Indications and Planning for Fire Support

These flashcards cover key vocabulary terms and definitions from the lecture notes on fire support operations, including roles, methodologies, and key terms in artillery and air support.

Observer

Serves as the 'eyes' of the indirect fire systems.

FDC

Stands for Fire Direction Center, serves as the 'brain' of the system.

Fires Warfighting Function

Integrates elements such as Joint Effects Cell, Fire Support Element, Fires Cell into operations.

Unmanned Aircraft

An asset that provides flexibility, range, speed, lethality, and precision in targeting.

Close Air Support (CAS)

Executed in support of friendly forces in close enemy contact or against enemy forces out of contact with friendly forces.

Army Attack Aviation

Employs attack rotary wing aviation primarily as a CAS platform.

Law of War

Compliance needed for the selection of targets, munitions, and techniques of fire.

Mean Target Location Error

Observers equipped with basic tools have a mean target location error of about 250 meters.

Company/Troop FSO

In charge of the FIST, principal fire support advisor to the commander.

Fires Planning

Produces specific effect on a target with the minimum expenditure of ammunition.

Target Selection Errors

Failure to select proper shell fuze combinations may result in undesired effects on target.

Established Target

A target known to exist in the operational environment, actions planned using deliberate targeting.

Dynamic Targeting

Triggered when detected or located, supplementing established targets.

Final Protective Fire (FPF)

An immediately available barrier of fire designed to impede enemy movement.

Precision Target Location Equipment

Primary means used to determine targets' location.

Flash to Bang Method

Used to determine distance based on the time difference between the flash of impact and sound.

Angle T

The interior angle formed at the target by the observer-target and gun-target lines.

Danger Close

Distances for artillery and mortars when engaging targets near friendly forces.

Target of Opportunity

A target identified for engagement that was not selected in advance.

Time on Target

Method of controlling the exact timing for rounds to hit a target.

Self-location Accuracy

Observers must be able to self-locate to within a specific distance for effective target engagement.