ATP-3-09-30 Observed Fires Download

Chapter 5 5-14 ATP 3-09.30 28 September 2017 Table 5-2. Refinement and surveillance RESULTS OF FIRE FOR EFFECT OBSERVER'S ACTIONS OBSERVER'S TRANSMISSION Accurate and sufficient End mission and surveillance END OF MISSION, ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE DESTROYED, OVER. Accurate and sufficient; replot desired Request replot, end mission and surveillance RECORD AS TARGET, END OF MISSION, BMP NEUTRALIZED, OVER. Inaccurate and sufficient Refinement, end mission and surveillance RIGHT 20, ADD 20, END OF MISSION, ROCKET PROPELLED GRENADE DESTROYED, OVER. Inaccurate, sufficient, target replot desired Refinement, request replot, end mission and surveillance RIGHT 30, RECORD AS TARGET, END OF MISSION, BMP NEUTRALIZED, OVER. Inaccurate and insufficient Correction and repeat RIGHT 30, ADD 50, REPEAT. Inaccurate and insufficient Correction and transition to adjust fire RIGHT 30, ADD 100, ADJUST FIRE, OVER. Accurate and insufficient Repeat REPEAT, OVER. TYPES OF CORRECTIONS 5-63. Registrations and destruction missions fired with area munitions place a great deal of responsibility on the observer. In registration and destruction missions, the adjusting point must be accurately located. At a minimum, the observer should send an eight digit grid. If the observer is equipped with a device capable of a more accurate target location, then a more precise grid should be sent to the FDC. Note. Registration and destruction missions fired with area munitions, by their nature, require high ammunition expenditure and make the firing unit vulnerable to adversary target acquisition. REGISTRATION 5-64. The firing unit conducts a registration with a single piece. Normally, the fire direction officer directs the observer to conduct the registration on a designated point; however, the FDC may direct the observer to select the registration point. The registration point should be accurately located (within 10 meters), near the center of the zone of fire, semi-permanent, located on fairly level terrain if possible, and on common grid with the firing unit. INITIATION 5-65. Initiate the registration with a message to observer as shown tables 5-3 and 5-4.