Things You Should Know By Now
Across
- 3. change must be sent to the FDC if it has changed by 100 mils or more
- 4. 100, 400, 700, etc. are not _______
- 6. FDC command to fire the exact same firing data previously fired
- 7. the most elite conventional warfighting force on the planet; delivers All American fury anywhere on Earth in 18 hours or less
- 9. when done correctly, will make it so when you land its the ground that hurts
- 12. the senior enlisted (SSG) Fister attached to a Company; responsible for the Company FST
- 13. the measurement of deviation between grid north and magnetic north
- 16. mission type: only one round is fired and the observer adjusts it to the target
- 18. method of self-location that can be done with out the aid of digital devices
- 19. the preferred and default method of target location
- 22. a target that has been rendered incapable of interfering with an operation
- 23. used to determine altitude; drawn in TEN METER increments
- 24. imperative that they are listened to very carefully; a safety measure
- 25. commands sent to the FDC to make range corrections
- 26. you may consider requesting a different one if your rounds are smacking a mountain instead of your target
- 29. variable time and delay to name a couple
- 30. distance is rounded to the nearest _______
- 32. there is a crater where the target used to be
- 35. suspiciously has never been in the same room as SSG Lou at the same time
- 36. used by the FDC to determine the amount and type of ammunition to use
- 39. an easily identifiable feature used in terrain association to create a "limit of advance"
- 42. used to convert mils to meters; can be found by dividing the distance to the target by 1000
- 46. a reference point that the FDC is tracking
- 47. numbers ending in .5 are rounded to the nearest _____ whole number
- 48. the highest casualty producing weapon on the battlefield
- 49. indicates that the last round has been fired, NOT that all rounds have impacted
- 54. the preferred method of adjustment for inexperienced observers
- 55. a BMP is not a tank
Down
- 1. required element of a terrain sketch; something to be considered when selecting an OP location
- 2. the preferred method of adjustment when firing danger close
- 5. spotting indicating that the round impacted to the left or right but at equal distance to the target
- 8. the direction you are pointing your compass at; the direction of the line drawn on your map as determined by protractor
- 10. unit to fire, changes to CFF, rounds in FFE, TGT #
- 11. a round that was neither seen nor heard
- 14. 0000, 1600, 3200, 4800, 6400
- 15. the only person who can fail you in this course
- 17. commands sent to the FDC to make HOB corrections
- 20. the goal of every fire mission
- 21. the minimum is 30
- 27. the preferred method of adjustment when an experienced observer prioritizes responsive fires
- 28. you should have one every 100 mils of your area of observation
- 31. Harrington's preferred method of land navigation
- 33. not *required* by schoolhouse but real world is included in end of mission
- 34. 350 meters per second; used in conjunction with flash to bang as a distance estimation tool
- 37. round will impact in approximately 3 seconds
- 38. the distance between where the observed had determined the target is and where the target actually is
- 40. default: Fire When Ready
- 41. the payload of a round; what is being delivered
- 43. determined by calculating the difference between the elevation of the target and the elevation of the observer
- 44. a round that was heard but not seen
- 45. mils in a circle
- 50. it's munition dependent for surface-to-air fires
- 51. where the observer determines a round to impact in relation to the target; used to determine corrections
- 52. a training aid to refine DISTANCE, NOT DIRECTION
- 53. must be said following add/drop 50