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Special Munitions 28 September 2017 ATP 3-09.30 6-31 Example Immediate smoke as a continuation of an immediate suppression mission DIRECTION 5600, RIGHT 200, ADD 400, IMMEDIATE SMOKE, REPEAT OVER. Note. Direction is given if it was not sent previously in an immediate suppression mission. Example. Immediate smoke as the initial call for fire. H18 THIS IS H24, IMMEDIATE SMOKE, GRID NK628543 ALTITUDE 295, OVER. Example (Quick Smoke) H18, THIS IS H24, ADJUST FIRE, SHIFT KNOWN POINT 1, OVER. DIRECTION 2400, RIGHT 100, ADD 200, OVER. SUSPECTED PLATOON LOCATION, LENGTH 200, MTL 2700, TAIL, DURATION 5 MINUTES, SMOKE IN EFFECT, OVER. or H18 THIS IS H24, ADJUST FIRE, OVER. GRID NK432895 ALTITUDE 105, OVER. SCREEN TREE LINE, LENGTH 200. MTL 1800, LEFT CROSS, DURATION 8 MINUTES, SMOKE IN EFFECT, OVER. Example (Quick Smoke, Multiple Aiming Points) The observer fires a quick smoke mission, observes effects, and announces to the FDC SECOND AIMING POINT, RIGHT 500, DROP 200, REPEAT, OVER. Note. Had the observer simply wanted to move the quick smoke to another point, he would have made a normal subsequent correction and said RIGHT 500, DROP 200, REPEAT, OVER. The second aiming point tells the FDC that the observer wants to fire on a second point at this time and that the battery should be prepared to replenish smoke on either point. By observing how long the smoke remains effective near either aiming point, the observer can determine a time interval at which to replenish his smoke should he want to do so. Interval = effective screen time – build up time. He can pass this information to the FDC by sending CONTINUE SMOKE AT 3 MINUTES INTERVALS FOR 15 MINUTES, OVER. Example (Quick Smoke, Multiple Aiming Points Called For At The Beginning Of The Mission) H18 THIS IS H24, FIRE FOR EFFECT, OVER. GRID NK 843321 ALTITUDE 190 AND GRID NK840322 ALTITUDE 185, OVER. TRENCH LINE, LENGTH 800, RIGHT CROSS, DURATION 12 MINUTES, SMOKE, OVER. MORTAR PROCEDURES 6-134. When using mortars for quick smoke attitude of the desired smoke screen should be included in addition to Maneuver Target Line, as MTL cannot be input into the Lightweight Handheld Mortar Ballistic Computer (also called LHMBC).