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End the EFC confusion.


It's been said that what you don't know Don't know (DK, DKed)

"Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party.
 can hurt you. At the very least it can make you pretty darned darned  
adj.
Damned.

Adj. 1. darned - expletives used informally as intensifiers; "he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or
 confused.

There are two new rounds being fielded for the M1-series tank: the M829A3 sabot and the M1028 canister round. The confusion comes when updating DA Form 2408-4. Gun Record Card, after firing the new rounds.

Tankers have long been used to an equivalent full charge (EFC EFC Expected Family Contribution
EFC Expect(ed) Further Clearance
EFC Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
EFC Evangelical Free Church
EFC Eastfield College
EFC Everton Football Club
EFC Electronic Fee Collection
) of one per round fired. That's been the standard no matter what round was fired. The new rounds are different. For each of these rounds fired, the EFC will be two.

When you enter the type of round fired on the automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 DA Form 24084. it'll automatically enter a "2" in the EFC column. So don't be confused when you see it.

For more info on how to use the automated gun card system, see Pages 8-9 of PS 620 (Jul 04). Or check it out online art:

https://www.logsa.army.mil/pub/ psissuesA/620/620-08-09.pdf
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Date:Nov 1, 2005
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