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Fire Support Planning Flashcards

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Define fire support.

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Planning of continuous & concurrent process of analyzing, allocating & scheduling fire support to integrate it w/ the maneuver forces & maximize combat power.

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What does the fire plan process based on & what does it include?

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Based on friendly SOM and includes

  • assessments of terrain & enemy
  • ID enemy formations, equip, facilities & terrain to b attacked
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What are the 13 principles of fire support.

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  • plan early & continuously
  • exploit all avail targeting assets
  • consider use of all avail fires
  • use lowest echelon capab of furnishing fires eff FS
  • use most eff FS means
  • furnish type of FS requested
  • avoid Unecessary duplication
  • coordinate airspace
  • provide adequate FS
  • provide rapid coordination
  • provide safeguards & survivability
  • estab FS coordination measures
  • estab comm support
  • use most eff FS means
  • furnish type FS requested
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The purpose of fire support two fold is?

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  • To achieve effectiveness & efficient fr FS assets in mtng FS requirements of the force.
  • determine proper allocation of FS
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The Marine Corps uses a FSP process involving the interaction of top-down & bottom-up methods which is:

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  • Top-down refers to a higher headquarters formally conducting target acquisition, prioritizing targets and allocating the appropriate supporting arms to engage the target. The higher headquarters is better able to conduct fire planning due to greater access to more sophisticated intelligence assets. The higher headquarters staff usually has more qualified personnel with which to analyze information and process a FSP.
  • Bottom-up fire support planning is often used after the battle has been joined when time is critical. The maneuver units assume a greater role in target acquisition (often on leader’s reconnaissance), planning fires, and recommending changes to the target list.
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Who is ultimately responsible for fire support coordination at the company level in an infantry Bn?

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Rifle company commander

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Who is the primary advisor on the employment of the company’s 60mm mortars, and routinely serves as the Fire Support Team (FiST) leader

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Weapons platoon commander

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What is the artillery FO responsible and what rank is it?

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Normally a Lt from an artillery battery supporting the maneuver battalion

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What other functions does the artillery FO do?

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  • Calls for and adjusts artillery fire.
  • Aids with fire support planning.
  • Advises the company commander on matters pertaining to integrating all fire support assets.
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What is the Forward Air Controller (FAC) responsible for and what is the rank requirement?

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The FAC, a pilot or naval fight officer (NFO) captain, is responsible for terminal control of Close Air Support (CAS) and advises the company commander on matters pertaining to air support.

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What is the 81mm FO responsible for?

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Responsible for advising the company commander on matters pertaining to 81mm mortars and is responsible for calling for and adjusting mortar fire. (Normally an NCO from the 81mm motar plt)

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What is Naval Gunfire (NGF) Spot Team responsible for?

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Responsible for advising the company commander on matters pertaining to naval surface fire support (NSFS). Normally a 2dLt fr an arty Bn ISO of an maneuver regiment.

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Define Fire Support Coordination Center (FSCC)

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The agency where supported units plan and coordinate fire support & located w/ the combat operations center (COC).

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Where are most fire support coordination in operations performed in?

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Battallion FCC’s

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All fire support requests originating in the battalion that are monitored/received in the FSCC are checked to ensure that:

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  • The supporting arms are integrated with the scheme of maneuver & friendly forces are not needlessly endangered.
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The organization of the battalion FSCC consists of

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  • Fire support coordinator (FSC).
  • Liaison section
  • Tactical air control party (TACP)
  • Shore fire control party (SFCP)
  • Mortar section
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Who is usually the FSC in an infantry Bn?

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The weapons company commander

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Describe targeting

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The process of selecting targets & matching the appropriate response to them taking into account operational requirements and capabilities.
An integral part of the planning process based on a detailed estimate of the situation (METT-T).
Designed to support the SOM

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Define target

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A target is a geographical area, complex, or installation planned for capture or destruction by military forces.

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What do we target in order of precedence

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  • Known enemy positions - enemy units that we have located with a great degree of certainty.
  • Suspected enemy positions - enemy units that have been located without a great degree of certainty or that have been accurately located but are very mobile and may move.
  • Likely enemy positions. Where would you put your units if you were the enemy?
21
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Define List of Targets

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Subordinate units submit a list of targets to higher with targeting information. The list contains all targets the subordinate commander feels are necessary to be engaged with indirect fires in order to support his scheme of maneuver.

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What is a Target List?

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  • A formal document created at the highest level of command.
  • The consolidation of all the list of targets submitted with all redundancies removed.
  • Then disseminated to all subordinate commands on a Target List Worksheet.
  • Targets on the target list will always have a target number assigned.
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What does the Target Numbering System consist of?

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The target # consists of 6 characters: two letters and four numbers. The two-letter group may be used to indicate the originator of the target number and/or the level holding the target data.

24
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What is the fundamental symbol used for a point target?

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cross (tick mark)

25
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The point target symbol is used for

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Targets that are less than or equal to 200 meters in length and width. Drawn & labeled in black & Identified by a six-digit alpha-numeric number in the upper right quadrant.

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A linear target symbol is used for?

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Targets greater than 200m, but less than 600m, in length. Labeled above the target symbol & drawn and labeled in black.

27
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What is the basic symbol used in fire planning?

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The traget. Targets relate to personnel, material, or pieces of terrain that are designated and numbered for reference and/or firing.

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Hoe would you to determine the attitude of rectangular and linear targets

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Measure the angle of the long axis of the target from grid north (GN) . The figure is then expressed to the nearest 100 mils. An attitude will always be between 0 and-3200 mils.
1° = 17.777778 mils

29
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A document that facilitates fire planning by the FSC & Preliminary listing of all targets and their descriptions from which the FSC can select and plan is known as

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Target List Worksheet

30
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Define planned targets.

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Prearranged targets against which fires (surface or air delivered) can be delivered quickly.

31
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What is the benefit of pre planned targets?

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By planning ahead and determining what you wish to target, you can give the supporting arms agencies time to work up firing data or plan missions for air.

32
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What are the 4 categories of pre planned targets?

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  • On call targets
  • Scheduled targets
  • Priority targets
  • Fire Protective Fires
33
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Targets on which certain supporting arms will deliver a predetermined type & amount of munitions when requested & provide responsiveness & flexibility on time of delivery, such as in the defense when we do not know when the enemy will attack are known as

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On Call Targets

34
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Targets that are simply on-call targets with a timeline associated with them & fired at a specific time, for example at H-hour or L-hour in support of a landing are know as

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Scheduled Targets

35
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What targets are primarily used in the offense when rapid response is needed & when requested take priority over all other requests.

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Priority Targets

36
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Can a firing unit can have a priority target or an final protective fire (FPF)?

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No they can not. (See FSPLNG SHO pg 11 under Priority Targets)

37
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Targets that are only used in the defense & offer an immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement across defensive lines or areas are called:

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Final Protective Fires (FPF)

38
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What measures are designed to provide safeguards for friendly forces and at the same time facilitate rapid engagement of targets?

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Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCMs)

39
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What 2 broad categories do FSCM’s fall into?

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Permissive and Restrictive

40
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Describe Permissive FSCM’s

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No further coordination is required for the engagement of targets affected by the measure. The primary purpose of permissive measures is to facilitate the attack of targets.

41
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Describe Restrictive FSCM’s.

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Imposes certain requirements for specific coordination prior to the engagement of those targets affected by the measure. The primary purpose of restrictive measures is to provide safeguards for friendly forces.

42
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Who is responsible for recommending the establishment of all FSCMs & what are these recommendations based on?

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The Fire Support Coordinator (FSC) based on: 
• Maneuver commander's guidance.
• Location of friendly forces.
• Scheme of maneuver.
• Anticipated enemy actions.
43
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Once established, FSCMs are displayed on what & what at a minimum should they include?

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Maps, firing charts, and overlays & should include at a min: Abbreviation of the FSC,
Establishing headquarters, Effective date-time-group (DTG).

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