FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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Glossary Glossary-6 FM 3-09 30 April 2020 *attack guidance matrix A targeting product approved by the commander, which addresses the how and when targets are engaged and the desired effects. axis of advance (Army) The general area through which the bulk of a unit’s combat power must move. (ADP 3-90) azimuth of fire (Army) The direction, expressed in mils, that a firing unit is laid (oriented) on when it occupies a position. Also called AOF. (ATP 3-09.50) backbrief (Army) A briefing by subordinates to the commander to review how subordinates intend to accomplish their mission. (FM 6-0) battle (Army) Consists of a set of related engagements that lasts longer and involves larger forces than an engagement. (ADP 3-90) battle handover line (Army) A designated phase line where responsibility transitions from the stationary force to the moving force and vice versa. (ADP 3-90) boundary (DOD) A line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating coordination and deconfliction of operations between adjacent units, formations, or areas. (JP 3-0) breach (Army) A synchronized combined arms activity under the control of the maneuver commander conducted to allow maneuver through an obstacle. (ATP 3-90-4) *call for fire A standardized request for fire containing data necessary for obtaining the required fire on a target. Also called CFF. *call for fire zone A weapons locating radar search area from which the commander wants to attack hostile firing systems. Also called CFFZ. *censor zone An area from which the weapons locating radar is prohibited from reporting acquisitions. Also called CZ. characteristic (Army) A feature or quality that marks an organization or function as distinctive or is representative of that organization or function. (APD 1-01) *clearance of fires The process by which the supported commander ensures that fires or their effects will have no unintended consequences on friendly units or the scheme of maneuver. close air support (DOD) Air action by aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration of each air mission with the fire and movement of those forces. Also called CAS. (JP 3-09.3) close combat (Army) Warfare carried out on land in a direct-fire fight, supported by direct and indirect fires, and other assets. (ADP 3-0)