| | Marine Corps Fire Support System (MCFSS) |
| | Primary Purpose | Architectural system comprised of all USMC fire |
| | support systems which automate fire support |
| | coordination and/or execution through automated |
| | devices and data communications. |
| | Sub-Functions | Automated fire support coordination of artillery, |
| | close air support (CAS), naval surface fire |
| | support (NSFS), and mortars; tactical and |
| | technical fire direction; fire support planning; |
| | targeting functions; artillery, counter-fire, and |
| | mortar fire planning; artillery calls for fire; |
| | air support requests; meteorological and survey |
| | data collection and distribution. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Varies with individual systems. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | VHF/HF single channel radio, two and four wire, |
| | and LAN (AFATDS/IFSAS). |
| | Crypto Requirements | Vinson family. |
| | Normal Locations | Systems are located in the following nodes: |
| | |
| | AFATDS/IFSAS: Artillery Bn and Regt FDCs, |
| | Infantry Bn. |
| | |
| | Battery Computer System (BCS): Artillery Battery |
| | FDC. |
| | |
| | AN/TPQ-46A: Firefinder Radar. |
| | AN/TMQ-41: Meteorological Measuring Set. |
| | Information Managed | Conventional fire plans, all supporting arms fire |
| | missions, target information, fire support |
| | coordinating measures, maneuver geometry, |
| | individual firing unit information, JTARS and |
| | immediate air requests, met |
| | messages, and survey information. |
| | Products Created | Fire support plans, fire plans, target lists and |
| | other target information, firing data, calls for |
| | fire, ASRs, mission fired reports. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | USMC - IFSAS, MBC, DMS/THS, AN/TMQ-31. |
| | USA- AFATDS, BCS, AN/TPQ-46A. |
| | Current Fielding Status | AFATDS replaces IFSAS and has been fielded to I |
| | MEF and III MEF, and will be fielded to II MEF in |
| | June 2001. THS is scheduled to be fielded |
| | beginning in FY02. All other systems fielded. |
| | Version 11 software package will bring older |
| | systems into VMFBOM message formatting. AFATDS |
| | will replace BCS at the Btry in FY02. At that |
| | time, if not before, IFSAS will no longer be |
| | used. AFATDS will be fielded to the infantry Bns |
| | in FY03. |
| | Known Problems | Minor interoperability problems with systems from |
| | different contractors. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | AFATDS '98 level 6. |
| | Point of Contact | Capt Kubicki, MARCORSYSCOM, DSN 278-0860. |
| | |
| | Maj Kevin McConnell Requirements Division, MCCDC, |
| | DSN 278-3192. |
| | Updated by | Capt Charles D. Walker, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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