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Standard: Request and Adjust Indirect fires. At a minimum student must use
observer identification, warning order, target location, and target
description and adjust the rounds using mil-relation formula and
the successive bracketing technique with in 50 meters of target.
IAW FM 3-09.30 (6-30).
SECTION 1
SUMMARY OF SQUADRON SPUR
RIDE CFF EVENT
SECTION 2
CALL FOR FIRE (CFF)
During the CFF Event you will be utilizing the call INTRODUCTION
for fire simulator. One Soldier at a time with utilize The Six Elements of the CFF
the CFF format in order to bring EFFECTS Essential Optional
(neutralize or destroy) on enemy targets. All other
1. Observer 5. Method of
soldiers not firing will identify enemy and friendly
Identification Engagement
vehicles presented on printed pictures.
2. Warning Order
The CFF standards for the event are: 6. Method of Fire and
3. Target Location Control
1. Occupy net
2. EFFECTS successfully brought to enemy 4. Target Description
target (meaning DESTROYED) within 5
adjustments.
3. Exit net
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Performance Steps
1. Locate the target within 250 meters of the actual
target location. Figure 061-283-6003-1. Initial Fire Request
a. Locate the target by grid coordinates.
b. Determine the direction from your
2. Transmit the call for fire to the FDC within
position to the target.
three minutes of target identification.
c. Formulate a call for fire. Include the
a. Conduct three transmissions.
elements of the call for fire in
i. Send observer identification
sequence.
and warning order. Example:
i. Observer identification (your
"A4Z57, THIS IS G3H71,
call sign).
ADJUST FIRE, OVER."
ii. Warning order (adjust fire).
ii. Send target location.
iii. Location of target.
Example: "GRID NG180513,
iv. Description of the target (for
OVER." (Give the six-digit
example "INFANTRY
grid of the target, with the
PLATOON IN THE OPEN").
grid zone identifier, to within
v. Method of engagement (may
250 meters of the actual target
be omitted if area fire is
location.)
desired).
iii. Send target description,
1. If the target is within
method of engagement,
600 meters of
method of fire and control.
friendly troops,
Example: "INFANTRY IN
announce
THE OPEN, ICM IN
"DANGER CLOSE"
EFFECT, OVER."
to the fire direction
b. Give the direction to the target within
center (FDC) in the
100 mils (M2 compass) or five degrees
initial call for fire, in
(lensatic compass) or give an accurate
the method of
cardinal direction (no compass
engagement phase.
available) of the actual target location.
2. Use creeping
This should be sent before the first
procedures to adjust
correction, or with the first correction.
danger close fire.
3. Adjust rounds to within 50 meters of the target,
Range corrections
within 45 seconds of the impact of each
adjusting round.
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WARNING
DO NOT BRACKET when DANGER CLOSE, it
could result in friendly casualties, use the creeping
fire procedure (all corrections are 100 meters or less)
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