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DA Form 5517 Standard Range Card
What Is DA Form 5517?
DA Form 5517, Standard Range Card , is an application developed by the U.S. Department of the Army (DA). The purpose of the document is to help in planning and controlling fires and helping squad gunners and their crew reach their targets when visibility is limited. It is presented as a sketch of a certain sector that will be covered with direct fire.
DA Form 5517 was last revised on February 1, 2016 . Before this revision, the form was known as DA Form 5517-R. A fillable DA Form 5517 Range Card Form is available for download below.
DA Form 5517 Instructions
In order to understand how tofill out the document, the individual is required to see Field Manual 3-21.71, Mechanized Infantry Platoon And Squad (Bradley). It contains thorough instructions on what is supposed to be included in the sketch:
- Sectors of fire;
- Target reference points;
- Dead space;
- Maximum engagement line;
- Weapons reference point.
After the gunner is finished with the sketch, they are supposed to fill out the data sections, such as (but not limited to):
- Unit Description. This includes bumper number, platoon, company, etc.
- Magnetic North. In this section, the gunner is supposed to orient the Standard Range Card with the terrain and draw the direction of the magnetic north arrow.
- Position Identification. Here, the gunner is supposed to list whether it is an alternate, primary, or supplementary position;
- Date. The date when the range card was completed.
- Weapon. In this line, the gunner must state the vehicle type and bumper number.
- Distance (Each circle equals "____" meters). The gunner must state the distance between circles;
- Elevation. The gunner must show the gun elevation reading in tens or hundreds of miles;
- Ammunition. This part requires specifying the types of ammunition used.
- Description. This section is used to indicate the name of the object (for example farmhouse, wood line, hilltop, etc.).
