Fires Test Notes

Question 1

JFIRE ATP 3-09.32 for fires for the Apache

Answer 1

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Question 2

Fire Support

Answer 2

Defined as fires that directly support land, maritime, amphibious, and special operations forces to engage enemy forces, combat formations…

Question 3

Fire support Componanta

Answer 3

Target Acquisition (who sees it)

Fires command and control (who relays the info)

Delivery systems/attack resources (who has the equip)

Question 4

Field artillery team

Answer 4

Observer - eyes

Fire Direction Control - brains

Gun line - brawn

Question 5

Observer “eyes”

Answer 5

Finds a target

Adjusts fires to target

Provides surveillance data pertaining to their fires

accurate target location critical for achieving first round effects on targets

Question 6

Fire direction center “brains”

Answer 6

“FDC”

Receives call for fire from the observer

Send fire order to firing unit

Determine how to attack the target

Determine firing data

Convert data into fire commands

Question 7

Firing elements “brawn”

Answer 7

Receives data from the FDC

Fires the weapon and puts steel on target (ah-64, artillery pieces)

Question 8

Determining target location (eyes)

Answer 8

Accurate target location is not only required for precision missions but for every fire mission

Target coordinate mensuration: a process observes use

Three Primary Methods

1) GRID coordinates using precision imagery with mensuration tools (laser, mao)
2) POLAR plot (laser poler)
3) SHIFT FROM KNOWN LOCATION

Types of observers

1) air observers
2) ground (IBCT, SCBT, ACBT)

Aerial recon (UAS, Aircraft) provides

• target updates
• situation updates
• intelligence

Dismounted observers

• scouts
• fire support team (13F)

Question 9

Fire support targeting devices

Answer 9

FA Radar Systems

• Point of Origin (POO) sees small arms fire
• Point of Impact (POI)

M7 BFIST attached to ABCTs

Question 10

Delivery/attack systems

Answer 10

Lethal: mortars, FA, ATTACK HELOS, FIXED WING, NAVAL GUNFIRE

Non-lethal: CIVIL AFFAIRS, MISO, ELECTRONIC ATTACK, COMPUTER NETWORK ATTACK, INFO OPS

Question 11

Attack Helos

Answer 11

Tactical COMBAT AVIATION FIRE SUPPORT ROLES:

• **interdiction: a hasty or deliberate attack by army aircraft to divert, disrupt, delay, degrade, or destroy the enemy before they can be used effectively against friendly forces.
• **close combat attack (CCA)/ hasty attack
• **counter-fire
• **rear fire support

Benefits of attack helos as a delivery system

• mobility
• firepower
• reaction time
• no ground observer requirements

JFIRE Tells you what aircraft have what systems

Mortar systems

• most reactive system for infantry
• 60/81/120mm mortars 3200-7200m distances
• short range

Cannons/rockets

• 155mm
• big rockets

Question 12

Fuzes(blasting cap) and projectiles

Answer 12

Fuzes

• **point detonating - super quick (immediate burst), delay (0.5 second delay), concrete piercing (tip designed for piercing, has delay)
• **time - mechanical (set time settings for various HOB), variable (radio signal reflects off target, detonates 7-10m above target)

Precision guided kit
- can go on any projectile - gps satellite link for accuracy (not a curve the bullet, minor corrections)

Lethal and special munitions
HE super quick - adjustment rounds
White Phosphorous - burns at 2000 degrees (for equipment)
APICM - best fir personnel in open
DPICM - high dud rate, automatic time, best rounds for tank (hundreds hit at a time from one round)
RAAMS - designed for vehicles, like a mine field
ADAMS - designed for personnel, with RAAMS to make both active
MLRS - surface rockets, “70k sniper rifle”
ATACMS
EXCALABER - precision

Combinations of Shell/Fuze Combo
- USE FUZE SELECTION CHART ON COMPUTER