FOX Troop

2/2 CR FIST
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

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 Target List Work Sheet
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Size
Line No. Target No. Description Location Altitude Attitude Source Accuracy Remarks
Length Width

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 TTLODAC
FST TGT TRIGGER LOCATION OBSERVER DELIVERY SYS AGM/ME COMMO

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 FIRE SUPPORT EXECUTION MATRIX
FIRE SUPPORT TASKS

UNITS PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE PHASE

FA ORG FOR COMBAT MORTARS AMMO AVAILIABLE RESTRICTIONS COMMUNICATIONS FSO LOC
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FSCMS AIR SUPPORT HPTL/ ATK GUIDANCE COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS

 Echelonment of Fires
-Start with your largest weapon systems first and as you move forward. Use
the REDs/MSD as a guide as to when to turn on the next lowest and turn off Table 94. Unguided Cannon and Rocket REDs
current indirect weapon system. (OCT19)
-REDs are used on deployment and not training. The MSDs will be DANGER 0.1% PI (meters)
dependant on Range Control and varies from range to range. System Description CLOSE Range
(meters) Standing Prone
1/3 285 275
105MM
Howitzer HE 600 2/3 355 345
PFF (M1130)
Maximum 505 495
1/3 360 320
105MM
M119/ 600 2/3 400 375
Howitzer HE
M119A2
(M1 Comp B/ M760)
Maximum 540 515
1/3 330 295
Table 94. Unguided Mortar REDs (OCT19) 105MM
Howitzer HERA 600 2/3 460 435
(M913/M927 HERA)
DANGER Maximum 660 635
System Description CLOSE Range 0.1% PI (meters) 1/3 385 355
(meters) 155MM
Howitzer HE 600 2/3 515 485
1/3 150 140 (M795/M795 IM)
Maximum 730 710
60mm Mortar (All 600 2/3 155 145
M224 1/3 225 215
except M1061) 155MM
Maximum 175 165 Howitzer 600 2/3 295 285
DPICM
1/3 180 175 (M483A1) Maximum 410 405
M109/
60mm Mortar 600 2/3 215 210 M777A2
M224 155MM 1/3 265 260
(M1061)
Maximum 240 230 Howitzer 600 2/3 405 395
DPICM
1/3 190 175 (M864) Maximum 715 705

M252 81mm Mortar (All) 600 2/3 210 195 1/3 380 350
155MM
Howitzer RAP 600 2/3 600 565
Maximum 220 205 (M549A1)
Maximum 1045 1025
1/3 310 295
M120/ 120mm Mortar 1/3 415 410
600 2/3 340 330 M142
227mm M26A2
M237 (All) HIMARS/ 600 2/3 760 755
Maximum 375 355 DPICM
M270A1
Maximum 1410 1405
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 CALL FOR FIRE
SEQUENCE OF SUBSEQUENT CORRECTIONS
1 de AF/FFE/IS/S (POLAR, LASER POLAR, SHIFT KN PT ________) k

GRID GRID: ___ ___ -___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
1. DIRECTION (100 mil change)
2 POLAR DIR: __ __ __ __ 0 DIS: __ __ __ 0__ 0 U/D: __ __ __ V/A: + \ - k 2. DANGER CLOSE/CANCEL
3. TRAJECTORY
SHIFT DIR: __ __ __ __ 0 L/R: __ __ __ __ 0 +/- __ __ __ U/D: __ __ __ 4. METHOD OF FIRE
5. DISTRUBUTION
3 TGT DESCRIPTION: SH/FZ: k 6. PROJECTILE
B 7. FUZE
R
MTO: __ , __ , __ i/e TGT# __ __ __ __ __ __ E
__ __ __ __ 0 8. VOLUME
A
K DIR: k
out 9. DEVIATION

OT FAC:______________ SHIFT FAC:_______________ 10. RANGE

11. HEIGHT OF BURST
12. TARGET DESCRIPTION
13. MISSION TYPE/METHOD OF CONTROL
14. SPLASH
15. REPEAT
a. b. SPOTTINGS CORRECTIONS
b. to whole
DIS TO number
BURST a/1000 HOB RNG DEV IAW SEQ OF SUB CORRECTIONS FUZE TIME

L/R +/- U/D Correct HOB to 20 meters

1 +/- L/R k
Request TI when you split the 100 meter bracket and
adjust the HOB
2 +/- L/R L/R +/- U/D k
Graze burst without a previous air burst = U 40
3 +/- L/R L/R +/- U/D k EXPRESSION Graze burst with a previous air burst = U 20
DIR = 10 mils Never FFE from a graze burst
4 +/- L/R L/R +/- U/D k DIS = 100 meters FFE if correction is 40 meters of less
U/D = 5 meters
5 +/- L/R L/R +/- U/D k
IF VERT ANGLE > 35 m /

6 AGM k SMOKE SMOKE

MINIMUM CORRECTIONS
CANISTERS
k L = Length of smoke screen
7 AGM
M = MTL (Mnvr Target Line) HE SMK ILLUM
8 AGM k D BOUNCE = UP 50, FFE

AGM
I = Wind direction GRAZE = UP 100, FFE
9 k DEV 50 M
R SPREAD = D 50, FFE 30 M 200 M

R/L : 10 20 +/- : 10 20 30 40 U/D EOM

T = Duration of smoke screen
RREMS
RNG 50 M 100 M 200 M
SURV: EST _____ CAS k
Grid ___________ this is ____________, PREPARE TO COPY MY LOCATION, OVER
Grid_____________________________________, ALT_____________OVER
___________ this is ____________, AF POLAR (Warning
FFE POLAR
Order)
, OVER
(Observer ID)
Polar DIR_____________ DIS_____________, UP/DOWN_____________
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
,OVER
___________________________________________________________,
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control
OVER

MTO__________,__________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

EOM__________________, DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES, OVER

___________ this is ____________, ADJUST FIRE SHIFT FROM

(Warning KNOWN POINT _______, OVER
Order)
(Observer ID)
SFKP DIR__________, LEFT/RIGHT__________, ADD/DROP__________UP.DOWN__________OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
_____________________________________________________________, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

___________ this is ____________, PREPARE TO COPY MY LOCATION, OVER

Grid_____________________________________, ALT_____________OVER
___________ this is ____________, AF POLAR FFE POLAR
(Warning Order)
, OVER
(Observer ID)
DIR_____________ DIS_____________, UP/DOWN_____________ ,OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
___________________________________________________________, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO________________________,_____________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

EOM__________________, DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES, OVER
QUICK SMOKE
___________ this is ____________, AF
(Warning Order
FFE , OVER
(Observer ID)
Grid_______________________________, DIR__________, ALT__________OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
SCREENING/OBSCURING/DECEPTION____________________________________,
L:_______W:_______ATT:_______ MTL:_______LEFT CROSS/RIGHT CROSS/HEADWIND/ TAILWIND,
DURATION:_____MINS, SMOKE IN EFFECT, OVER
___________ this is ____________, PREPARE TO COPY MY LOCATION, OVER
Grid_____________________________________, ALT_____________OVER
___________ this is ____________, AF POLAR FFE POLAR ,OVER
(Observer ID) (Warning Order)
DIR_____________ DIS_____________, UP/DOWN_____________ ,OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
SCREEN/OBSCURE/DECEPTION____________________________________,
L:_______W:_______ATT:_______MTL:_______LEFT CROSS/RIGHT CROSS/HEADWIND/ TAILWIND,
DURATION:_____MINS, SMOKE IN EFFECT, OVER
MTO__________,__________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT
EOM__________________,DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES,
OVER
IMMEDIATE SUPPRESSION/SMOKE
___________ this is ____________, IMMEDIATE SUPPRESION/IMMEDIATE SMOKE, GRID____________________________, ALT____________,
Observer ID Warning Order
OVER

___________ this is ____________, PREPARE TO COPY MY LOCATION, OVER

Grid_____________________________________, ALT_____________OVER

___________ this is ____________, IMMEDIATE SUPPRESION/IMMEDIATE SMOKE, DIR__________, DIS__________,UP/DOWN__________,

OVER Observer ID Warning Order
 PGM FIRE MISSIONS

EXCALIBUR
___________ this is ____________, FIRE FOR EFFECT , OVER
(Observer ID) (Warning Order)
Grid_______________________________, ALT__________ DIR__________, OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID,ALT, DIR) MUST BE 10-GRID
_____________________________, EXCALIBUR (PROXIMITY, DELAY, PGK), TLE ___METERS, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO__________,__________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

EOM__________________, DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES, OVER

ACCELERATED PRECISION MORTAR INITIATIVE (APMI)

___________ this is ____________, FIRE FOR EFFECT , OVER
(Observer ID) (Warning Order)
Grid_______________________________, ALT__________ DIR__________, OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID,ALT, DIR) MUST BE 10-GRID
_____________________________, APMI, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO__________,__________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

EOM__________________, DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES, OVER

COORDINATED ILLUMINATION
___________ this is ____________, ADJUST FIRE, OVER
(Observer ID) (Warning Order)
Grid_______________________________, DIR__________, ALT__________OVER
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
SUSPECTED ENEMY ACTIVITY, ILLUMINATION, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO_________________,__________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

ILLUMINATION MARK, OVER( The observer identifies the target, waits until the target is best illuminated)
COORDINATED ILLUMINATION, OVER
ADJUST FIRE, Grid_______________________________, DIR__________, ALT__________, OVER

(Warning Order) TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)

_____________________________________________________________, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO___________________,_____________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________, OUT

MOVING TARGET
___________ this is ____________,FIRE FOR EFFECT, OVER
(Observer ID) (Warning Order)

Grid_______________________________, DIR__________, ALT__________OVER

TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
___________________________________________________________________, AT MY COMMAND, OVER
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control

MTO___________,_____________ IN EFFECT_____RNDS, TGT#__________,BREAK, REQUEST TOF________, OVER.

EOM__________________, DESTROYED, NEUTRALIZED, SUPPRESSED, ESTIMATED_____ CASUALTIES, OVER
 Size Number of tubes Approximate Length (meters) Approximate Width (meters)
Mortars:
Final Protective Fires 120-mm
120-mm
4
2
300
150
75
75
81-mm(252) 4 150 50
81-mm(252) 2 75 50
60-mm 2 60 30
Howitzers:
155-mm 8 400 50
___________ this is ____________, ADJUST(Warning
FIRE,Order)
OVER 155-mm 6 300 50
(Observer ID)
155-mm 4 200 50
Grid_______________________________, DIR__________, ALT__________OVER 155-mm 3 150 50
TGT LOCATION (GRID, DIR, ALT)
155-mm 2 100 50
FINAL PROTECTIVE FIRE, ATTITUDE:_________, DANGER CLOSE, DELAY, OVER 105-mm 8 280 35
TGT Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire & Control
105-mm 6 210 35
105-mm 4 140 35
105-mm 3 105 35
NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED; 105-mm 2 70 35

NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED

NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED

NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED

NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED

NUMBER ____, RIGHT / LEFT ____ADD/DROP REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED, OVER

50 Meters

FPF LINE 50 Meters

200 Meters 150 Meters 100 Meters 50 Meters 0 Meters 50 Meters

50 Meters
 Registration
FDC to FO: ______THIS IS ______, SELECT REGISTRATION POINT VICINITY GRID _________________________, OVER. (read back to FDC)

FO to FDC: GRID _________________________, DIRECTION __________, OVER

LASER GRID ALTITUDE

SECTION II. REGISTRATION
28. MESSAGE TO OBSERVER 29. OT DIRECTION 30. OT FACTOR

OT LINE CORRECTIONS SPOTTING ROUNDS

e. S g.
31. INITIAL f.
ROUND
32.

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43.

OBSERVER 44.

REVERSE OF DA FORM 5429-R, JUN 85

 50 Meters

Desired Effects

2
50 Meters
4 3 REG PT 1

50 Meters
100 Meters 50 Meters 0 Meters 50 Meters

FDC to FO: PREPARE TO ADJUST THE SHEAF, OVER

FO to FDC: SECTION LEFT / RIGHT, REPEAT, OVER

NUMBER ___, RIGHT / LEFT ___, REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED;

NUMBER ___, RIGHT / LEFT ___, REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED;

NUMBER ___, RIGHT / LEFT ___, REPEAT / IS ADJUSTED, OVER

 OBCO

_______this is _________________________, prepare to copy OBCO,

My location is ____________________________, Altitude_______m.

(10 digit grid with 100,000m identifier)

At this time I am in a static OP overwatching _________________. Request

you establish a 100m radius NFA on my location. Confirm locations of other
friendly units in or around the target area, FSCMs, known collateral damage
concerns, or any changes to the Commander’s intent, OVER.
 SALT Data
Altitude Direction Distance Nearest Collateral
Size Activity Location Time
(meters) (mils) (meters) Concern

10
 N

NE

60
NW

il s
00

0m
mil

040
s
520 ils
0m 0m
ils 120

W E
200
ils 0m
400m ils
4

280
ils
SE

0m

0m
SW

360

ils
S
Max ORD / Stay Above

(Max ORD From MTO)

(Gun Elevation)
(Max ORD in meters)
3.28
(Round UP to nearest 100
ft)
(Max ORD in feet)
1,000 ft (Stay Above Safety Buffer)
(Stay Above in feet)
 Laser Safety Zone / Optimum Attack Zone
Safety Zone Mils to degrees conversion
20° cone whose apex is at the (Direction in Mils) / 17.78 = (Direction in degrees)
target and extends 10° either
side of the laser target line
(LTL) ________₥ ÷ 17.78=_______°

Ideal Attack Zone

50° on either side of
safety zone

SAFETY
ZONE

+50O +10O -10O -50O

LTL
Left Shoulder Right Shoulder

Final Attack Heading ________CW ________ Final Attack Heading ________CW ________
 Enhanced Target Description

Formation – Linear, Triangle, Circle, Rectangle

Spacing – 25m apart

Orientation – N-S, E-W, NE-SW, outward, etc.

Co-location – Bldg, vehicles, dismounts, etc.

Examples

I have 3 BMPs in a triangle formation, spaced 25m apart, all facing

outward

I have a weapons cache, consisting of a building, with 2 cargo trucks and

dismounts co-located
 Visual Talk-On TTPs

Identify a start point, direction of travel, and end point

From a point (easily recognizable start point)

In a direction (cardinal/sub-cardinal direction)

Distance to travel (established unit of measure / meters)

Object seen (target or object the JTAC/JFO wants aircrew

visually to see)
 Company Fire Support Brief
1. Situation – FSNCO 2. Mission – FSO
❑ Roll call (allow enablers to brief call sign) ❑ Restate Co CDRs Mission statement
❑ Introduce self and FIST verbatim
❑ Issue FS documents to CDR (TLWS, FSEM, Overlay)
❑ Orient audience to map or terrain model
❑ Restate enemy known and suspected locations
❑ Restate friendly force location
3. Execution – (FSO, FO’s by phase) Tech/TAC 4. Service/ Support – FSNCO
RXL ❑ Personnel
❑ Restate the Task force/BN/ Co CDRs concept for fires ❑ Equipment
❑ State the FS assets available • Vehicles/ Radios
• FA • Laser Capabilities
• MTR ❑ Ammo
• CAS Planned/ Requested
❑ FIST resupply procedures
❑ Scheme of Maneuver
❑ Evacuation Plan
❑ Scheme of fires
• FSEM (state essential FSTs) 5. Command/ Signal – FSO
• POF/ Priority TGTs ❑ FIST Task Org: Centralized/ Decentralized/ Pre-
• Special munition allocations designated
• Planned Targets ❑ FIST positioning: OP locations (PRI/ALT), NFAs/
o Task/Purpose/Endstate PLT FO’s brief their assigned
o TTLODAC
RFAs
targets by TTLODAC BY PHASE ❑ Assumption of Command
o MOP/MOE
• FSCMs ❑ Radio Frequencies – PACE Plan
• ACMs