Artillery Call For Fire

_________ this is _______, (AF/FFE/IS/SEAD), Polar/Laser Polar/Shift Kn. Pt., Over.

*grid is standard method of target location therefore it is not stated if used

(Polar) Direction______ Distance________ UP/DOWN_____ Vertical Shift ______

(Grid) Grid ###### Altitude _________ Direction (Given after MTO using BREAK)
(Laser Polar) Direction ______ Distance _______ UP/DOWN______Vertical Shift _______
(Shift Kn Pt) Direction_______ L/R_______ ADD/DROP_______ UP/DOWN______
OVER.

TARGET DESCRIPTION (size, type, activity, degree of protection) ex. 3 T72’s in the open
MEAHTOD OF ENGAGEMENT
-Type of Adjustment
-Danger Close
-Mark Trajectory
-Ammunition- HE/Q is standard in adjust and in effect
-Volume of Fire
-Distribution (sheaf) – Circular(std), Converged, Open, Parallel
METHOD OF FIRE AND CONTROL
Method of Fire – Standard is 1 gun in adjust, 2 round is requested at long distances
Methods of Control
-At My Command
-By Round At My Command (FFE Phase)
-Do Not Load
-Cannot Observe
-Time On Target
-Continuous/Coordinated Illumination
-Cease Loading
-Check Firing
-Continuous Fire
-Repeat

-After the initial call for fire above, a Message To Observer will come back from the FDC stating units to
fire, changes to call for fire, number of rounds, target number, probable error in range, angle t, time of
flight

-Sequence of Subsequent Corrections to adjust fires in the Adjust Fire phase before entering Fire For Effect
-Direction (if changed by 100 mils), Danger Close/Cancel Danger Close, Trajectory, Method of
Fire, Distribution (sheaf), Projectile, Fuze, Volume, Deviation, Range, Height of Burst, Target
Description, Mission Type/Method of Control, Splash, Repeat
-Minimum deviation correction is 30M, Minimum range correction is 100M except when entering
the FFE phase which is a 50M add or drop