Tactical Shooting & Response Techniques Flashcards
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When conducting a building search as part of a two-person team, which door-entry method minimizes the 'fatal funnel' exposure?
Answer: Agents buttonhook or cross-entry from opposite sides of the doorway
Buttonhook and cross-entry techniques allow both agents to clear the door threshold from the sides, reducing the time either spends in the doorway's fatal funnel.
What effect does adrenaline-induced tachypsychia have on a shooter during a high-stress encounter?
Answer: It can cause time distortion and tunnel vision, impairing situational awareness
Tachypsychia under stress commonly causes time distortion, tunnel vision, and auditory exclusion, which can degrade tactical awareness.
In the FBI's marksmanship doctrine, what is the minimum standard for considering a shot 'effective' on a human threat?
Answer: Hits that immediately incapacitate or stop the threat's hostile action
Effectiveness is defined by whether the shot stops the threat's hostile action, not simply by hit location or round count.
An agent is engaging a moving target at 25 yards. What adjustment is required compared to a stationary target?
Answer: Lead the target in the direction of movement to account for travel during bullet flight
Leading a moving target means aiming slightly ahead of the direction of travel so the bullet arrives where the target will be, not where they are when the trigger is pressed.
What is the tactical rationale for using 'controlled pairs' rather than a single shot when engaging a threat?
Answer: Physiological stopping power of a single round is uncertain, so two rapid shots improve incapacitation probability
Because a single handgun round cannot guarantee incapacitation, two rapid well-placed shots increase the probability of stopping the threat quickly.
When providing cover for a partner who is moving to a new position, what is the covering agent's primary responsibility?
Answer: Maintain observation and fire superiority on the threat to suppress movement toward the partner
The covering agent must watch the threat and be prepared to engage to prevent the threat from targeting the moving partner.
What does 'positive target identification' require before an FBI agent may fire?
Answer: Certainty that the target presents an imminent threat and is not an innocent bystander or fellow officer
Agents must positively identify the threat to prevent fratricide and civilian casualties, which requires clear identification of hostile intent and action.