Army OCS - Call For Fire Questions With Complete Solution
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Army OCS
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Army OCS
What are the Six Elements of Call for Fire? - ANSWER-1. Identification
2. Warning Order
3. Target Location
4. Target Description
5. Method of Engagement
6. Method of Fire and Control
Elements of Call for Fire 1 - ANSWER-Identification - you use the call sign of who you are trying to contac...
Army OCS - Call For Fire Questions With
Complete Solution
What are the Six Elements of Call for Fire? - ANSWER-1. Identification
2. Warning Order
3. Target Location
4. Target Description
5. Method of Engagement
6. Method of Fire and Control
Elements of Call for Fire 1 - ANSWER-Identification - you use the call sign of who you
are trying to contact and then use your call sign. de= this is.
Elements of Call for Fire 2 - ANSWER-Warning Order- This element consists of what
type of mission it is.
AFIS
1. Adjust Fire
2. Fire for Effect
3. Immediate supp/smk
4. Suppression
Elements of Call for Fire 3 - ANSWER-Target Location- There are 3 methods for target
location.
1. Grid- MGRS, min 6 digits (may send 10 digits), Altitude.
2. Polar - Direction, Distance, Up/Down (Change in elevation).
3. Shift from known point - Direction, Left/Right, Add/Drop, Up/Down.
Elements of Call for Fire 4 - ANSWER-Target Decription - SNAP
1. Size/Element
2. Nomenclature/Nature.
3. Activity
4. Protection
Elements of Call for Fire 5 - ANSWER-Method of Engagement - DAT
1. Danger Close - 600 meters or closer.
2. Ammunition- High Explosive, Point Detonation
3. Trajectory- Low and High Angle. Low angle is standard.
Elements of Call for Fire 6 - ANSWER-Method of Fire and Control - WAT
1. When Ready- Less control, faster response, standard method of fire and control.
2. At my Command- Able to mass fire, better effects, moving targets.
3. Time on Target-Standard is +/- 3 seconds the rounds will impact with rounds
complete.
, What is the Standard Method of Target Location? - ANSWER-Grid
What is the Standard Trajectory for Artillery? - ANSWER-Low Angle
What is the Standard shell/fuze combination for mortars and artillery? - ANSWER-High
Explosive (HE), Point Detonating (PD)
Which element of the call for fire do you specify ammunition? - ANSWER-5th element,
Method of Engagement
What is the purpose of direction? - ANSWER-The purpose of direction is to orient the
Fire Direction Control to the observer's view of the target.
Five Rules of Direction - ANSWER-OMG 10 4
1. O (Observer to Target)
2. M (Mils) preferred
3. G (Grid Direction)
4. 10 (Nearest 10 Mils)
5. 4 (digits)
Polar Call For Fire - ANSWER-*Fire Direction Control (FDC) needs to know your
location prior to Call for Fire*
Direction (Nearest 10 mils)
Distance (Nearest 100 Meters)
Change in elevation (If 35 meters or greater send in increments of 5 meters. If less than
35 meters disregard.)
What does the fire direction center (fdc) need to know prior to polar MSN Call for Fire? -
ANSWER-Observer's Location
What increments do you send direction? - ANSWER-Nearest 10 Mils
When sending distance, you send it to the nearest - ANSWER-Nearest 100 meters
Grid call for fire - ANSWER-If firing an adjust fire grid mission, the FDC requires a
direction (nearest 10 mils) from the observer to the target either with the Message to
Observer (MTO), or prior to the first correction.
What is the minimum number of digits sent with a grid mission? - ANSWER-Six digits
(FDC can take up to ten)
When would you announce direction when conducting adjust fire, grid mission? -
ANSWER-With the message to the observer (MTO) or prior to first correction.
What are the four parts of the Message to Observer (MTO)? - ANSWER-1. Call sign of
unit(s) to fire.
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