FO | Battery | Meaning |
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Call for fire | ||
Hammer, this is Alfa, fire for effect, grid, over. | Request for a fire mission, using grid as location type. | |
Alfa, Hammer, fire for effect, grid, out. | ||
Grid 1234-5678, over. | The FO gives the grid of the target | |
Grid 1234-5678, out. | ||
2 trucks under sheet-metal roof, HE in effect, over. | The FO gives a target description | |
2 trucks under sheet-metal roof, HE in effect, out. | At this point the battery computes a solution and is clear to fire. | |
Message to observer | ||
Alfa, Hammer, message to observer, 2 rounds, AF25, over. | The battery will shoot 2 rounds per gun, and assigned the target the identifier “AF25” | |
Hammer, Alfa, 2 rounds, AF25, out. | ||
Direction 1600, over | The direction from the FO to the target is 1600 milliradians, this will be used by the battery to perform any corrections. | |
Direction 1600, out. | ||
Rounds going out | ||
Alfa, Hammer, shot, over. | The battery shot it's first round | |
Hammer, Alfa, shout out. | ||
Splash over. | The first round will impact in 5 seconds. | |
Splash out. | ||
Rounds complete, over. | The last round of the salve has been fired. | |
Rounds complete, out. | ||
Correcting impacts | ||
Hammer, Alfa, add 200, right 100, fire for effect, over. | From the FO's perspective, the rounds landed 200m short and 100m left of the target. The FO corrects for what they see and request a new salvo. | |
Alfa, Hammer, add 200, right 100, fire for effect, out. | ||
Message to observer | ||
Alfa, Hammer, message to observer, 2 rounds, AF25, over. | The battery shot 2 rounds per gum, the target the identifier remains “AF25” | |
Hammer, Alfa, 2 rounds, AF25, out. | ||
Rounds going out | ||
Alfa, Hammer, shot, over. | ||
Hammer, Alfa, shout out. | ||
Splash over. | ||
Splash out. | ||
End of mission | ||
Hammer, Alfa, on line, drop 50, record target, end of mission, 2 trucks destoyed, over. | From the FO's perspective, the rounds landed 50m over and with no left/right deviation of the target. The FO want the target recorded for later use, ends the mission, and gives a BDA. | |
Alfa, Hammer, on line, drop 50, record target, end of mission, 2 trucks destoyed, out. |