The kneeling firing position was Army marksmanship doctrine for engagements between 25 and 300 meters when standing was too exposed and prone wasn't possible. In Mogadishu on October 3, 1993, that description covered most of the fight. Rangers took fire from rooftops, from windows, and from behind vehicles at close range, in narrow streets where lying prone meant lying in the open. Kneeling — one knee down, elbow braced against the raised knee — kept the shooter's lower body behind cover while giving him an aimed shot over cars, low walls, and rubble. The Ranger here wears the older six-color "chocolate chip" desert BDU, still in supply from Gulf War stocks and common in the early Somalia deployment.

The single figure kneels on his left knee, right knee raised, M16A2 rifle at the shoulder with his left elbow braced on the knee for stability — the textbook kneeling shooting position. He wears the six-color desert battle dress uniform (DBDU) with the older woodland-pattern Kevlar helmet cover, ballistic goggles pushed up on the helmet, and standard Ranger load-bearing equipment. Pair the figure with the Ranger Fire Team as the automatic rifleman's covering partner, with Rangers M249 SAW Team for the squad's belt-fed support, or with Ranger NCO Shouting Orders as the squad leader directing his fire.

King & Country model BHD004. 1/30 scale (approximately 60mm), matte-painted metal. Single foot figure kneeling firing with M16A2 rifle, on sculpted groundwork base. Boxed.