Attachment_1_-_Target_Salient_Characteristics.docx

USAF TARGETS

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS

I. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the pre made targets is to provide Air Force Combat Arms personnel with three premade targets; the Pistol Air Force Qualification Course (AFQC) Practice, Pistol AFQC Evaluation, and Rifle/Carbine AFQC saving the AF time and money

II. OVERALL DESIGN (SHAPE):

a. Designed in the silhouette of the human torso from the belt line to the top of the head with the arms down by both sides of the body

b. Specifically, the torso must be 19.5” wide, the head must be 8.25” wide, and the silhouette must be 40” tall from base to the top of the head (The silhouette must meet the same dimensions of Military E-Silhouette NSN 6920-00-600-6874)

c. For the Pistol AFQC Practice target it shall have two white circles on the torso, one 10” and one 6”

d. For the Pistol AFQC Evaluation target it shall have two black circles on the torso, one 10” and one 6”

e. For the Rifle/Carbine AFQC target it shall have three white circles, two 10” circles and one 6” circle

III. CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS:

a. The weight of the paper should be heavy, similar to construction paper (~60 gsm)

b. The paper color for all targets is Olive Drab Green

c. White circles for the Pistol AFQC Practice target and Rifle/Carbine AFQC target

d. Black circles for the Pistol AFQC Evaluation target

e. The weight (width) of the circle lines should be between 1/16” to 1/32”

f. The width and brightness of the white circles must enable the shooter to clearly see the circles at a distance from 3 meters up to 25 meters

g. The width and brightness of the black circles must be dark enough for instructors to identify the black line while scoring, yet light enough the shooter cannot clearly see it at a distance from 3 meters

h. For the Pistol AFQC Practice and Evaluation targets, Center the 10-inch circle on the target with the top edge of the circle 13-1/4 inches from the top of the head of the target and center the 6-inch circle in the head of the target with the top of the circle 3 inches below the top of the target

i. For the Rifle/Carbine AFQC target

i. Two 10” Circles –

1. First Circle – slightly higher and to the right, where the outside edge of each circle is 1.25” from right edge of the silhouette, the bottom edge of the circle is 16.25” from the bottom of the silhouette, and the number “1” also in white centered in the circle

2. Second Circle – slightly lower to the left, where the outside edge of each circle is 1.25” from r left edge of the silhouette, the bottom edge of the circle is 9.25” from the bottom of the silhouette, and the number “2” also in white centered in the circle

ii. Center the 6-inch circle in the head of the target with the top of the circle 3 inches below the top of the target

IV. PACKAGING AND QUANTITY:

a. Preferred packaging is 500 targets per box