Infantry Weapons With Fire Conduct

1. Describe basic facts and terms of infantry weapons.
2. Summarize purpose and TT characteristics of infantry weapons.
3. Apply simple actions in familiar conditions.
4. Operate all types of contemporary infantry weapons.
5. Apply training methods and infantry weapons shooting.
6. Distinguish contemporary tools and instruments for successful infantry weapon shooting.
7. Classify contemporary unconventional lethal means.
8. Assess responsibility for executing simple fire tasks in familiar conditions and environment.

Lectures will be held once a week for 3 hours.

One seminar paper is intended.

Exercises will be held once a week for 2 hours.

1. Lectures: Introduction to the subject (contents, concept and history of Small Arms and Light infantry weapons). Basics of theory of shooting (cartridge ignition, the initial speed of bullet, motion of the bullet through the air, bullet trajectory, aiming and bullet trajectory). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
2. Lectures: Basics of theory of shooting (cartridge ignition, the initial speed, bullet trajectory, aiming and bullet trajectory). Fundamental characteristics and working principles of small arms (definition, division, attributes, working principles, cycle, types with respect to working principles, malfunctions). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
3. Lectures: Fundamental characteristics and working principles of small arms (definition, division, attributes, working principles, cycle, types with respect to working principles, malfunctions). Shooting rules (shooting preparation and conduct, choosing and setting firing position, shooting positions, distance to target estimation, picking target and targeting point, shooting conduct). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
4. Lectures: Shooting rules (shooting preparation and conduct, choosing and setting firing position, shooting positions, distance to target estimation, picking target and targeting point, shooting conduct). Personal Shooting Weapons (rifles, small machineguns, handguns, machineguns). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
5. Lectures: Personal Shooting Weapons (rifles, small machineguns, handguns, machineguns). Collective Small Arms (light, middle weight and heavy machineguns). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
6. Lectures: Personal Shooting Weapons (rifles, small machineguns, handguns, machineguns). Collective Small Arms (light, middle weight and heavy machineguns). Exercises: Small arms by subject: handling, disassembly, shooting positions, handling malfunctions, safety measures, and maintenance.
7. 1st preliminary exam (colloquium).
8. Lectures: Collective Small Arms (light and heavy machineguns). Small Arms sights (concept, aiming, mechanical and optical sights, keeping and maintenance). Exercises: Preparations for shooting from automatic rifle. (Planning, organization, preparation and implementation of the shooting).
9. Lectures: Collective Small Arms (light and heavy machineguns). Small Arms sights (concept, aiming, mechanical and optical sights, keeping and maintenance). Exercises: Conduct preparation shooting from AP-JPVHS.
10. Lectures: Snipers (concept, purpose, types, handling). Small arms ammunition (division, description, basic characteristics). Exercises: Preparation and conduct of shooting from light machine gun.
11. Lectures: Basic maintenance and safety measures. Hand grenades (concept, division, purpose, main parts). Grenade launchers and Man portable anti-tank systems (MPATS), Hand grenades (concept, division, purpose, description, handling). Exercises: MPATS and Grenade launchers (handling, disassembly/assembly, malfunction, safety measures).
12. Lectures: Grenade launchers and Man portable anti-tank systems (MPATS), (concept, division, purpose, description, handling). Basic terms of anti-tank weapons (TT characteristics, division, working principles). Development and TT characteristics of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM). Exercises: Preparation of shooting from grenade and rocket launcer. (Planning, organization, preparation and implementation of the shooting).
13. Lectures: Development and TT characteristics of anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM), (purpose, division by guidance type, characteristics of 1st, 2nd and 3rd weapon generation). Exercises: ATGM 9K115 Metis, ATGM 9K111 Fagot and ATGM 9K113 Konkurs (handling, disassembly/assembly, malfunction, safety measures).
14. Lectures: ATGM 9K115 Metis, ATGM 9K111 Fagot and ATGM 9K113 Konkurs, (purpose, working principle, system description). Exercises: ATGM 9K115 Metis, ATGM 9K111 Fagot and ATGM 9K113 Konkurs (handling, disassembly/assembly, malfunction, safety measures).
15. 2nd preliminary exam (colloquium).