FIRE COMMANDS/ COMPUTATION
SAFETY/ ADVANCED TASKS
GUNNERY BASICS
FDC GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
CHART BASICS
100

WHAT IS THE FIRST COMMAND GIVEN IN A FIRE COMMAND?

WHAT IS

SECTION/PLT/BATTERY

100

WHAT IS THE COMMAND FOR AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO FIRING?

WHAT IS

CEASE FIRE

100

WHAT IS THE PRIMARZY MISSION OF FIELD ARTILLERY?

WHAT IS 

TO DESTORY, NEUTALIZE, OR SUPPRESS THE ENEMY WITH FIRES.

100

WHO CAN CALL A CHECK FIRE?

WHAT IS

ANYONE

100

HOW DO YOU FIND VERTICAL INTERVAL (VI)?

WHAT IS

TARGET ALTITUDE - PLATOON ALTITUDE

200

WHAT DOES DEFLECTION CONTROL ON THE HOWITZER

WHAT IS

LEFT AND RIGHT DIRECTION OF FIRE

200

WHAT IS IT CALLED WHEN A ROUND FAILS TO FIRE?

WHAT IS 

MISFIRE

200

WHAT IS THE STANDARD UNIT OF MEASUERMENT FOR DEFECTION?

WHAT IS

MILS.

200

IF A TARGET IS PLOTTED ON THE LINE OF A SAFETY BOX IS IT SAFE OR UNSAFE?

WHAT IS 

SAFE

200

WHAT DOES LARS STAND FOR AND WHEN DO YOU USE IT?

WHAT IS

LEFT ADD RIGHT SUBTRACT, USED FOR DEFLECTIONS

300

WHAT IS THE LAST COMMAND GIVIN BEFORE FIRING?

WHAT IS

FIRE

300

WHAT PART OF A FIRE MISSION HAS TO SAID ON EVERY MISSION?

WHAT IS

QUARDRANT

300

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A BREECHBLOCK?

WHAT IS

TO SEAL THE CHAMBER AND ALLOW FIRING.

300

ANGLE T IS ANNOUNCED WHEN IT IS GREATER THAN WHAT?

WHAT IS

500 MILS

300

WHAT COLOR IS EACH BATTERY ON THE CHART?

WHAT IS

A - RED

B - BLACK

C - BLUE

D - ORANGE

400

WHAT DOES "AT MY COMMAND" MEAN?

WHAT IS

THE WEAPON WILL FIRE ONLY WHEN COMMANDED

400

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF COLLIMATOR ALIGNMENT?

WHAT IS

TO ENSURE THE HOWITZER'S SIGHING SYSTEM IS PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE TUBE SO THE WEAPON CAN ACCURATELY LAY ON TARGET.

400

WHAT ARE THE EMERGENCY DISPLACEMENT PROCEDURES?

WHAT IS

RECEIVE THE ORDER,CEASE FIRING, CLEAR WEAPON, SECURE THE HOWITZER, STOW AMMUNITION AND EQUIPMENT, HOOK UP TO PRIME MOVER, REPORT STATUS, DISPLACE TO ALTERNATE POSITION

400

THE MESSAGE TO OBSERVER CONSISTS OF WHAT FOUR PARTS?

WHAT IS

UNIT TO FIRE, CHANGES OR ADDITIONS TO THE CALL FOR FIRE, NUMBER OF ROUNDS, AND TARGET NUMBER

400

WHEN LAYING A CHART WHAT COLORS ARE USED FOR AZIMUTHS AND DEFLECTIONS?

WHAT IS 

BLUE FOR AZIMUTHS AND RED FOR DEFLECTIONS

500

WHAT MUST BE ACCURATEFOR THE FIRST ROUND FIRE FOR EFFECT TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

WHAT IS

TAGET LOCATION, WEAPON LOCATION, AND FIRING DATA

500

WHAT IS MET DATA AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS WIND SPEED, WIND DIRECTION, AIR TEMPERATURE, AIR DENSITY, ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE, HUMIDITY(SOMETIMES)

WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE RANGE, DRIFT, TIME OF FLIGHT, ACCURACY OF ROUND

500

WHAT DETERMINES THE MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE RANGE OF A PROJECTILE?

WHAT IS

CHARGE, TUBE ELEVATION, AND PROJECTILE TYPE

500

WHAT ARE THE FIVE REQUIRMENTS FOR ACCURATE FIRE?

WHAT IS

ACCURATE TARGET LOCATION AND SIZE, ACCURATE FIRING UNIT LOCATION, ACCURATE WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION INFORMATION, ACCURATE METEOROLOGICAL DATA, ACCURATE COMPUTATIONAL PROCEDURES

500

HOW DO YOU FIND ELEVATION ON THE GFT?

WHAT IS

ALIGN THE MANUFACTURERS HAIRLINE WITH THE RANGE AND READ OFF ELEVATION