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DA Form 2408-4-3 — WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64A)

weapon sighting data (ah-64a)

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DA Form 2408-4-3 belongs to the DA series of Department of the Army publications. Its official title is WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64A), and its stated purpose is weapon sighting data (ah-64a). Edition in force: 10/01/1997. Publication status: ACTIVE. Length is 1 page(s), with roughly 172 fields available for entry.

Responsibility for content and revision lies with G-4. The prescribing directive is PAM 738-751, which sets both the trigger for use and the disposition of the completed document. Entry is made by the named party or by the records clerk holding the file, with review and signature applied in the prescribed order.

Distributed formats: PDF. The layout is common to all of them; what varies is the method of entry. The pdf is the reference version. In the fillable pdf the entry areas are live objects that accept typing; in the printable version the same areas are inert and are filled by hand after printing.

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What the form asks for

  • AZ_A
  • AZ_B
  • AZ_C
  • AZ_D
  • AZ_E
  • AZ_F
  • AZ_G
  • AZ_H
  • AZ_I
  • AZ_J
  • AirData
  • ContentArea1
  • Date
  • DateA
  • DateB
  • DateC
  • DateD
  • DateF
  • DateG
  • DateH
  • DateI
  • DateJ
  • EL_F
  • EL_G

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Questions and answers

What is DA Form 2408-4-3?
WEAPON SIGHTING DATA (AH-64A)
Which edition is current?
10/01/1997
Who is responsible for this form?
G-4
In which formats can it be downloaded?
PDF, PDF

Publisher notes

  1. 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA

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