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TC 3-20.31-040 Direct Fire Kill Chain

TC 3-20.31-040

Direct Fire Kill Chain

Army · TC · Jun 2025 · 200 pages

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The purpose of the direct fire kill chain is to provide a standard description of all the tasks and actions of the firers, teams, squads, crews, and platoons employing direct fire weapon systems. This allows Soldiers and leaders to maximize the effects of lethal fires against any threat while simultaneously reducing or eliminating fratricide and collateral damage. Introductory figure-1 presents the direct fire kill chain. Introductory figure-1. Direct fire kill chain PURPOSE This training circular describes the kill chain for direct fire weapons as it applies to Soldiers, leaders, crews, squads, and platoons. It provides an overview of the kill chain, including each interconnected task and the specific outcomes they must accomplish regardless of the steps taken to achieve those outcomes.

DesignationTC 3-20.31-040

EditionJun 2025

StatusActive

ProponentTRADOC

Pages200

FunctionSmall Unit Tactics

EchelonSquad

CollectionCurrent Doctrine

Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. This publication supersedes TC 3-20.31-4, dated 23 July 2015.

References 16

TC 3-20.31-4Not in the Vault
TC 3-0.31-040Not in the Vault