JFIRE Flashcards
Call for fire has how many elements and transmissions?
6 elements
3 transmissions
What is in first transmission of a CFF?
- Observer ID
2. Warning Order
What is in the second transmission of a CFF?
- Tgt Location
What is in the third transmission of a CFF?
- Tgt descriptions
- Method of engagement
- Method of fire and control
Name the five types of mission possible for a CFF?
- Adjust fire
- FFE
- Suppress
- Immediate Suppression/Smoke
- SEAD
How does an immediate suppression mission sound? How many transmissions?
“You this is me, Immediate Suppression, Grid.”
1 transmission
Name 3 ways to provide target location for CFF?
- Grid (6 digit)
- Polar
- Shift from a known point
What is the standard used for method of engagement if none is provided?
Area fire and HE/quick
Name 6 possible elements for method of engagement:
- Type of adjustment (area/precision fire)
- Danger close
- Mark
- Trajectory (low or high angle)
- Ammunition (projectile, fuze, or volume of fire)
- Distribution (converged, open, linear, rectangular, or irregular sheaf)
Provide some examples of method of attack.
fire when ready, at my command, time on target, time to target, cease loading, continuous fire, do not load, request splash, repeat, etc…
Name the elements of a message to observer.
- Units to fire (firing, adjusting unit)*
- Changes to call for fire*
- # rds (per tube)*
- Tgt #*
- TOF (in seconds)
- Max Ord
- Info
* required item
For a grid mission, what must the observer provide to the FDC?
Observer to target direction
How are adjustments made (i.e. the order)?
- Deviation (L/R)
- Range
- Height of Burst
What do you transmit along with final adjustments for CFF?
Fire for effect
What is provided at the conclusion of a CFF mission?
End of Mission Statement
What is provided in the end of mission statement?
“Tgt #, (refinement, record as target, end of mission, surveillance), over.”
- IOT conduct a laser grid mission, what must be included in the warning order?
- How accurate of a grid can be sent?
- How are corrections sent?
- “Laser Grid”
- 8 or 10 digit
- “burst grid”
Provide an example of a Adjust Fire, Laser, against platoon T-72s in the open.
FDC C/S - Warhammer
Request TOF, Max Ord
- “Warhammer, this is SE39, AF, Laser Grid, over.”
- “Grid XXXXX XXXXXX, over”
- “Platoon of T-72s ITO, request TOF and Max Ord, Over.”
What makes up the second transmission for a polar mission?
OTL (nearest 10mils or 1 deg)
Distance (nearest 100m)
Up/Down (nearest 5m)
What must the FDC know for a polar mission?
Observers location
How long before TOT is WP and Illum on deck delivered?
WP - 30secs
Illum - 45secs
Give SEAD example for continuous.
C/S - Warhammer
TOT 15
- “Warhammer, this is SE39, SEAD, over”
- “Grid to suppress ____, grid to mark ___, over”
- “SA-6 TEL, continuous, 15 TOT, over”
How often are impacts for continuous SEAD?
TOT-60, TOT-30, TOT, TOT+30, TOT+60 secs
How often are impacts for interrupted SEAD?
TOT-60, TOT-30 secs
What are included in the NSFS CFF transmissions?
How many transmissions are there?
- Spotter ID, warning order to include tgt #
“You, this is me, fire mission, tgt #___, over” - Tgt location, description, method of engagement, method of control
Following NSFS CFF, what should the spotter receive?
Prefiring report
Name the two TLAM fires path.
- Deliberate atk - JFMCC led plan/execution
2. Dynamic atk - JFMCC/engagement authority led plan/execution
What does TLAM stand for?
Tomahawk Land-attack Missile
Name the two TLAM missiles.
Which one as data link comms for redirection?
- R/UGM-109-C
- R/UGM-109-E
E version
Sample TLAM CFF
- Tgt # AA 1234 (assigned by observer)
- Grid XXX XX XXXXX XXXXX, Elevation X’ MSL
- On one story building
- Request FAH 030
- Request at my command
- Request one block 4E
- “You this is me, TLAM fire mission, Tgt # AA 1234, over”
- Grid XXX XX XXXXX XXXXX, Elevation X’ MSL, one story building in the open, one block 4E, FAH 030, at my command, out,”
What are in the two TLAM CFF transmissions?
- Spotter ID, warning order (include tgt #)
2. Tgt location, elevation, description, method of engagement, method of fire control
M777 sustained ROF and max ROF?
M777 Max Range?
Sustained = 2 rds/mins
Max = 4rds/min for 2mins then 2rds/min
22.2-24.5km
60mm and 81mm mortar max range for HE?
60’s - 3500m
81’s - 5800m
NSFS 5” Type 54 and 62 Max Range?
Type 54 - 21.9KM
Type 62 - 23.8km
60mm mortar nomenclature and max ROF
M224 or M224A1
30rds/min for 4mins then 20rds/min
81mm mortar nomenclature and max ROF
M252 or M252A1
30rds/min for 2mins then 15rds/min
120mm mortar max range
7020m
Danger close for arty and NSFS?
Arty - 600m
NSFS - 750m