Calling the Mission
This the number of transmissions in a standard call for fire (grid adjust fire).
What is 3 transmissions.
This is the element of a call for fire you provide when you give your callsign on the radio.
What is observer ID.
This is "left/right 50".
What is deviation correction.
This is the year the army was founded.
What is 1775.
This is who/what you call on the radio when requesting a call for fire.
What is the Fires Direction Center (FDC).
This is provided in the first transmission and is NOT observer ID.
What is the warning order.
Per doctrine, this is the first distance used in successive bracketing.
What is 400 meters.
This is the official motto of the army.
What is "This we'll defend"?
What is R = W x 1000 / M, fastest way to determine range without a LRF.
A call for fire is this to the FDC.
What is a request.
This is the formula for calculating OT factor beyond 1,000 meters.
What is distance rounded to the nearest thousand divided by 1,000.
They are currently the acting army chief of staff.
Who is General Christopher La Neve.
These are the elements called up in 3rd transmission of a call for fire.
What is Target Description, Method of Engagement, and Method of Fire and Control.
These make up the method of fire and control.
What is the size of and the unit to fire, and the command used to initiate or coordinate fires.
This is the method of targeting used for experienced observers.
What is hasty bracketing.
These are the 8 cycles of function for the M240B.
What are feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, and cocking.
These are the elements of a call for fire which are not required to be stated by the observer.
What are method of fire and control and method of engagement.
This is the standard method of control without a special request in a fire mission.
What is fire when ready.
This is what the FDC adjusts when the observer states "up/down 100".
What is altitude/height over burst.
This is the number of authorized campaign streamers on the army flag.
What is 190.