Issuing a fire mission to crews - Guide - UNITAF Force Manual (FM)




Issuing a fire mission to crews
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FM/BG-1273.V1.03 - Issuing a fire mission to crews

Fire missions are given by the Fire Controller in the following format : 

  1. Gun/Section number
  2. Target Reference Point or Pre-Planned Target
  3. Release method
  4. Type of round
  5. Ammo information
  6. Number of rounds
  7. Charge
  8. Azimuth
  9. Elevation

 

1. Gun/Section number

ProwordMeaning
All gunsRefers to all elements in the Battery or Section
Section (#)Refers to all guns in the given Section(s)
Gun (#)Refers to the given gun

2. Target Reference Point or Pre-Planned Target

Target number assigned during calculation, each fire mission has a unique target identification number.

See: FM/BS-802 - Establish target reference points (TRP) and FM/BS-803 - Establish pre-planned targets (PPT)

3. Release method

See: FM/BS-1147 - Execute fire release methods

4. Type of round

Type of ammunition to be used

5. Ammo information

Used for special rounds where a setting is to be configured (i.e. laser code or timed explosion) 

6. Number of rounds

The number of rounds to be fired by each gun (i.e. an order of 5 rounds for 3 guns will result in a total of 15 rounds being fired)

7. Charge

Charge number to be used (please note some Pisces may show the charge as a name ('close', 'medium', 'far') instead of a number, in those cases treat the smallest one as 0 then following modes counting up 

8. Azimuth

Azimuth with a modifier for continuous fire. The azimuth is always given as a 4 digit number

9. Elevation

Elevation with a modifier for continuous fire. The elevation is always given as a 4 digit number

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Published by Cpl Ross on 19/09/2025 at 10:02

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