CW2 A. Mark Leung

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Call For and Adjust Indirect Fire

• CW2 A. Mark Leung

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Conditions

• In an OH-58D

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Standards

• Remain oriented on the target while repositioning
  the aircraft.
• Mask and unmask the aircraft as required.
• Transmit and process an indirect fire mission
  request.

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6 Elements of the Call For FireSent in 3
transmissions normally

• Observer Identification
• Warning Order
• Target Location
• Target Description
• Method of Engagement
• Method of Fire and Control

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First Transmission

• Observer ID
• Use your assigned call sign.

• Warning Order
• Type of mission
• Size of element to fire
• Method of Target Location

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Second Transmission

• Target Location
• Grid
• Polar Plot
• Shift from a Known Point
• Laser Polar

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Third Transmission

• Target Description
• What the target is
• What the target is doing
• The number of elements in the target
• The degree of protection
• The target shape and size if significant

• Method of Engagement (DDMATT)
• Distribution
• Danger Close
• Mark
• Ammunition
• Trajectory
• Type of adjustment

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Third Continued

• Method of Fire
• Platoon (Section) Left or Right
• Not normally used by Aviators.

• Method of Control (FRAT and the 6 Cs)
• Followed by
• Repeat
• AMC
• TOT
• Cannot Observe
• Continuous Illumination
• Coordinated Illumination
• Cease Loading
• Check Fire
• Continuous Fire

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Message to Observer

• Unit(s) to fire
• Changes to the Call for Fire
• Number of rounds
• Target number
• Additional Information
• Probable error in range
• Angle T (if it is greater then 500 mils)
• Time of Flight

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15 Subsequent Corrections

• OT Direction (When changes greater than or equal
  to 10 Degrees)
• Danger Close (600M Artillery and Mortars, 750m
  NGF 5 inch and smaller, 2000m MLRS)
• Trajectory (High or Low angle)
• Method of Fire (Platoon left or right)
• Distribution (Open, linear, converge sheaf)
• Projectile (Change type of round)
• Fuze (Change type of fuze)
• Volume (Change number of Volleys in FFE)

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15 Subs Cont

• Deviation Correction (L/R ___ meters)
• Range Correction (add/drop ___ meters)
• HOB Correction (up/down ___ meters)
• TGT Description (If it has changed)
• Mission type/ Method of Control (FFE/AMC)
• Splash (Request or Cancel)
• Repeat (Fire using the same data as the last
  round)

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After all rounds are fired

• Refinement
• Record as TGT
• EOM
• Surveillance (BDA)

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• Sample call for fire
• Redleg 95 this is Banshee 24 fire for effect,
  over.
• (Redleg 95 reads back first transmission)
• Grid DF 50835246, over.
• (Redleg 95 reads back second transmission)
• 4 ZSU 23-4s in the open, danger close. At my
  command, over.
• (Redleg 95 reads back third transmission)
• Direction 200 Degrees.
• (not mandatory to send in the call for fire but
  highly recommended to save time later if
  corrections are needed.)

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• Banshee 24 this is Redleg 95 MTO, Bulldog, 4
  rounds, AB2005, 60 Sec, over.
• (Banshee 24 reads back)
• Shot, over. (Redleg)
• Shot, out. (Banshee)
• Splash, over. (Redleg)
• Splash, out. (Banshee)
• End of mission, 4 ZSU 23-4 destroyed, 6 personnel
  KIA, over
• (Redleg reads back)

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References FM 6-30 TC 1-248
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