*FM 6-30
HEADQUARTERS
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Washington, DC, 16 July 1991
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TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR OBSERVED FIRE |
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 FIELD ARTILLERY EFFECTIVENESS
- 1-1. FIELD ARTILLERY TEAM
- 1-2. FIRE SUPPORT EFFECTIVENESS
- 1-3. CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS
- 1-4. MANEUVER COMMANDER
- 1-1. FIELD ARTILLERY TEAM
CHAPTER 2 DUTIES OF THE FIRE SUPPORT TEAM AND THE OBSERVER
- 2-1. FIRE SUPPORT TEAM
- 2-2. DUTIES OF FIRE SUPPORT TEAM PERSONNEL
- 2-3. FORWARD OBSERVER CONTROL
- 2-4. FIRE SUPPORT TEAM VEHICLE (M981) EMPLOYMENT OPTIONS
- 2-5. OBSERVATION POST SELECTION
- 2-6. FIRE SUPPORT TEAM VEHICLE (M981) POSITIONING
- 2-7. COMMUNICATIONS
- 2-1. FIRE SUPPORT TEAM
CHAPTER 3 TARGET LOCATION
- 3-1. TERRAIN-MAP ASSOCIATION
- 3-2. TARGET LOCATION METHODS
- 3-3. DIRECTION
- 3-4. DISTANCE
- 3-5. TERRAIN SKETCH
Section I REQUIREMENTS FOR LOCATING TARGETS
- 3-6. OBSERVED FIRE FAN
- 3-7. HAND MEASUREMENT OF ANGULAR DEVIATION
Section II AIDS TO TARGET LOCATION
- 3-1. TERRAIN-MAP ASSOCIATION
CHAPTER 4 CALL FOR FIRE
- 4-1. DESCRIPTION
- 4-2. OBSERVER IDENTIFICATION
- 4-3. WARNING ORDER
- 4-4. TARGET LOCATION
- 4-5. TARGET DESCRIPTION
- 4-6. METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT
- 4-7. METHOD OF FIRE AND CONTROL
- 4-8. CORRECTIONS OF ERRORS
- 4-9. CALLS FOR FIRE FROM HEADQUARTERS HIGHER THAN BATTALION
- 4-10. MESSAGE TO OBSERVER
- 4-11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- 4-12. AUTHENTICATION
- 4-13. SAMPLE MISSIONS
Section I ELEMENTS OF THE CALL FOR FIRE
- 4-14. DESIRED EFFECTS
- 4-15. SHELL HE AND FUZES
- 4-16. SHELL WHITE PHOSPHORUS
- 4-17. SHELL SMOKE
- 4-18. SHELL ILLUMINATING
- 4-19. SHELL FASCAM
- 4-20. SHELL COPPERHEAD
- 4-21. SHELLS ICM AND DPICM
Section II SHELL-FUZE COMBINATIONS
- 4-1. DESCRIPTION
CHAPTER 5 ADJUSTMENT OF FIRE
- 5-1. PURPOSE OF ADJUSTMENT
- 5-2. ADJUSTING POINT
- 5-3. SPOTTINGS
- 5-4. TYPES OF CORRECTIONS
- 5-5. SEQUENCE OF SUBSEQUENT CORRECTIONS
Section I SUBSEQUENT CORRECTIONS
- 5-6. ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES
- 5-7. FIRE FOR EFFECT
- 5-8. REFINEMENT AND SURVEILLANCE
Section II AREA FIRE (ADJUSTMENT AND FIRE FOR EFFECT)
- 5-9. TYPES OF PRECISION MISSIONS
- 5-10. PRECISION REGISTRATION MISSION
- 5-11. DESTRUCTION MISSION
Section III PRECISION FIRE
- 5-1. PURPOSE OF ADJUSTMENT
CHAPTER 6 SPECIAL MUNITIONS
- 6-1. CHARACTERISTICS OF ICM AND DPICM
- 6-2. CALL FOR FIRE AND ADJUSTMENT
- 6-3. SAMPLE ICM MISSIONS
- 6-4. IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS CONSIDERATIONS
Section I IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS AND DUAL-PURPOSE IMPROVED CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS
- 6-5. CHARACTERISTICS OF FASCAM
- 6-6. RAAMS PROJECTILES M718 AND M741
- 6-7. ADAM PROJECTILES M692 AND M731
- 6-8. TYPES OF MINEFIELDS
- 6-9. SELECTION OF MINES
- 6-10. SELECTION OF MINE DENSITY
- 6-11. SELECTION OF SELF-DESTRUCT TIME
- 6-12. TARGET LOCATION
- 6-13. CALL FOR FIRE AND ADJUSTMENT
- 6-14. SAMPLE FASCAM MISSIONS
Section II FIELD ARTILLERY DELIVERED FASCAM
- 6-15. CHARACTERISTICS OF ILLUMINATION
- 6-16. EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
- 6-17. CALL FOR FIRE AND ADJUSTMENT OF ILLUMINATION
- 6-19. SAMPLE ILLUMINATION MISSIONS
Section III ILLUMINATION
- 6-20. CHARACTERISTICS OF SMOKE
- 6-21. SMOKE DELIVERY TECHNIQUES
- 6-22. EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
- 6-23. IMMEDIATE SMOKE
- 6-24. QUICK SMOKE
- 6-25. SAMPLE SMOKE MISSIONS
- 6-26. MORTAR PROCEDURES
Section IV SMOKE
- 6-27. CHARACTERISTICS OF COPPERHEAD
- 6-28. EMPLOYMENT
- 6-29. ENGAGEMENT
- 6-30. TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY
- 6-31. PLANNED TARGETS
- 6-32. COPPERHEAD CALL FOR FIRE
Section V COPPERHEAD
- 6-1. CHARACTERISTICS OF ICM AND DPICM
CHAPTER 7 SPECIAL OBSERVER MISSIONS
- 7-1. AERIAL FIRE SUPPORT OBSERVER
- 7-2. HIGH-ANGLE FIRE
- 7-3. FINAL PROTECTIVE FIRES
- 7-4. MULTIPLE MISSIONS
- 7-5. OBSERVING HIGH-BURST OR MEAN-POINT-OF-IMPACT REGISTRATIONS
- 7-6. AUXILIARY ADJUSTING POINT
- 7-7. OBSERVER NOT ORIENTED
- 7-8. IRREGULARLY SHAPED TARGETS
- 7-9. ADJUSTMENT BY SOUND
- 7-10. EMERGENCY OBSERVER PROCEDURES
- 7-1. AERIAL FIRE SUPPORT OBSERVER
CHAPTER 8 ADJUSTMENT OF OTHER FIRE SUPPORT MEANS
- 8-4. MISSION AND EMPLOYMENT
- 8-5. FIRE SUPPORT ROLE
- 8-6. CAPABILITIES
- 8-7. ATTACK AND SCOUT TEAMS
- 8-8. ARMY AND AIR FORCE COORDINATION
- 8-9. TARGET HAND OVER
Section II ATTACK HELICOPTERS
- 8-10. INTRODUCTION
- 8-11. COMMUNICATIONS
- 8-12. FIRE UNIT STATUS
- 8-13. ELEMENTS OF THE CALL FOR FIRE
- 8-14. SPOTTER (OBSERVER) IDENTIFICATION
- 8-15. WARNING ORDER AND TARGET NUMBER
- 8-16. TARGET LOCATION
- 8-17. TARGET DESCRIPTION
- 8-18. METHOD OF ENGAGEMENT
- 8-19. METHOD OF FIRE AND CONTROL
- 8-20. PREFIRING REPORT
- 8-21. AUTHENTICATION
- 8-22. REPORT UPON FIRING
- 8-23. CORRECTION OF ERRORS
- 8-24. EXAMPLES OF NAVAL GUNFIRE CALLS FOR FIRE
- 8-25. ADJUSTMENT OF NAVAL GUNFIRE
- 8-26. ADJUSTMENT OF AIRBURSTS
- 8-27. ILLUMINATION
- 8-28. FRESH TARGET SHIFT
- 8-29. SIMULTANEOUS ENGAGEMENT OF TWO TARGETS
- 8-30. FIRING ON A RECORDED TARGET
- 8-31. 16-INCH NAVAL GUNFIRE MISSIONS
- 8-32. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
- 8-33. MASSED FIRE
- 8-34. SPECIAL NAVAL GUNFIRE COMMANDS AND REPORTS
Section III NAVAL GUNFIRE
- 8-4. MISSION AND EMPLOYMENT
APPENDIX A LASER RANGE FINDERS AND DESIGNATORS AND WEAPON SYSTEMS
- A-1. INTRODUCTION
- A-2. GROUND/VEHICULAR LASER LOCATOR DESIGNATOR
- A-3. SELF-LOCATION
- A-4. SECOND G/VLLD-EQUIPPED OBSERVER ASSISTANCE
- A-5. OBSERVER ACTIONS AFTER BEING LOCATED
- A-6. ADJUSTMENT OF FIRE
- A-7. AUXILIARY ADJUSTING POINT
- A-8. OBSERVER CLOUD HEIGHT
- A-9. REGISTRATION
- A-10. TARGET RANGING AND DESIGINATING WITH THE NIGHT SIGHT
- A-11. NIGHT-SIGHTTRAINING
- A-12. AN/GVS-5 LASER RANGE FINDER
- A-13. HELLFIRE MISSILE
- A-14. AH-64 TARGET ACQUISITION AND DESIGNATION SIGHT
- A-15. OH-58D MAST-MOUNTED SIGHT
- A-16. LASER TARGET DESIGNATOR
- A-17. MODULAR UNIVERSAL LASER EQUIPMENT
- A-18. UNITED STATES AIR FORCE LASER SYSTEMS
- A-19. MARINE CORPS SYSTEM
- A-20. LASER SAFETY DURING TRAINING
- A-21. LASER SAFETY GOGGLES
- A-22. G/VLLD EVALUATOR
- A-23. ADDITIONAL LASER HAZARD INFORMATION
- A-24. G/VLLD SAFETY FAN AND LASER RANGE SAFETY CARD
- A-1. INTRODUCTION
APPENDIX B DIGITAL MESSAGE DEVICES
- B-1. OPERATION OF THE DIGITAL MESSAGE DEVICE
- B-2. PREPARATION FOR USE
- B-3. DMD MESSAGE FORMATS
- B-4. MESSAGE COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, AND FLOW
- B-5. AUTHENTICATION
- B-6. MODE MENU
- B-7. PROCEDURE FOR PURGING THE MEMORY
- B-8. PROCEDURE FOR MAKING INITIAL STATUS SELECTIONS
- B-9. PROCEDURE FOR STORING THE AUTHENTICATION CODE LIST AND OPERATOR'S KEY
- B-10. MESSAGE COMPOSITION AND TRANSMISSION
Section I DIGITAL MESSAGE DEVICE AN/PSG-2A
- B-11. OPERATION OF FORWARD ENTRY DEVICE CP-1995/U
- B-12. FORWARD ENTRY DEVICE MESSAGE FORMATS
- B-13. MESSAGE TRANSFER MODES
- B-14. PREPARATION FOR USE
- B-15. POWER OR COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE
- B-16. SAVE OR PURGE DATA AND POWER DOWN
- B-17. UP-LOAD AND DOWN-LOAD THE CURRENT FORWARD ENTRY DEVICE SOFTWARE
- B-18. MESSAGE PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- B-19. FIRE MISSION PROCESSING PROCEDURES
- B-20. CHECK FIRE AND CANCEL CHECK FIRE PROCEDURES
Section II FORWARD ENTRY DEVICE
- B-21. OPERATION OF THE FIST DMD (AN/PSG-5)
- B-22. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
Section III FIST DIGITAL MESSAGE DEVICE
- B-23. DESCRIPTION
- B-24. CAPABILITIES
- B-25. MEMORY STORAGE
- B-26. DMD SUPPORTED MISSION PROCESSING
Section IV MORTAR BALLISTIC COMPUTER M23
- B-27. VEHICLES
- B-28. INTERNAL BATTERIES
- B-29. EXTERNAL BATTERIES
- B-30. SPECIAL HANDLING PROCEDURES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES
Section V SPECIAL PURPOSE POWER SOURCES
- B-1. OPERATION OF THE DIGITAL MESSAGE DEVICE
APPENDIX C TRAINING DEVICES
- C-1. PURPOSE
- C-2. MATCHBOX PROBLEM
- C-3. 14.5-MM FIELD ARTILLERY TRAINER M31
- C-4. TRAINING SET, FIRE OBSERVATION
- C-5. TSFO-G/VLLD SIMULATION ENHANCEMENT
- C-6. LASER TRAINING KIT
- C-7. HELLFIRE GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEM
- C-8. COMBINED ARMS TEAM INTEGRATED EVALUATION SYSTEM
- C-9. OBSERVER TRAINING FOR NONARTILLERY PERSONNEL
- C-1. PURPOSE
APPENDIX D FIRE SUPPORT TEAM VEHICLE
- D-1. INTRODUCTION
- D-2. DESCRIPTION
- D-3. FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
- D-4. FISTV OPERATIONS STATIONS
- D-5. OBSERVED FIRE PROCEDURES
- D-6. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE FIST
- D-1. INTRODUCTION
APPENDIX E TARGET ANALYSIS AND MUNITIONS EFFECTS
- E-1. OBSERVER RESPONSIBILITIES
- E-2. TARGET DESCRIPTION
- E-3. MOST SUITABLE AMMUNITION
- E-4. METHOD OF ATTACK
- E-1. OBSERVER RESPONSIBILITIES
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
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