FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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Glossary 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 Glossary-9 deep area (Army) Where the commander sets conditions for future success in close combat. (ADP 3-0) defeat (Army) To render a force incapable of achieving its objectives. (ADP 3-0) *defensive fires Surface to surface indirect fires intended to disrupt discovered enemy preparations for an attack. defensive operation (Army) An operation to defeat an enemy attack, gain time, economize forces, and develop conditions favorable for offensive or stability operations. (ADP 3-0) delay (Army) When a force under pressure trades space for time by slowing down the enemy’s momentum and inflicting maximum damage on enemy forces without becoming decisively engaged. (ADP 3-90) deliberate crossing (Army) The crossing of an inland water obstacle or other gap that requires extensive planning and detailed preparations. (ATP 3-90.4) denial operations (Army) Actions to hinder or deny the enemy the use of space, personnel, supplies, or facilities. (FM 3- 90-1) denied, degraded, and disrupted space operational environment (Army) A composite of those conditions and influences in which space-enabled capabilities have been impaired by hostile threats or non-hostile means. Also called D3SOE. (FM 3-14) deny (Army) A task to hinder or prevent the enemy from using terrain, space, personnel, supplies, or facilities. (ATP 3-21.20) *deputy fire support coordinator The senior field artillery staff officer at corps and division headquarters who is responsible for advising the commander on the best use of available fires resources, providing input to necessary orders, and developing and implementing the fire support plan. destroy (Army) A tactical mission task that physically renders an enemy force combat-ineffective until it is reconstituted. Alternatively, to destroy a combat system is to damage it so badly that it cannot perform any function or be restored to a usable condition without being entirely rebuilt. (FM 3-90-1) *destruction In the context of the computed effects of field artillery fires, destruction renders a target out of action permanently, or ineffective for a long period of time, producing at least 30-percent casualties or materiel damage. destruction fire (Army) An element of the method of engagement portion of the call for fire requesting destruction fire delivered for the sole purpose of destroying materiel. (TC 3-09.81) direction of attack (Army) A specific direction or assigned route a force uses and does not deviate from when attacking. (ADP 3-90) direct support (DOD) A mission requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. Also called DS. (JP 3-09.3) (Army) A support relationship requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force’s request for assistance. (FM 3-0)