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U.S. Artillery Call for Fire Guide

This document outlines the standard protocol for calling artillery or mortar fire, including identifying the observer, describing the target location using grid coordinates and polar, shift, or laser coordinates, describing the target, specifying the method of engagement including ammunition, volume of fire, and sheaf distribution, specifying the method of fire and control, and concluding with a message back to the observer confirming details. The protocol is organized into multiple transmissions to efficiently communicate all necessary information for indirect fire support.

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U.S. Artillery Call for Fire Guide

This document outlines the standard protocol for calling artillery or mortar fire, including identifying the observer, describing the target location using grid coordinates and polar, shift, or laser coordinates, describing the target, specifying the method of engagement including ammunition, volume of fire, and sheaf distribution, specifying the method of fire and control, and concluding with a message back to the observer confirming details. The protocol is organized into multiple transmissions to efficiently communicate all necessary information for indirect fire support.

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U.S.

ARTILLERY AND MORTAR CALL FOR FIRE

-------------------------------------------------------​FIRST TRANSMISSION​----------------------------------------------------

1. ​(OBSERVER IDENTIFICATION)
(FDC) _______________________ THIS IS (OBSERVER) ________________________,

2. ​(WARNING ORDER)
A. TYPE MISSION.
ADJUST FIRE (POLAR, SHIFT KNOWN POINT _________________, LASER POLAR)
FIRE FOR EFFECT (POLAR, SHIFT KNOWN POINT _____________, LASER POLAR)
IMMEDIATE SUPPRESSION / IMMEDIATE SMOKE / SUPPRESSION
B. SIZE OF UNIT TO FIRE FOR EFFECT: BATTERY (STANDARD), BATTALION ​- OVER -

------------------------------------------------------​SECOND TRANSMISSION​--------------------------------------------------

3. ​(TARGET LOCATION)
A. GRID ________________________ (INCLUDE 100,000 METER SQUARE IDENTIFIER) ​- OVER -
B. (POLAR) DIRECTION __________, DISTANCE _____________, UP / DOWN _____________ -​ OVER -
C. (SHIFT) DIRECTION _________, LEFT / RIGHT _____, ADD / DROP _____ UP / DOWN ____ ​- OVER -
​D. (LASER POLAR) DIRECTION ________, DISTANCE ________, VERTICAL ANGLE ______ ​- OVER -

------------------------------------------------------​THIRD TRANSMISSION​----------------------------------------------------

4. ​(TARGET DESCRIPTION)​ __________________________ (SIZE, TYPE, DEGREE OF PROTECTION)


A. (LINEAR TARGET) LENGTH ___________ ATTITUDE __________
B. (RECTANGULAR TARGET) LENGTH _________ WIDTH ________ ATTITUDE ________
C. (CIRCULAR TARGET) RADIUS __________

5. ​(METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT)
A. AREA (STANDARD) / PRECISION (ANNOUNCE “DESTRUCTION”)
B. DANGER CLOSE (600 METERS FOR ARTILLERY AND MORTARS)
C. MARK
D. TRAJECTORY: LOW ANGLE (STANDARD) HIGH ANGLE (MORTARS ONLY FIRE HIGH ANGLE)
E. AMMUNITION (SHELL AND FUZE COMBINATION)
F. VOLUME (NUMBER OF VOLLEYS IN EFFECT)
G. DISTRIBUTION (SHEAF): CIRCULAR (STANDARD), CONVERGED, OPEN, PARALLEL

6. ​(METHOD OF FIRE AND CONTROL)


A. METHOD OF FIRE: ONE GUN IN ADJUST (STANDARD), TWO GUNS IN ADJUST (SECTION ADJUST FOR
MORTARS)
B. METHOD OF CONTROL: WHEN READY (STANDARD), AT MY COMMAND, BY ROUND AT MY COMMAND, DO
NOT LOAD, CANNOT OBSERVE, TIME ON TARGET ________, CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION, COORDINATED
ILLUMINATION, CEASE LOADING, CHECK FIRING, CONTINUOUS FIRE, REPEAT ​- OVER -

-------------------------------------------------​MESSAGE TO OBSERVER​-------------------------------------------------
A. UNIT(S) TO FIRE (IN EFFECT / IN ADJUST)
B. CHANGES TO CALL FOR FIRE (OBSERVER’S REQUEST)
C. NUMBER OF ROUNDS (PER TUBE IN FIRE FOR EFFECT)
D. TARGET NUMBER
E. PROBABLY ERROR IN RANGE (REPORTED IF GREATER THAN 38 METERS / 25 METERS FOR AREA MISSIONS /
PRECISION MISSIONS)
F. ANGLE T (REPORTED IF GREATER THAN 500 MILS)
G. TIME OF FLIGHT (IN SECONDS)

MTO _____, ________, ______, TARGET NUMBER _________ - BREAK - DIRECTION _________ ​- OVER -

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