Things You Should Know By Now

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