Posted by "The MacFarlanes‘" <desrtrat@amug.org> on Thu, 7 Dec 2000 20:20:00 -0700
This is a whole course, in itself. Arty has a thing called Fire Discipline.
"Fire Discipline is the language of fire control. It consists of
words,phrases, rules, and conventions, which result in some specific action,
taken at the guns, strictly in accordance with the intentions of the
originator". The aim of fire discipline is to ensure that, in response to
fire orders, the appropriate action is taken at the guns, with the minimum
of delay" I think I got it.. jump in guys, its been awhile. Supposedly,
artillery comms are some of the most efficient, because they follow such
strict protocol, and because "call for fire" has priority on the Net. You
asked a couple of questions, which have mixed responses. An Observer has a
set number of orders /she must issue, to request a Fire Mission, unless in a
Fire Plan. A sample:
"3, this is 31, Fire Mission Battery, over" This is the warning order.
Grid 123456 Location
Direction 3200
Troops in open Description of
Target
Adjust Fire, Over Method
There are also many additional pieces of info an observer can give, but
there are some minimum requirements as well. Again, its been awhile, so if
I‘ve missed something, jump in guys.
The right 200, add 200 comment can be given as part of the initial orders
location which can include a reference from a known point - recorded
target, registration point, or whatever. So, yes.. the Observer could
specify ZR 4100, right 200, add 200, A/F.
It can also be used in adjustment. Observers are trained to give "gross "
adjustments, which they can cut in half, bracketing the target...Correct for
line first, then range, if I remember correctly. The ZR, ZP designations
you mention show whether it is a Battery target, Regimental target, etc.
The GPO has a list of Orders that can be issued to the Guns:
W - Warning Order
T - Type of Engagement
T - Trajectory
A - Ammunition
L - Load
C - Converge They were rarely, if ever, using this, when I got out
B - Bearing
Q - Quadrant laying
G - Gun Correction
F - Fuse setting
F - Fuse correction
A - At my command
E - Elevation
M - Method
D - Description of Target
Most of the Gunners should know the little ditty I used to remember all
those, 15 years later.. -
Hope that helps, and to those who know, sorry for any inaccuracies caused by
fuzzy memory.
Ubique MacF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mathew Snoddon"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 7:20 PM
Subject: Re: Indirect fire voice procedure
> woops, Hotmail screwed up.
>
> I was curious about a few things for calling indirect fire. What is the
> proper voice procedure? Also, when using a pre-registered target ZT,ZM
or
> MG what is the proper voice procedure? If the target is not right at the
> pre-registered point could a correction of for example "right 200, add
200"
> be given at the same time? I can‘t seem to find any links detailing it.
> I‘ve checked the DND on-line library and I‘ve even resorted to checking
the
> Yankee one.
>
> Matt S
>
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