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Enhancing Machine Gunning Skills
19 September 2006
The Enhanced Basic All Arms Recruit Course 338 has completed extended machine gun training using the new MAG 58s recently acquired by Army.
Formerly, recruits got only brief training to TOETS (test of elementary training skills) level with the C9, their light section machine gun, and were not trained using the heavier 7.62mm GPMG machine gun.
However, the recruits in the Enhanced Basic course have had an extra day of range practice on the C9, qualified to RRL2 (recruit range lesson 2). This was followed by three days on the new MAG 58, qualifying to RRL2, with accurate grouping and hitting targets at 300m.
Recruits have received this training as they are all likely to come across this weapon during their career in the Army, especially in its role in convoy protection and FOP (Forward Operations Post) defence. It is also used as a company-level infantry weapon, on the NZLAV as coax and Platt-mount guns, and in 16 Field Regiment for air defence.
This page was last reviewed on 21 September 2006 and is current.
