Fire Discipline Flashcards
In what manner are subsequent elevations ordered to the guns?
A. New Elevation
B. Add or Drop
During any Fire Mission, what orders are required for a gun to be initially loaded?
A. Load B. Adjust Fire C. Fire for Effect D. Tank Alert E. Engage during Fire Mission Open Action F. "X" rounds Fire for Effect G. Continuous Illumination G. Coordinated Illumination
What does CEASE LOADING mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Guns are not to be reloaded. (All action on the guns with the exception of loading shall continue in accordance with the orders received.)
CANCELLED BY: CANCEL CEASE LOADING. New mission.
What does CHECK FIRING mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Stop firing immediately. All action on the guns with the exception of firing shall continue in accordance with orders received.
CANCELLED BY:
CANCEL CHECK FIRING
What does CONTINUOUS FIRE mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Guns are loaded and fired continuously at fire for effect. On this order, the guns shall continue to fire until fire is temporarily suspended by CEASE LOADING, CHECK FIRING or the fire mission is terminated
What does REST mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Is a command that indicates unit(s) or gun(s) to which it is addressed shall not follow up fire orders during the time it is in force. The detachment commander may order routine work and detachments remain at their positions in action.
CANCELLED BY:
CANCEL REST
What does STAND EASY mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Used by the CPO to order withdrawal of detachments from the guns except at the termination of a fire mission when END OF MISSION shall be used. The detachment commander may also use STAND EASY.
CANCELLED BY: TAKE POST or a new fire mission
What does STAND FAST mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Used only for local safety and may be ordered by any person in the interest of safety. On its receipt all action on the gun position shall cease immediately and all persons shall remain motionless at their positions.
CANCELLED BY: CANCEL STAND FAST and can only be ordered by the originator.
What does TAKE POST mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Used by the CPO or detachment commander when detachments are required to assume their positions in action.
CANCELLED BY:
STAND EASY or END OF MISSION
What does VERIFY mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING:
Attention is drawn to an obvious mistake or omission.
What does PREMATURE mean and what, if any, special orders cancel or modify it?
MEANING: Round has exploded in bore, at muzzle or in front of gun (100+ metres).
After initial loading, guns will be reloaded on what orders?
A. During adjustment:
- Elevation - Load
B. During Fire for Effect:
- "X" rounds Fire for Effect - Load - Time on Target - During Coordinated Illumination - Continuous Illumination
How may alterations to gun correction be ordered?
A. New Gun Correction
B. Raise or Lower
What cancels a previously ordered gun correction?
A. A new gun correction
B. New Fire Mission
How are Fuze Corrections ordered to the Guns?
A. Length
B. Shorten
C. New gun correction
Are fuze settings cumulative? How are they cancelled?
No. They are not cumulative.
Cancelled by ordering a new fuze setting
When may the CPO order “LOAD” in his initial sequence of orders?
Any time after the orders pertaining to ammunition are complete.
You have been ordered to fire “5 ROUNDS FIRE FOR EFFECT”. After firing two rounds, a new order is received: “6 ROUNDS FIRE FOR EFFECT”. What is the total number of rounds you would fire?
8 Rounds
Name three ways of determining when a gun is hot.
A. Spittle test
B. Touch Test
C. Paint Blisters
What orders terminate a fire mission?
A. End of Mission
B. Tank Alert
What is the aim of Fire Discipline?
To ensure that in response to fire orders the appropriate action is taken at the guns strictly in accordance with the intention of the originator and with the minimum of delay.
Why are Fire Orders given in a specific sequence?
To minimize delay and to ensure that mistakes or omissions are readily detected.
When is “ROUNDS COMPLETE” reported to the CPO by a detachment commander?
When ordered to by the CPO (after all rounds have been fired as ordered in fire for effect).
In his initial orders to the guns, the CPO will order the bearing. How may he order alterations to bearings?
A. New bearing
B. Right or Left
What is the standard interval between firing of guns on the order “BATTERY RIGHT/LEFT”?
5 Seconds
Orders have been received which will result in your gun being left loaded when it is hot. What report will you make to the CPO?
Number “X” loaded. Gun Hot.
What two orders may be given to prepare the gun position for possible armoured or ground attack?
Armoured Vehicles: TANK ALERT
Ground Troops: FIRE MISSION OPEN ACTION
Engagement orders for the defence of the gun position contain what four elements?
A. Warning order
B. Location
C. Description
D. Method of Engagement
What order gives the detachment commander authority to assume control during an open action mission?
“ENGAGE”
During “TANK ALERT”, what order will cause a detachment commander to cease his engagement?
A. Right or Left sector
B. Reference point
C. GPO or Section Leader personally directing it onto target.
List three ways in which a gun loaded with wrong ammunition can be cleared.
A. Number _____,
B. Number _____,
C. Number _____, fire as first round fire for effect.
If the guns are to be fired in succession from the “RIGHT”, what order can be expected from the CPO? (Give examples in adjustment and fire for effect.)
A. AMC No 1 and No 2, Battery Right, Adjust Fire
B. AMC Battery Right, 1 Round Fire for Effect.
What order(s) cancel(s) CONVERGE?
A. New Converge
B. Cancel Converge
In his initial orders to the guns, the CPO ordered the original bearing in the form “BEARING 3256”. What orders could he use to change this bearing? Give examples.
A. New bearing
- “Bearing 3260”
B. Bearing Right or Left
- “Bearing R6”
“QUADRANT LAYING” was ordered after you fired the first round of adjustment. What should the CPO order along with it?
Report Quadrant Elevation
In his initial orders to the guns, the CPO ordered the original gun correction in the form “GUN CORRECTION PLUS 5”. What orders could he use to change this gun correction? Give examples.
A. New Gun Correction
- “Gun Correction +7
B. Gun Correction Raise or Lower
- “ Gun Correction Raise 6
Does a new fuze correction cancel an old one?
Yes
There are times when the CPO will want to control the moment of firing the gun(s). What order will be used to do this?
AT MY COMMAND
If there is an order to control the moment of firing the gun(s), what report will you make (as Number 1 of number three gun) to the CPO if it is used?
Number 3 Ready
In his initial orders to the gun the CPO ordered the original elevation in the form “ELEVATION 348”. What orders could he use to change this elevation? Give examples.
A. New Elevation
- “Elevation 360”
B. Elevation Add or Drop
- “Elevation Add 6
What order gives the Number 1 the authority to control the shoot in a tank alert or direct fire fire mission?
ENGAGE
What is the CPO’s responsibility with respect to fire discipline?
A. Passage of fire orders to the guns so they can be readily understood and carried out
B. Edit
C. Issue them so they can be readily understood and carried out.
What are the particulars of the GPO’s ammunition order? List them in correct order and give a complete and logical example.
A. Projectile
B. Fuze
C. Propellant
D. Charge
Give an example of an RCPO’s message to observer using all elements that may be included, in the proper sequence.
A. Regiment
B. WP
C. 3 Rounds
D. CS 1234
How is “CONVERGE” ordered and how may it be cancelled?
A. Converge _______
B. Cancel Converge
C. New Converge
List the methods by which an interval may be cancelled.
A. Cancel interval
B. New interval
C. A new order for FFE
By what methods may an observer send the target location in his initial call for fire? Give an example of each.
A. Grid Reference
- 123 987
B. Target number or known point
- CS 1230
C. Reference to a target number or known point
- “FROM CS 1234, DIR 1220, RIGHT 400, DROP 200
D. Polar Coordinates
- “DIRECTION 3170, DISTANCE 2800”
What conditions must be satisfied before the GPO can order “CEASE FIRING” to the guns?
A. Guns are empty
B. Move orders received
If you wanted to draw the observer’s attention to an obvious mistake in his orders, what order do you use?
Verify
What elements should be included in the description of target from the observer?
A. Target Type
B. Degree of Protection
C. Size
D. Target activity
What is the interval for “Batter Right/Left”?
A. 5 Seconds by convention
B. New interval is ordered
In an HE airburst mission Number 3 has been ordered to load but the GPO has not yet ordered a fuze setting. What order/report does the Number 1 make, if any?
Verify Fuze
What are the elements of engagement orders for the defence of the gun position? Give an example.
A. Warning Order
- “Tank Alert”
B. Target Location
- “Right sector”
C. Target Description
-“Method of Engagement”
Write out how the following orders are spoken:
A. A bearing of 460 mils
B. A fuze setting of 22 seconds
C. The target number ZP2105
A. Bearing Zero Four Six Zero
B. Fuze Two Two Point Zero
C. Target Zulu Papa Two One Zero Five
Does a new gun correction cancel a previously ordered one?
Yes
If “At My Command” is not in effect, when can the detachment commander order fire to his gun:
A. During Adjustment:
- On Receipt of an elevation
B. During Fire for Effect:
- On receipt of a method of FFE
List three ways in which a gun loaded with wrong ammunition can be cleared to join the rest of the battery in Fire for Effect.
A. Number _____, Fire/Empty Gun
B. Number _____, Unload
C. Number _____, Fire as First round Fire for Effect
If the guns are to be fired in succession from the “Right” what order must the GPO give? (Give examples.)
A. During adjustment (2 guns)?
-“At My Command, Number 1 and Number 2, Battery Right, Adjust Fire”
B. During Fire for Effect?
-“At My Command, Battery Right, 1 Round Fire for Effect”
What conditions must be satisfied before the GPO can order “Cease Firing” to the guns?
A. Guns Empty
B. Move orders received and it is time to move
The OP sends the order “2 rounds followed by 4 rounds Fire for Effect 20 seconds”. Explain how the guns will fire on this order.
Fire 3 rounds as quickly as possible, then a 20-second interval between third and fourth and for all subsequent rounds thereafter.
Indicate the type and number of rounds you will fire in adjustment and Fire for Effect upon receipt of the following orders:
A. Proximity in Effect 3 Rounds
B. Proximity in Adjustment, WP in Effect 5 Rounds
C. HE Delay in Effect 2 Rounds
D. Proximity 6 Rounds
A. ADJUSTMENT - HE Quick
FFE - Proximity 3 Rounds
B. ADJUSTMENT - Proximity
FFE -
ADJUSTMENT - HE Quick
FFE - WP 5 Rounds
C. ADJUSTMENT - HE Quick
FFE - Delay 2 Rounds
D. ADJUSTMENT - Proximity
FFE - Proximity 6 Rounds
As the method of fire in the OP’s orders you receive “Continuous Illumination”. Would you order an interval? If so, what would you base this on?
Yes. Based on 1/2 timing for illuminating.
- 30 seconds for 105mm - 60 seconds for 155mm
What will the method of fire and control element of the observer’s orders indicate?
A. Whether adjustment will be done
B. Method of Fire for Effect
C. Time of delivery of fire
“FIRE MISSION” is normally coupled with the number of guns or the size of the fire unit to engage the target. If the observer does not name the specific fire unit to be used, who will designate the guns to engage and what will this be based on.
A. RCPO or GPO
B. Based on target description and number of guns available.
When is a message to the observer sent?
A. When there are restrictions to the number of guns or quantity/type of ammunition.
B. When the observer has omitted a “Must Order”
C. When the observer is not authorized to fire the number of guns or ammunition sent in the initial orders.
Is a bad ram reported to the observer? If so, why? If not, why?
Yes it is because the round could land several hundred metres short.
What order may the observer use to control the time of deliver of fire?
A. At My Command
B. TOT coupled with a timing
What are the stages of a Fire Mission?
A. Initial call for fire is sent
B. Adjustment if necessary
C. FFE is opened, adjusted if necessary
D. Record target if necessary
E. Terminate the mission
You have arrived on the gun position, completed the set up of the Main CP and reported READY in accordance with Regimental SOPs. You discover that you have not yet received Met. What report do you send to the BC and observer?
Met not available
Call Sign 0 has just sent you a met message and it is now available for use. What report do you send and whom do you send it to?
A. Met Ready
B. RCPO
You are the GPO and Number 2 reports “Bad Ram” during a fire mission.
A. What do you do?
B. What does the observer do when you report to him?
A. Report “Number “X” “Bad Ram” to observer.
B. The observer shall order the gun to fire into a safe area or tell the gun to unload.
Number 2 fired a round that was badly rammed and it explodes 50 metres in front of his gun.
A. What do you report to the GPO?
B. To whom do you report the information.
A. “Premature, Number 2 at muzzle”
B. All prematures shall be immediately reported to the observer and to the next higher artillery CP.
What must you order when two or more guns are to be used in adjustment?
The GPO shall ensure that they fire simultaneously by ordering AMC.
List the basic elements of a call for fire.
A. Observer Identification
B. Warning Order
C. Location of Target
D. Description of Target
E. Method of Engagement
F. Method of Fire and Control
In his initial orders to the guns, the GPO will order the original bearing in the form “Bearing 2840”. What orders could be used to change this bearing? Give examples.
A. A bearing in the same form as the origin
- “Bearing 2845”
B. An alteration which is cumulative
- “Bearing Left/Right 5”
In his initial orders to the guns, the GPO will order the original elevation in the form of “Elevation 249”. What orders could he use to change this elevation? Give examples.
A. An elevation in the same form as the original
- “Elevation 255”
B. An alternation which is cumulative
- “Elevation Add/Drop 4”
There are times when the GPO will want to control the moment of firing the gun(s).
A. What order will be used to do this?
B. What will you report to the GPO when you are prepared to fire? (You are the number one of the number 3 gun)
C. What will the GPO order before you fire? (You are the Number 1 of number 3 gun.)
A. “At My Command”
B. “Number 3 Ready”
C. “Fire” or “Number 3 Fire”
How would the GPO order fuze corrections out to (give examples):
A. The whole battery
B. A named gun
A. “Fuze Correction Lengthen/ Shorten 0.5”
B. “Fuze Correction, Number 3, Lengthen/Shorten Point 2”
Are fuze corrections cumulative?
No
Does a new fuze correction cancel the previous one?
Yes
When may the CPO order “LOAD”?
At any time when the orders pertaining to ammunition have been issued to the guns.
What orders can cancel a Fire Mission?
A. “End of Mission”
B. Order for a new mission
C. Tank Alert
What four elements or parts will be included in the orders to the gun for defence of the gun position? (Give an example of each.)
A. Warning Order
- “Tank Alert”
B. Location of Target
- “Right Sector”
C. Description of Target
- “Armoured Cars Moving Right”
D. Method of Engagement
- Engage
What order is used to terminate “Tank Alert”?
CANCEL TANK ALERT
What order gives the Number 1 authority to control the shoot in a Tank Alert or Fire Mission Open Action?
ENGAGE
What methods can the GPO use to point out a target location in a mission where direct fire is to be used?
A. Reference to sector
B. By use of reference point
C. By personally directing the gun onto the target
Give an example of the order used correctly to fire the battery with 1 Round Fire for Effect.
A. At My Command
B. Battery Right
C. 1 Round FFE
What is the GPO’s responsibility with respect to fire discipline?
Passage of fire orders to the guns. Edit and issue them so they can be readily understood and carried out
The mission is simple area neutralization so the CPO changes the adjusting gun and continues the adjustment. However, you remember that under certain conditions the CPO cannot change the adjusting gun without reference to the observer. List the five situations in which the CPO must refer to the OP before he can change the adjusting gun
A. When the observer has named the adjusting gun
B. Danger close mission
C. Registration mission
D. Laser Point
E. Destruction
The first fire mission is sent to the CP. The first round of adjustment has just gone down range when the adjusting gun (#2) reports that he is unable to continue with the mission because his sight mount is broken and the gun mechanic estimates it will take about 60 minutes to repair it. Give the complete report that the CPO will send out and who he will send it to.
“2 out, 60 Minutes”
Sent to the BC, Observers and the RCPO
How can you alter the following orders to the guns?
A. Bearing
B. Gun Corrections
C. Elevation
A. A New bearing shall be ordered. Alteration may be ordered by using Left/Right
B. By using fresh gun corrections or by ordering “Raise or Lower”
C. By ordering a new elevation or an alteration by using “Add or Drop”
List the four parts of the GPO’s ammunition orders and give an example of each.
A. Projectile
- “White Phosphorus”
B. Fuze
- “M564 Time”
C. Propellant
- “White Bag”
D. Charge
- Charge 7
When must the GPO refer to the observer before changing the adjusting gun?
A. When the observer has named the adjusting gun
B. During a Danger Close mission
C. During a Registration mission
D. During a Laser Point mission
E. During a Destruction mission
What terminates a Fire Mission?
A. End of Mission
B. Fire Mission
C. Tank Alert
List the four elements in a message to observer and give examples of each.
A. Guns/Batteries to Fire
- “Regiment”
B. Fuze/Projectile or both
-“Proximity”
C. Quantity of Ammunition
-“3 Rounds”
D. Target Number
- “CS1234”