Field Artillery OPS
Acronym: FSCM
FIRE SUPPORT COORDINATION MEASURE
Acronym: PNU
POSITION NAVIGATION UNIT
Acronym: MFOM
MLRS Family of Munitions
Acronym: SDZ
Surface danger zone
Acronym: ASPT
Artillery Skills Proficiency Test
5 requirements for accurate predicted fires
Accurate Target Location and Size
Accurate Firing Unit Location
Accurate Weapon and Ammunition Information
Accurate Meteorological Information
Accurate Computational Procedures
What are the four Method of Controls
WR, AMC, TOT, On Call
_____ are available for live firing at Army training installations.
M28A1/A2
The SDZ _________ is the rectangular area that will contain all but one in one million normally functioning rockets and debris.
Impact Area
FDC AT II COVERS
ESTABLISH OPERATIONS
A tactical plan for using the weapons of a unit or formation so that their fire will be coordinated
Fire Plan
provides tactical fire direction planning and directs battery operations in coordination with the battery commander.
Battery Operation Center
J-CODE: M28A1/A2
JEH
________ are buffer distances accounting for debris distribution.
Distances W, X and Y
WHAT IS AT V
Section Certification
____________ are support rehearsals that ensure the supported higher HQ' fire support plan will be executed by the FSEs, fire control elements
FIELD ARTILLERY TECHNICAL REHEARSALS
The _________ supervises the BOC, and plans and coordinates tactical movement and positioning with the commander's guidance.
Battery Operations Officer
J-CODE: M30
JEG
____________ are areas parallel to the limits of the safety fan that extend from the forward corners of Area F to the far edge of the SDZ impact area.
FLIGHT CORRIDORS
When conducting Artillery Table VI LCHR crews will utilize a_______ prior to receiving the fire mission.
HIDE AREA
__________________ is the process of converting weapon and ammunition characteristics (such as muzzle velocity, propellant temperature, and projectile weight), weapon and target locations, and MET information into firing data.
TECHNICAL FIRE DIRECTION
__________ are tube launched, spin stabilized, free flight projectiles.
ROCKETS
MIN/MAX range of M26
8 KM - 32 KM
8,000m-32,000m
_______ is the area immediately to the rear of the launcher or OPAREA
The training of tasks in Artillery Table I is an ongoing process that will routinely be accomplished during ____________.
STT
___________ is to suppress, neutralize, or destroy the enemy by cannon, rocket, and missile fire and to integrate and synchronize all FS assets into operations.
THE ROLE OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY
Regardless of the tactical mission, MLRS/HIMARS units are positioned and fight well forward and use their ________ capability to improve survivability.
“shoot-and-scoot”
______ is a surface-to-surface system used to attack, neutralize, suppress and destroy targets using indirect precision fires.
Guided MLRS
___________ is the set of all points from which a unit may select targets that will generate safe data regardless of where the launcher is within the OPAREA.
The LCHR will need to verify system parameters with the ___________ to receive the AMC (degraded) fire mission.
SURVEY CONTROL POINT
____________ is primarily performed at the FA BN FDC. includes processing calls for fire and determining appropriate method of fire, ammunition type and quantity, unit(s) to fire, and time of attack.
TACTICAL FIRE FIRECTION
____is the movement of a unit (or portion of that unit) to a designated firing position to attack high-payoff targets that are currently beyond the maximum range of the weapon system. Upon completion of the mission the unit will immediately withdraw to a safe location.
Raid
The ________ can carry a variety of sub munitions, including “smart” munitions and lethal mechanisms to provide a wide range of future capabilities.
ATACMS missile
____________ is the danger area directly in front of the firing point or OPAREA. This area extends 2,500 m toward the impact area, to not Less than 1000 m
EXCLUSION AREA 1
WHAT MUNITIONS ARE FIRED DURING LAUNCHER AT V?
M26, M30, M57
Equipment, supplies, ammunition, and personnel involved in the use of cannon, rocket, or surface-to-surface missile launchers.
Field Artillery
The hide area should be covered and concealed, and close to the designated FP not less than ___ meter and not more than ____ meters away.
20m, 100m
MIN/MAX range of M57
70km-270km
70,000m- 270,000m
________ consists of an impact area, a target area or target point, a safety fan (for firing point to point and operational area (OPAREA) SDZs only), flight corridors, Exclusion Areas I and II, and Area F.
SDZ
The tasks trained in Table II for FDC personnel are to be trained and evaluated as a_______.
SECTION
What are the three RESTRICTIVE FSCMs in MLRS operations?
No Fire Area
Restrictive Fire Area
Restrictive Fire Line
________ provides decision aids and an information system for control, coordination, and synchronization. It is located at field artillery command posts from platoon to FAB and is employed in varying configurations at different operational facilities.
AFATDS
J-CODE: M57
JTK
NHA extends an additional _____ m past Area F and may only be occupied by mission-essential personnel wearing approved hearing protection.
300m
The_________ will have overall responsibility for safeguarding and administrating the written tests.
BN Senior Fire Direction NCO
What are the four PERMISSIVE FSCMs in MLRS operations?
Coordinated Fire Line
Fire Support Coordination Line
Free Fire Area
Kill Box
When the AFATDS processes a guided mission, it generates a geometry message that can be distributed to other agencies. The message describes the aircraft danger area around the launcher selected to fire.
Platoon Area Hazard
Acronym: J-CODE
Joint Defense ammunition code
WHEN IS AREA B CONSTRUCTED?
WHEN USING TACTIAL ROCKETS
Section level gunnery certifications/qualification programs should be developed to support the commander’s________.
Mission Essential Task List