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Chapter 2 ⎯ Description of the Proposed Action and Alternativesan 88 percent increase over the IBCT in the number of ammunition rounds required for annual qualification.These rounds would be fired on approved training ranges in accordance with Army and FortCarson safety policies and procedures. A vast majority of this increase is needed for the SBCT’s increasednumbers Soldiers to qualify on small arms and crew-served weapons systems. In addition tosmall arms training, the SBCT would conduct 105-mm MGS qualification on Fort Carson’s MPTRand DMPRC. Indirect fire training on Fort Carson’s mortar range and into its impact areas would increasewhen compared to the IBCT.Figure 2–15 Siting Constraints of the Battle Area Complex at PCMS and its ProjectileSurface Danger ZoneThe overall increase in munitions and live-fire training activities would increase minimally when analyzingthe total training requirements of Fort Carson, however. Given the similar training requirementsand larger caliber and more frequent munitions firing activities of the three HBCTs that wouldbe stationed at Fort Carson, the increase in SBCT firing activities compared with the IBCTs wouldpresent negligible differences in their overall effects. Table 2–2 shows the differences in annual ammunitionauthorizations between the 2/25 th SBCT and the 4/4 th .February 2008 2–44 2/25th SBCT Final EIS