble the gun so that it is operational. Clean and inspect ammunition for serviceability, and turn in any unserviceable ammunition.

Clear the MK Ensure the bolt is forward. Open the top cover and inspect the feed tray and extractors on the bolt face to ensure that no round is in the pickup position. Unlock and pull charger handle 2 to 3 inches to the rear; inspect the face of the bolt and the chamber for ammunition. Return the bolt to the forward position and rotate the charger handle to the locked position. Disassemble the MK Remove the feed throat assembly Figure 1.

Squeeze the two sets of grip pins together and pull them straight out. Failure to observe this warning will result in inquiry. Performance Steps 3 Using the rim of a spent cartridge, pull the back plate pin straight out Figure 2.

Removal of backplate pin. Slowly pull the bolt and back plate assembly out of the receiver. Lift the bolt up slightly and remove it Figure 3. Removal of bolt and backplate assembly. Remove the primary drive lever and vertical cam assembly. Primary drive lever and vertical cam assembly. This releases the primary drive lever and vertical cam assembly Figure 5.

Removal of the primary drive lever and vertical cam assembly. Removal of the secondary drive lever. Ci Figure 7. Secondary drive lever. Remove the feed slide assembly Figure 8. Removal of the feed slide assembly. Figure 9. Removal of the top cover assembly and feed tray. Forcing the pin could break the small cross pin on the rod. NOTE: The feed tray must be down for you to remove the top cover pins.

Removal of the alignment guide assembly. E3 Figure Removal of the ogive plunger. Remove the round positioning block Figure Removal of the round positioning block. Removal of the receiver sear assembly.

This locks the sear in the down position and keeps you from accidentally losing the sear spring. Clean the parts of the MK NOTE: Do not reverse the direction of the bore brush while it is in the bore. Clean the receiver assembly Figure Wipe or brush dirt away from all parts, especially the interior of the receiver housing, receiver rails, and feeder.

Solvent may dilute the lubricant inside the sear housing. Clean the alignment guide assembly, ogive plunger, round positioning block, and secondary drive lever: Wipe or brush off dirt and dry.

Clean the charger assemblies. Clean the vertical cam assembly, primary drive lever, feed slide assembly, and feed tray. Clean the components. Performance Steps b.

Clean the M3 tripod, MK64 gun cradle mount, and pintle. Check the pins for retention. Make sure minimal movement is maintained. Vertical cam assembly and primary drive lever. Inspect all components for serviceability. Check the threads for burrs and rust. Make sure the elevating mechanism sleeve fits on the traversing bar and clamps firmly. Check the pintle surface for burrs and rust. Lubricate the MK 19 and components.

Do not use cleaner, lubricant, preservative CLP , and do not mix lubricants. Never immerse the sear housing, ogive plunger, or bolt assemblies in cleaning solvent.

Solvent could dilute the lubricant or grease inside. In extra cold weather degrees Fahrenheit and below , use LAW.

Apply lubricant to all weapon parts and surfaces except charger handles. Work in the lubricant by moving the parts. Assemble the MK 19 machine gun. Attach the charger assemblies both sides Figure Attachment of the charger assemblies 1 Turn the receiver upright.

Insert the charger lugs into the slots. Slide the charger forward until it locks into place. Attachment of the round positioning block. Insertion of the alignment guide assembly. Attachment of the feed slide assembly 1 Place the tray in the top of the feeder, recessed side up.

Drop the feed slide assembly into the tray and move it slightly to ensure engagement. Performance Steps Figure Attachment of the top cover assembly 1 Ensure the feed tray is in the proper place in the receiver. Line up the pinholes on the cover with the receiver's lug end and the pinholes on the feed tray. Insert the top cover pins on both sides. Fully insert the cross pin. Rotate the top cover so that it is fully open.

Engage the secondary drive lever Figure Engaging the secondary drive lever. Engage the vertical cam assembly Figure Engaging the vertical cam assembly. The raised portion should slide over the top of the receiver. The drive lever lock should be underneath. Engaging the primary drive lever. The primary drive lever lock is located on the vertical cam just beneath the top of the receiver. Insertion of the bolt and backplate assembly. CAUTION Before closing the top cover, always make sure the secondary drive lever engages the feed slide pin, the feed slide assembly is to the left, and the bolt is forward.

Never try to force the top cover closed. Doing so could damage the weapon. Lubricate the weapon parts and components using the correct lubricant and lubrication techniques. Standards: Prepare a range card. Sketch terrain, primary and secondary sectors of fire, and all appropriate military symbols. Include data for all predetermined targets. Record the gun number, squad or unit designation no higher than company for security reasons , and date in the data section.

In a mechanized unit, include the squad designation. Sketch in the basic military symbol for the MK 19 in the lower center of the range card pointing in the.

Orient the range card so that the MK 19 symbol on the range card and the muzzle of the MK 19 are pointing in the same direction. Use the lensatic compass to determine magnetic north, and in the magnetic north block, sketch the magnetic north symbol with the arrow pointing in the direction indicated by the compass.

Orient the gun position with a prominent terrain feature one that is recognizable on the map. Sketch in the terrain feature on the range card in the lower left or right hand corner.. Determine the magnetic azimuth in mils or degrees to or from the terrain feature and the MK 19 position. Draw a line between the two. Add arrow barbs along the line, pointing in the direction the magnetic azimuth was taken. Record the distance in meters above the barbed line.

Record the magnetic azimuth in mils or degrees below the line. If a prominent terrain feature is not available within 1, meters, identify the gun position by writing in its eight-digit grid coordinate in the position-identification block. Sketch in the left and right limits of the primary sector of fire PDF should be in the center of this sector.

Draw a sketch of the terrain to the front of the gun position. Include prominent and manmade features that could be likely targets. Lock the left edge of the traversing slide on the zero 0 graduation on the traversing bar. Shift the tripod by moving the trailing legs until the muzzle of the gun is laid on the center of the target. Record the direction and elevation readings to each target in the appropriate column in the data section.

When the left edge of the traversing slide is on the left side of the "0" graduation on the traversing bar, the direction reading is recorded as RIGHT number of mils the muzzle of the MK 19 is to the right. When the left edge of the traversing slide is to the right of the "0" graduation, the direction reading is recorded as LEFT number of mils the muzzle of the MK 19 is to the left. If the left edge of the traversing slide does not fall exactly on a 5-mil graduation, use the nearest graduation as the direction reading.

Elevation: The elevation reading is obtained from two scales. The first portion major reading is taken from the engraved scale on the upper elevating screw plate. The second portion minor reading is taken from the engraved scale on the top of the elevating handwheel, using the indicator as the index.

Measure and record the width of linear targets and the PDF for predetermined fire. Measure the width of the target by traversing from flank to flank across the target and counting the number of clicks. Record the number of clicks as the target width; for example, if it took 15 clicks to traverse the width of the target, then record this as TW target width Lay the gun on a point where you will engage the target with the initial burst of fire and traverse to one edge of the target while counting the clicks.

Record the number of clicks traversed and the direction of the muzzle; for example, if you counted seven clicks and the direction of the muzzle moved to the right, then record this as right 7 R7. This indicates that you did not lay the MK 19 on the center of the target initially. Furthermore, after the initial burst, you must traverse the gun right seven clicks R7 to reach the right edge of the target, then traverse it back left 20 clicks to cover the entire target area.

If you lay the gun so that the initial burst will be on the left edge of the target, the remarks in the data section would be TWR Enter the range to and the description of each target under the appropriate column in the data section.

Sketch in preselected targets in the secondary sector on the range card and record the ranges to these targets below the sketches. Evaluation Preparation: Setup: At the test site, in an outside field environment, provide all the equipment and materials listed in the task conditions statement. Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to prepare a range card for the MK 19 machine gun, recording all necessary data.

Record the gun number, squad unit designation no higher than company for security reasons , and date in the data section. Sketch in the basic military symbol for the MK 19 in the lower center of the range card, pointing in the direction of the PDF.

Evaluation Guidance: Score the soldier GO if all steps are passed. Score the soldier NO-GO if any steps are failed. If the soldier scores NO-GO, show him what he did wrong and how to do it correctly.

Standards: Adjust the sights on a MK 19 machine gun so that a correct sight picture will cause a fired round to impact the target at the point of aim. Prepare the sights for zeroing Figure 1. Press the plunger to release the sight frame. Raise the sight frame until it locks into the "up" position. Loosen the retainer lock nut. Push in on the lock nut. Move the rear sight slide to the meter mark that corresponds to the distance to the target meters. Fire a single round. Spot the impact of the round.

If the round is on target, fire another short burst to confirm the zero. If the round is not on target, go to Step 5. Assume a suitable firing position. Based on your situation, select a firing position that will allow you to observe and engage targets yet minimize your exposure to enemy fire.

Seated firing positions. Sit directly behind the weapon between the trail legs of the tripod. Extend your legs under the tripod Figure 1.

Seated firing position, legs extended. Cross your legs and place your elbows on the inside of your thighs for support when firing the weapon Figure 2. Seated firing position, legs crossed. Extend your legs, brace them on the trail legs of the tripod, and place your elbows on the inside of your thighs for support Figure 1, Figure 2, and Figure 3.

CI Figure 3. Seated firing position, legs braced. Kneel and grasp the control grips with your thumbs on the trigger Figure 4. Standing position for gun mounted on a vehicle pedestal Figure 5. Figure 5. Standing position for mounted gun. Acquire the target using correct sight alignment. Use correct gun manipulation technique Figure 6.

This is fire delivered against a point target. Only one aiming point is necessary with little or no manipulation of the gun. This is fire distributed against a wide target requiring successive changes in direction of gun. This is fire delivered against a deep target or a linear target with depth in width by successive changes in elevation. This is fire delivered in width and depth by successive changes in direction and elevation.

It is employed against a target whose long axis is oblique to the direction of fire. This is fire delivered against targets that require major changes in direction but little or no change in elevation. Loosen the traversing slide lock enough to swing the gun laterally. This is fire delivered against moving targets that must be rapidly engaged with fast changes in direction and elevation.

Techniques of fire with respect to the MK Use correct application of fire to engage specific targets. Engage point targets with fixed fire using a single aiming point Figure 7. Figure 7. Point target. Initially aim just outside of either flank and fire. Traverse fire back and forth from flank to flank, covering the entire target area Figure 8. Linear target.

Initially aim at the near flank with range set to the midpoint of the target unless another portion of the target is more critical or presents a greater threat. Fire on the near flank, then traverse and search back and forth, covering the entire target Figure 9. Linear target with depth. Initially aim at the end of the target closest to the gun, unless another portion of the target is more critical or presents a greater threat auto rifleman.

Fire and search up the far end and back again repeatedly Figure Deep target. Initially aim at the midpoint of the target area. Traverse and search to either flank, then traverse and search to the opposite flank Figure Engagement of area targets, single gun.

Use observation of fire and adjusted aiming point to place effective fire on the target. Observation of fire. Observe the strike of the rounds in relation to the target; adjust elevation and direction needed to move the center of impact onto the target.

NOTE: This does not call for use of the sights. The rounds impact 20 meters short and 50 meters right. To manipulate the gun onto the target, use the traversing and elevating mechanism hand wheels to move the nuzzle left and up the proper number of clicks.

Adjusted aiming point. Adjusted aiming point method. Fire on the targets until they are destroyed or until you receive an order to cease fire. Evaluation Preparation: Setup: Evaluate this task on a live-fire range designed for mm machine gun firing. Brief him on the task conditions, standards, and ammunitions. Tell him he will be evaluated on his ability to apply correct target engagement techniques and place effective fire on targets.

If firing form a vehicle, ammunition can bracket will be attached to the gun mount. Standards: Load linked ammunition through feed throat into feeder so that when cover is closed, the round is straight and firmly seated against the bolt and the ammunition will feed correctly.

Make sure the chamber is empty, the bolt is in the forward position, and the charger handles are in the up lock position. Make sure the safety switch is in the safe S position. Injury to personnel or damage to equipment could result. Insert the first round. Open the top cover and insert the first round through the feed throat into the feeder, link opening first Figure 1.

Insertion of first round through feed throat. Push or slide the round across the first set of feeder pawls, making sure the round is straight and firmly seated against the bolt Figure 2. Pushing round across feeder pawls. Index the feed slide assembly to the left and close the top cover Figure 3. Indexing the feed slide assembly. Charge the weapon Figure 4. Grasp charger handles palms down. Performance Steps 13 Figure 4.

Charging the MK 19 machine gun. Load the first round. Place safety switch in fire F position and press trigger. NOTE: Bolt will move forward and load the first round on the bolt-face half load.

Rotate charger handles down and pull them sharply to the rear until the bolt sears. This pulls the bolt with the loaded round into position for firing Full load. Push the chargers forward and rotate the charger handles up into the lock position. The weapon is fully loaded. Keep your weapon pointed downrange and the line of fire clear of objects. Evaluation Preparation: Setup: Provide the soldier with the equipment listed in conditions.

Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to load the MK 19 according to proper procedures. Make sure the chamber is empty, the bolt is forward, and the charger handles are in the lock position. Open the top cover and insert the first round through the feed throat and into the feeder, link opening first. Push or slide the round across the first set of feeder pawls, making sure the round is straight and firmly seated against the bolt. Push charger handles forward and rotate them up into the lock position.

Place safety switch on the fire F position and press the trigger. Standards: Unload the MK 19 machine gun, removing ammunition and empty casings. Clear the weapon, making sure the chamber is empty and the safety switch is in the safe S position. Place the safety switch on the safe S position. Return the charger handles to the forward position and rotate only one charger handle up. Insert the tip of a cleaning rod through the right hand rail as close to the bolt face as possible Figure 1.

Lift up on the cleaning rod to force the live round or case off the bolt face and out the bottom of the gun. Catch the live round or the spent case as it falls out. Removal of round or spent case. Remove linked rounds from the feeder.

Open the top cover. Check for rounds in the feeder. If you find any rounds in the feeder, perform the following actions Figure 2. Press the primary and secondary positioning pawls at the same time. Removal of linked rounds from the feeder. Place the safety switch in the fire F position.

Evaluation Preparation: Setup: Provide the soldier with the equipment listed in the task conditions statement. Brief Soldier: Tell the soldier to load the MK 19 according to the task steps. Place the safety switch on safe S position. Return the charger handles to the forward position, and rotate only one charger handle up. Insert the tip of a cleaning rod through the right-hand rail as close to the bolt face as possible.

Raise up on the cleaning rod to force the live round or case off the bolt face and out the bottom of the gun. Standards: Take immediate action.

If immediate action is unsuccessful, perform remedial action to identify the cause of the malfunction. Take immediate action to secure a runaway MK 19 machine gun; then take remedial action to eliminate the malfunction. Take corrective action for a MK 19 machine gun that is firing sluggishly. Apply immediate action when the weapon fails to fire during peacetime and during training. NOTE: Clear all nonessential personnel away from the gun position.

If anything unusual occurs during firing including short recoil, out of battery, excess smoke, flash, loud or muffled report, malfunction, or stoppage immediately inspect the weapon. Clear the weapon. Check the barrel for obstruction. Check the feeder, bolt face, and receiver for damage or unusual debris.

DO NOT try to clear an obstructed bore. To get assistance, follow the instructions in the local or unit SOP. Continued firing may cause death or injury. DO notify your supervisor. Pull the bolt to the rear to charge the weapon and have the assistant gunner catch the live round as it is ejected. If the weapon will not charge, stop immediate action and apply remedial action to clear a jammed bolt Step 2b. DO NOT let the bolt go forward--this could cause a round to fire accidentally.

DO NOT insert your hands into the receiver with the bolt locked to the rear on sear. If you do so, you could suffer a severe injury. Return the handles to the forward position, handles down. Notify your supervisor at once.