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DA Form 7541-1-6 is a Department of the Army form in the DA series. Title of record: SCORECARD FOR M41 IMPROVED TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ITAS) GUNNERY: TABLE 6, SQUAD QUALIFICATION. Function: scorecard for m41 improved target acquisition system (itas) gunnery: table 6, squad qualification. The edition presently published bears the date 11/01/2015, with a status of ACTIVE. Physical extent is 1 page(s) and about 200 fillable fields.
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What the form asks for
- ATT_Day
- ATT_Engagements
- ATT_Night
- Automatic_Zero
- Baseline1
- Baseline2
- Baseline3
- Baseline4
- Baseline5
- Combined
- Combined_Total
- Commander
- Commanders_Signature
- Crew_Cuts
- Crew_Cuts1
- Crew_Cuts10
- Crew_Cuts11
- Crew_Cuts12
- Crew_Cuts13
- Crew_Cuts14
- Crew_Cuts15
- Crew_Cuts2
- Crew_Cuts3
- Crew_Cuts4
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Questions and answers
- What is DA Form 7541-1-6?
- SCORECARD FOR M41 IMPROVED TARGET ACQUISITION SYSTEM (ITAS) GUNNERY: TABLE 6, SQUAD QUALIFICATION
- Which edition is current?
- 11/01/2015
- Who is responsible for this form?
- T2COM
- In which formats can it be downloaded?
- PDF, PDF
Publisher notes
- 42-ITEM ONLY PRODUCED IN ELECTRONIC MEDIA