A air (spotting)
AA antiaircraft
abbr abbreviated
abbreviated registration a shortened precision
registration procedure which requires less time
and ammunition
ABCA American, British, Canadian, Australian
ACK acknowledge
ADA air defense artillery
ADAM area denial artillery mwnitions
add (+) denotes a shift correction, an increase in the
OT distance
adjust fire the process of moving the center of impact to
the adjusting point by using one gun firing one
round at a time and normally using some type of
bracketing procedure
adjusting point the target itself or a point near t:he
center of an area target; spottings are made from
this point, and corrections are made to to this point
AF adjust fire
AFSO aerial fire support observer
AGES air-ground engagement simulation
AH attack helicopter
AHRS attitude and heading reference system
ALO air liaison officer
alt altitude
AM amplitude modulated
AMC at my command
ANGLICO air and naval gunfire liaison company
AP antipersonnel (FA), armor-piercing (naval gunfire)
APC armored personnel carrier
APICM antipersonnel improved conventional munitions
ATI artillery target intelligence
AT MY COMMAND the command used by the
forward observer or FDC to control the time of
opening fire
az azimuth
BC battery commander
BCS battery computer system
BCU battery computer unit
BMP enemy vehicle
bn battalion
BTR enemy armored personnel carrier
BUCS backup computer system
call for fire a clear, concise formatted message sent from
the observer to the FDC which includes all the
information the FDC needs to engage the target
CAS close air support
CATIES combined arms team integrated evaluation
system
CFF call for fire
CG guided missile cruiser
CGN guided missile cruiser, nuclear
CLGP cannon-launched guided projectile
cmd command
co company
COLT combat observation/lasing team
COMSEC communications security
CONUS continental United States
CP concrete-piercing (ammunition), contact point
(CAS)
CVC combat vehicle crewman
CVT controlled variable time (fuze)
DANGER CLOSE command used by an observer to
warn the FDC that rounds will impact within
600 meters of friendly elements (for artillery)
or (for naval gunfire) within 750 meters for
5-inch guns and less and within 1,000 meters
for guns larger than the 5-inch
DCT digital communications terminal
DD destroyer
DDG guided missile destroyer
DESIGNATE a command given to lase a target for a
laser-guided weapon
destruction a precision mission in which minor
refinement-type corrections are made every third
round or as necessary until the target is destroyed
dir direction
dis distance
DISCOM division support command
div arty division artillery
DMD digital message device
down (D) denotes a shift in the vertical plane; can apply
to height of burst or to target altitude
DP dual purpose
DPICM dual-purpose improved conventional munitions
drop (-) denotes a shift correction, a decrease in the OT
distance
DS direct support
DTV day television
DV direct view
EOM end of mission
FA field artillery
FAC forward air controller
FASCAM family of scatterable mines
FCT firepower control team
FDC fire direction center
FDO fire direction officer
FED forward entry device
FF frigate
FFE fire for effect
FFG guided missile frigate
final protective fire a prearranged line of fire used to
destroy an enemy attack, usually planned to
cover dead space in a maneuver unit final
protective line
FIRE FOR EFFECT the command to fire the
ammunition in the type and quantity to achieve the
amount of casualties desired for the mission
FIST fire support team
FIST DMD fire support team digital message device
FISTV fire support team vehicle
FLIR forward-looking infrared
FLOT forward line of own troops
FM frequency modulated
FO forward observer
FPF final protective fire
FR fire request
FSA fire support area (Navy)
FSCOORD fire support coordinator
FSE fire support element
FSO fire support officer
FSS fire support station (Navy)
G graze (spotting)
GMET graphical munitions effectiveness table
GT gun-target
gun-target line an imaginary line extending from the
guns to and through the target
G/VLLD ground/vehicular laser locator designator-used
to designate or determine direction, distance, and
vertical angle to a burst, target, or other ]ocation
in the target area
HB high burst
HC hexachloroethane (smoke), high capacity (naval
gunfire)
HE high explosive
HF high frequency
HGSS Hellfire ground support system
high-angle fire fires at an elevation which exceeds the
elevation corresponding to the maximum range
for a weapon and charge
HMMWV high-mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle
HOB height of burst
HQ headquarters
hr hour
hvy heavy
IAW in accordance with
ICM improved conventional munitions
illum illuminating
immediate smoke a mission fired, normally by a platoon,
to screen or obscure the enemy immediately
immediate suppression an FFE-type mission, fired
normally by battery SOP, in which a platoon fires
one gun with HEIVT and one gun with HE/Q
to force the enemy to take cover; it is a
harassing-type fire
in inch
IP initial point
IR infrared
ITA image transfer assembly
ITV improved TOW vehicle
JAAT joint air attack team
JMEM joint munitions effectiveness manual
km kilometer
kmph kilometers per hour
known point a point known to both the observer and the
FDC and recorded or plotted in the FDC
kn pt known point
L left
LANTIRN low-altitude navigation and targeting infrared
LARS left, add; right, subtract
LD/R laser designator/range finder
left (L) denotes a shift perpendicular to the
observertarget line
LGB laser-guided bomb
LGM laser-guided munition
LHA amphibious assault ship, general purpose
LLLGB low-level laser-guided bomb
LN line (deviation spotting)
LOAL lock on after launch
LOBL lock on before launch
LRDF laser range danger fan
LST laser spot tracker
LT lieutenant
LTD laser target designator
m meter
m mil
MBC mortar ballistic computer
MCS master control station
message to observer the message sent from the FDC to
the observer which tells the observer who will fire
his mission, any changes to the CFF, the number
of volleys in effect, and the target number
METT-T mission, enemy, terrain, troops, and time
available
MILES multiple integrated laser engagement system
min minute
MMS mast-mounted sight
MOUT military operations on urbanized terrain
mph miles per hour
MPI mean point of impact
MTO message to observer
MULE modular universal laser equipment
mvr maneuver
MVV muzzle velocity variation
NAK nonacknowledge
NCO noncommissioned officer
neutralization any type of mission which achieves 10
percent casualties in the target area
NFOV narrow field of view
NGF naval gunfire
NGLO naval gunfire liaison officer
NGST naval gunfire spotter team
NICAD nickel-cadmium
NOD night observation device
NOHD nominal ocular hazard distance
NOS night observation system
NSG north-seeking gyrocompass
OB observer-burst
observed fire fan a device used to refine an observer's
estimation of distance in the target area
observer-target factor the distance from the observer to
the target expressed in thousands to the nearest
hundred (for example, 6,300 meters 6.3)
observer-target line an imaginary line extending from the
observer to, and through, the target
OF observed fire
OP observation post
OT observer-target
OT dis range from the observer to the target
over a burst farther away than the adjusting point as
seen by the observer
PDD/VDD player detector device/vehicle detector
device
PEd probable error in deflection
PEr probable error in range
PFC private first class
PGM precision guided munition
PIM pulse interval module
PLRS position locating reporting system
plt platoon
POL petroleum, oils and lubricants
precision registration a precision mission used to
determine total corrections for nonstandard
conditions
PRF pulse repetition frequency
PUP pull-up point
Q quick
QSTAG quadripartite standardization agreement
R range, right (deviation spotting)
RAAMS remote antiarmor mine system
RAM random-access memory
RAP rocket-assisted projectile
RATELO radiotelephone operator
RC range correct
rd round
rec record
reference point a prominent, easily identified terrain
feature to which an observer knows the direction
refinement a final correction sent to the FDC to move
the center of impact to the adjusted point;
always given for any mission
reg register
reg pt registration point
repeat 1. In an FFE-type mission, it means to fire another
volley of the same type or quantity of ammunition
while applying the correction; for examp]e,
RIGHT 110 PLUS 300, REPEAT, OVER.
2. In an AF mission, it means firing the same
data, but the type or quantity of ammunition may
change; for example, TIME, REPEAT, OVER.
right (R) denotes a shift perpendicular to the OT line
rpt repeat
RTC remote target control
RTD receiver-transmitter device
S suppress, suppression
SA subsequent adjust
SALT supporting arms liaison team
SD self-destruct
SEAD suppression of enemy air defenses
sec second
SGT sergeant
SHORT a spotting of a burst between the observer and
the target
smk smoke
SOP standing operating procedures
SP self-propelled
SPC specialist
SPLASH sent by the FDC to the observer 5 seconds
before impact; may be requested by the observer
spotting an instantaneous visual and mental
determination of the location of a burst with
respect to the adjusting point; announced as
both over (short) and magnitude and direction;
for example, OVER, 30 LEFT or SHORT,
120 RIGHT.
SR self-registering
SSB single sideband
SSG staff sergeant
STANAG standardization agreement
TA target acquisition
TACFIRE tactical fire direction system
TACP tactical air control party
TADS target acquisition and designation sight
target any enemy personnel equipment, or terrain
feature which may be ired on or used as a
reference for fires
ti time
TOF time of flight
TOT time on target
TOW tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
missile
TRADOC United States Army Training and Doctrine
Command
TRP target reference point
TSCD targeting station control display
TSFO training set, fire observation
TTT time to target
UHF ultrahigh frequency
up (U) denotes a shift in the vertical plane; it can apply to
height of burst or target altitude
USAFAS United States Army Field Artillery School
USAREUR United States Army Europe
VA vertical angle
vertical angle the angle formed between the observer's
horizontal line of sight and the OT line as used
by the observer with the vertex at the observer's
location
VFMED variable format message entry device
VHF very high frequency
VI vertical interval
VT variable tirne
WFOV wide field of view
WP white phosphorus
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
