INFANTRY LIVE-FIRE TRAINING - United States Army

1 TC 7-9 INFANTRY LIVE-FIRE TRAINING HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE army DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication is available at army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at TC 7-9, C1 PIN: 013649-001 Change 1 Headquarters Department of the army Washington, DC, 3 April 2014 INFANTRY LIVE-FIRE TRAINING 1. This transmittal sheet changes TC 7-9, dated Sep 1993, from an electronic media only (EMO) product to both EMO and Book products.

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3 This page intentionally left blank. TC 7-9 i TC 7-9iiTC 7-9iiiPREFACEThis publication bridges the gap between individual and collectivemarksmanship addresses both fire and maneuver withemphasis on LFXs for dismounted INFANTRY . This publication is for use byall leaders of INFANTRY units and should be used in conjunction withARTEP 7-8-MTP and ARTEP 7-7J-MTP. It provides guidance andexamples to help the commander set up his own LFXs based on his unit sMETL. It complements existing TRAINING manuals and assists commandersin planning, executing, and evaluating LFXs.

4 Some duplication occursamong chapters. The intent is to allow junior leaders executing TRAINING toread and copy only those chapters pertaining to publication focuses on TRAINING the trainer to conduct measurable andrealistic LFXs at buddy-team through platoon level. It also provides thecompany, battalion,and brigade with a document that outlines theresources available and their costs. It is not a sole-source document. (Seethe references for a list of manuals to study before conducting an LFX.)Leaders should always check army and installation safety regulations, anddoctrine and TRAINING manuals before conducting an proponent of this publication is the US army INFANTRY School.

5 Sendcomments and recommendations on DA Form 2028 directly toCommandant, US army INFANTRY School, ATTN: ATSH-OTT-T, FortBenning, GA this publication States otherwise, masculine nouns and pronouns do not refer exclusively to 1 TRAINING STRATEGYTo be successful on the battlefield, the commander must know thecapabilities of his weapons and soldiers. He should use LFXs to trainunder warlike chapter discusses the army sphilosophy of LFXs; the LIVE-FIRE TRAINING concept; how to develop atraining strategy; special terms used to discuss LFXs; and the cyclic,progressive sustainment strategy needed to maintain a unit s live -fireskills.

6 For a commander s TRAINING strategy to be productive, he musttrain the trainer. A review of this circular, classes and discussions, anda TEWT provide a good start in TRAINING the trainer on the basics oflive fire . If unit leaders are not trained first, resources are wasted andsoldier death and injury army PHILOSOPHY OF LIVE-FIRE EXERCISESThe army s philosophy of LFXs is to train to combat readiness, whichincludes Establishing a commander s maneuver area or box where theleader can select the direction and method of fire and maneuverbased on all organic and nonorganic (direct and indirect)weapons systems and all combat-related activities (for example, casualtycollection and evacuation and combat service support)

7 To includeplatoon slice elements to support squad TRAINING and companyslice elements to support platoon realistic targetry and return fire (MILES and simulators).Everyone is responsible for safety during the LFX. Range controlsupports the commander in the conduct of realistic LIVE-FIRE exercisesunhampered by artificial safety restrictions. Their primary concern is thatno rounds exit the maneuver area, not the methods of fire integration andmaneuver within the , LFXs should combine army trainingdoctrine and literature (Figure 1-1, page 1-2).

8 1-1TC 7-91-2. CONCEPTLive- fire TRAINING must be coupled with force-on-force TRAINING . Eachcomplements the other with different aspects of combat force-on-force TRAINING with MILES reinforces realistic actionsduring LFXs. LIVE-FIRE TRAINING trains the unit in many areas. One of themost important is encompasses theemployment and accuracy of all weapons and weapon systems; thisincludes grenade marksmanship, machine gun marksmanship, antiarmormarksmanship, and so TERMSThe following terms are used when discussing Static Firing Range.

9 This range involves no movement once firingbegins. It is typically used for missions such as defend or conduct anambush (unless assault fire is used during the ambush). An example of astatic range is the individual qualification Maneuver Range. This range involves fire and movement and maybe used for missions such as attack or movement to contact. An exampleof a maneuver range is the multipurpose range complex (MPRC).1-2TC 7-9c. Collective marksmanship refers to theaccuracy of multiple weapon systems by a group of two or more Maneuver maneuver box is a temporary or permanentdesignated TRAINING area that allows units to approach an objective usingorganic and nonorganic weapons systems in a LIVE-FIRE scenario.

10 This boxmight use parts of the installation impact area for maneuver and or fire .(See Appendix G for more information.)e. Static Marksmanship. Static marksmanship involves no movementafter firing Mobile Marksmanship. Mobile marksmanship involves firing STRATEGY DEVELOPMENTI nfantry units have different amounts and types of equipment andpersonnel. All of these components must be included in a Figures 1-2 through 1-5 show the components of the systemsaddressed in this manual. These systems can be supplemented to matchany unit s 7-91-4TC times the components of a system may vary personnelstrengths rarely remain constant; specific weapons may be turned in formaintenance.