General Info

Question 1

What are the six range estimation techniques?

Answer 1

1. Terrain
2. Map
3. Football field method
4. Mil relation formula (worm method)
5. Laser range finder
6. Flash to bang method

Question 2

What is the measure of angular deviation for hand/finger method?

Answer 2

1 Finger- 30 mils
2 Fingers- 70 mils
3 Fingers- 100 mils
4 Fingers- 125 mils
Fist- 180 mils
Spread Hand- 300 mils

Question 3

What are the three methods of target location?

Answer 3

1. Polar
2. Grid
3. Shift

Question 4

What is the only thing that is different between each method of target location?

Answer 4

How the target location is reported

Question 5

When conducting a polar call for fire does the FDC need to know the FO’s position?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What are the two main pieces of information given to the FDC during a Polar mission?

Answer 6

Distance and Direction

Question 7

What is the most dangerous type of fire mission?

Answer 7

Polar mission because your location can be determined by the enemy if open coms are used

Question 8

Grid fire missions should be treated as a continuous of what type of fire mission?

Answer 8

Polar

Question 9

Grid fire missions can be sent in _ or _ digit grids.

Answer 9

6 or 8

Question 10

What are the essential pieces of information reported to the FDC during shift from a known point?

Answer 10

Direction, lateral shift (left or right), and range change (add or down)

Question 11

When conducting a shift from a known point fire mission how do you determine the vertical shift?

Answer 11

Change in elevation between known point and the target.

Question 12

What is the acronym used to remember changes in direction?

Answer 12

RALS- Right Add, Left Subtract

Question 13

What are the six parts of the call for fire process?

Answer 13

Observer ID, WARNO, Target location, Target description, Method of engagement, Method of fire & control

Question 14

What are the four range adjustment techniques?

Answer 14

1 round and adjust, Successive bracketing, Hasty bracketing, Creeping Fire method

Question 15

When and how do you use the creeping fire method?

Answer 15

When call for fire is within danger close and no more than 100M adjustments

Question 16

What are the four possible warning orders?

Answer 16

Adjust Fire- Polar, Grid, Shift
Fire for effect
Suppression
Immediate Suppression

Question 17

In what part(s) of the call for fire process is the Target altitude given?

Answer 17

Method of engagement, or method of fire control

Question 18

In what part of the call for fire process is the FDC notified of danger close?

Answer 18

Method of engagement

Question 19

In what range does Danger Close become applicable?

Answer 19

600M

Question 20

What is the acronym to remember when calling in a target description?

Answer 20

SNAP - Size, Nomenclature, Activity, Protection

Question 21

What are the OT Factors

Answer 21

850-949 = .9
950-1499 = 1
1500-2500 = 2
2501-3499 = 3

Question 22

When is Angle T in effect?

Answer 22

0500 to 2700 mils

Question 23

Where does Angle T occur?

Answer 23

Angular deviation between OT and GT line