FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN
R 071458Z JAN 08
UNCLAS
SUBJ:FY 08 MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM STANDARDIZATION OF TABLE 2 TARGETS MARADMIN 013/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC MCCDC//
SUBJ /FY 08 MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM STANDARDIZATION OF /TABLE 2 TARGETS//
POC/JR/MORENO/CAPT/MPMS,WTBN/LOC: QUANTICO/TEL: DSN 278-5520
/COM: (703) 784-5520/EMAIL:JAMES.MORENO@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. BACKGROUND.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO ADDRESS THE STANDARDIZATION FOR TABLE 2 TARGETS FOR THE MARINE CORPS COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM (MCCMP).  THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO THE TABLE 2 TARGETS WILL ENSURE ENTRY-LEVEL TRAINING SITES ARE UTILIZING BOLD VISIBLE LINES AND ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING SITES ARE UTILIZING FAINT LINES DESIGNATING LETHAL VITAL AREAS ON THE TARGET DURING THE CONDUCT OF TABLE 2. CONDUCT OF TABLE 3 AND TABLE 4 WILL UTILIZE FAINT LINES FOR TARGETS AT ALL TRAINING SITES.  IN ADDITION, COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP COACHES AND COMBAT MARKSMANSHIP TRAINERS WILL CONTINUE TO REFER TO THE T-BOX, CHEST CAVITY, AND PELVIC REGION AS LETHAL VITAL AREAS TO REINFORCE THE COMBAT MINDSET.
2. IMPLEMENTATION.  STARTING 1 DECEMBER 2007, TARGETS USED FOR TABLE 2, AT ENTRY LEVEL SITES (MCRD PARRIS ISLAND, MCRD SAN DIEGO, AND WTBN, QUANTICO) WILL BE TARGETS WITH VISIBLE BOLD LINES DESIGNATING LETHAL VITAL AREAS (T-BOX, CHEST CAVITY, PELVIC REGION) DURING THE ENTIRETY OF TABLE 2 TRAINING.  FOR ANNUAL RIFLE TRAINING, TABLE 2 TARGETS WILL UTILIZE FAINT LINES DESIGNATING LETHAL VITAL AREAS DURING THE ENTIRETY OF TABLE 2. THE
FAINT LINES FOR THESE AREAS ARE INTENDED TO BE VISIBLE UP CLOSE FOR SCORING PURPOSES BUT NOT VISIBLE TO SHOOTERS AT THE 25-YARD LINE AND BEYOND. SHOTS PENETRATING THE FAINT/VISIBLE SCORING AREAS WILL BE SCORED AS 2 POINTS, 1 POINT FOR HITTING THE TARGET, AND NO POINTS FOR MISSES.  TARGETS FOR TABLE 3 AND TABLE 4 WILL UTILIZE FAINT LINES DESIGNATING LETHAL VITAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF TABLE 3 AND TABLE 4.
3. STANDARDIZING TABLE 2 THROUGH 4 TARGETS. THE CURRENT TARGET AND SCORING SYSTEM HAS ALLOWED THE SHOOTER TO EARN POINTS DURING STAGES OF FIRE THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR HEAD SHOTS IN ORDER TO SCORE LESS DIFFICULT POINTS. IN ORDER TO DIRECT THE TRAINING BACK TO ITS INTENDED PURPOSE, FOR ENTRY LEVEL SITES AND ANNUAL TRAINING SITES, A FAINT LINE WILL BE DRAWN ACROSS THE NECK OF THE TABLE 2 TARGET AT THE TOP OF THE SHOULDERS.  SHOTS INTENDED FOR THE
T-BOX BUT DELIVERED BELOW THE FAINT LINE INDICATING WHERE THE HEAD SCORING AREA ENDS, WILL BE SCORED AS MISSES.  SHOTS PENETRATING THE FAINT LINE OR PENETRATING THE TARGET ABOVE THE FAINT LINE WILL BE SCORED AS HITS (WITH 2 POINTS IN THE T-BOX, 1 POINT IN THE HEAD ABOVE THE FAINT LINE). THIS TARGET MODIFICATION IS INTENDED TO FORCE THE SHOOTER TO PROPERLY ENGAGE THE TARGET PER THE SHOT DRILL.
4. STANDARDIZING MOVING TARGETS.  MOVING TARGETS WILL ALSO BE STANDARDIZED IN ORDER TO REFLECT AN ACTUAL MOVING TARGET FROM A PROFILE PERSPECTIVE.  FOR MOVING TARGETS, MODIFIED TABLE 2 TARGETS WILL BE UTILIZED.  THE ECHO TARGET WILL HAVE A 12 INCH WIDE SCORING AREA (FROM HEAD TO BASE), WITH 4 INCH FEEDBACK AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SCORING AREA.  THE PURPOSE OF THE 12 INCH SCORING AREA IS TO ESTABLISH A PROFILE VIEW OF A TARGET.  THE 4 INCH FEEDBACK AREAS WILL PROVIDE SHOOTERS A VISUAL OF WHERE THEIR SHOTS ARE IMPACTING THE TARGET.  THE FEEDBACK AREA SHOULD CONTRAST WITH THE SCORING AREA BUT BLEND WITHIN THE RANGE BACKGROUND.
5. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STANDARD TARGET FOR GSA PURCHASE WILL BE
FORTHCOMING.  IN THE INTERIM, RANGE FACILITIES WILL MANUFACTURE THE TARGETS MANUALLY. REFER TO THE FOLLOWING WEBPAGE TO REFERENCE THE EXACT TARGET DIMENSIONS FOR THE LETHAL VITAL AREAS AND THE HORIZONTAL LINE ACROSS THE SHOULDERS AND THE MOVING TARGET
DIMENSIONS:
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6. ADDRESS QUESTIONS TO THE MARKSMANSHIP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, DOCTRINE SECTION, WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION, QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.
TEL: DSN 278-5520 COM: (703) 784-5520 .
7. THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
8. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN JAMES F. AMOS, COMMANDING GENERAL, MCCDC.//