ARTILLERY HISTORY
This U.S. Army branch, symbolized by crossed cannons, has been around for many centuries.
What is Field Artillery?
The six elements of a Call for Fire are: Observer ID, Warning Order, Target Location, Target Description, Method of Engagement, and this final element.
What is Method of Fire and Control?
This is the standard field artillery howitzer used by many U.S. Army units today.
What is the M777?
This plan outlines how fires will support the commander’s intent and scheme of maneuver.
What is the Fire Support Plan?
This qualified service member works with a JFO to control CAS missions.
What is a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC)?
Established in 1775, this post is known as the home of the U.S. Field Artillery.
What is Fort Sill?
This adjustment method uses known reference points and target direction to correct fire.
What is Shift from a Known Point?
This type of fuse causes a round to detonate in the air above the target.
What is a proximity (VT) fuse?
This graphic control measure is used to coordinate and deconflict fire support in time and space.
What is a Fire Support Coordination Measure (FSCM)?
This is the primary role of a Joint Forward Observer during joint fires.
What is to request, adjust, and control surface-to-surface fires, and provide targeting information in support of close air support (CAS)?
The first use of field artillery by American forces occurred during this war.
What is the Revolutionary War?
A tactic where rounds are fired in conjunction with other rounds, such as high-explosive rounds, to give better visual of the battlefield.
What is coordinated illumination?
This dual-purpose round is used against both personnel and light vehicles and includes steel balls or fragments.
What is DPICM (Dual-Purpose Improved Conventional Munition)?
This fire support coordination measure restricts the use of supporting arms to protect friendly forces or objectives.
What is a No-Fire Area (NFA)?
This is the official term for the digital system JFOs use to communicate targeting data with JTACs or FDCs.
What is AFATDS (Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System)?
The term "Redlegs" was given to artillerymen because of this part of their uniform.
What are red stripes on their trousers?
The minimum distance a friendly unit can get to friendly indirect fire without suffering catastrophic friendly casualties
What is Risk Estimate Distance (REDs)?
This artillery round is designed to spread anti-personnel mines over a wide area.
What is a family of scatterable mines (FASCAM)?
A designated area where specific firing or coordination restrictions are imposed, and where fires exceeding those restrictions will not be delivered without coordination with the establishing headquarters.
What is a Restrictive Fire Area (RFA)?
This doctrinal publication outlines joint fire support and includes JFO integration.
What is JP 3-09 (Joint Fire Support)?
This war marked the first time artillery was used in large-scale, coordinated fire missions.
What is World War I?
A type of shell that uses a small rocket motor to extend its range and increase its velocity after being fired from a cannon, howitzer, or mortar.
What is rocket-assisted projectile (RAP)?
This precision-guided artillery round is GPS- and INS-guided for high accuracy at long ranges.
What is the Excalibur round?
This is a line beyond which conventional surface-to-surface direct fire and indirect fire support means may fire at any time within the boundaries of the establishing headquarters.
What is the Fire Support Coordination Line (FSCL)?
This airspace coordination measure keeps aircraft and indirect fires from interfering with each other.
What is Airspace Coordination Area (ACA)?