Call to Fire

Question 1

List the elements in a call to fire?

6

Answer 1

1. Observer ID
2. Warning Order
3. Target location
4. Target description
5. Method of engagement
6. Method of fire and control

Question 2

Regardless of the method of target location used, the normal call for fire is: __________

Answer 2

Sent in 3 transmissions consisting of 6 elements

Question 3

If the observer does not accurately describe this, the rounds may not be effective:

Answer 3

Target description

Question 4

This consists of the type of mission and the size of the element:

Answer 4

Warning order

Question 5

This is the most important part in the call for fire:

Answer 5

Target location

Question 6

When used by the observer, this can reduce the sporadic enaggement of the target

Answer 6

Method of Fire and Control

Question 7

This element tells the fire direction center who you are

Answer 7

Observer ID

Question 8

Write an initial adjust fire request using the following information – you are blue 3, the FDC is red 6, location of the target is ZX534678, target is troops in the open, authentication is x-ray, HE in effect:

Answer 8

1: Red 6 this is Blue 3 adjust fire, over

2: ZX534678 over

3: Troops in the open, HE in effect, I authenticate X-ray, over

Question 9

Who determines HOW the target will be attacked?

Answer 9

FDC

Question 10

Is direction sent before or with the first subsequent adjustment?

Answer 10

before

Question 11

When sending a grid mission, does the observer’s location need to be known by the FDC?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

The term polar alerts the FDC that the target willm be located with respect to who’s position?

Answer 12

The observer’s

Question 13

When sending a polar mission, must the observer’s locastion be known to the FDC?

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Vertical shifts are sent to the FDC by using the terms:

Answer 14

Up and down if the difference between the observer and the target altitude is 33 meters or greater

Question 15

You are an observer. The FDC knows your location. You see enemy movement on a ridgeline in the open. They are located on an azimuth of 1800 mils and a distance of 3800 meters from your location. Your call sign is Z82 and the FDC is R68. What is your call for fire?

Answer 15

1: R68 this is Z82 adjust fire polar over

2: Dir 1800, Dis 3800 over

3: Enemy movement on the ridgeline over

Question 16

If a grid call for fire is the standard, what is the most preferred?

Answer 16

Shift from known point

Question 17

When conducting a shift mission, the observer does not need a map. What must the observer know?

Answer 17

The known point

Question 18

The lateral shift is:

Answer 18

A left or right correction that brings the round onto the observer target line

Question 19

The Lateral Shift has been determined:

To get Lateral Shift, you multiply: _____

Answer 19

The shift factor by the deviation. This is rounded to the nearest 10 meters

Question 20

The Shift Factor

The Shift Factor is the formula used to convert: _________

Answer 20

the deviation from mils to meters and brings the strike of the round onto the OT line

Question 21

When the deviation is needed quickly, you can: _______

Answer 21

Use the field expedient hand method to obtain deviation

Question 22

You observe an enemy convoy stopped in the open. They are located 4 fingers to the right and 300 meters above your known point (AC1556). Your direction and distance to your known point is 500 mils and 3400 meters respectively. Your call sign is Z56 and the FDC is N18. What is your call for fire?

Answer 22

1: N18 this is Z56 adjust fire, shift AC1556 over

2: Dir 625, right 425, add 300, over

3: Enemy convoy stopped in the open, over

Question 23

What is the term used to identify the spot at which the rounds will be most effective?

Answer 23

Adjustment point

Question 24

Creeping fires are used when the target is: ______

Answer 24

Danger close

Question 25

The OT direction is sent at: ________

Answer 25

at the end of the initial call for fire, before the first adjustment

Question 26

OT direction is sent in: ___________

Answer 26

Grid azimuth to the nearest 10 mils

Question 27

What are the 2 types of adjustments?

Answer 27

Area and precision

Question 28

During a polar fire mission the FDC must know the location of?

Answer 28

The observer

Question 29

What is an adjustment point?

Answer 29

A well-defined point in the center of the target that the observer use to adjust fire on to

Question 30

When calling a shift from known point mission what must you say after calling SHIFT in the first transmission?

Answer 30

The Known point number

Question 31

FDC is responsible for: _____________

Answer 31

Deciding how a target will be attacked, based on the Target description sent by the observer

Question 32

What are the 4 types of adjustment techniques for area adjustment?

Answer 32

Hasty, successive, creeping, and one round

Question 33

What is divided by 1000 to get the shift factor?

Answer 33

The range from the observer to the well known point