CRATER
ANALYSIS
The battery is subject to counterfire and must have the capability to conduct crater analysis to determine the origin of enemy attack. The following checklist can be used to correctly conduct crater analysis. (Reference FM 6-50, app J).
_____ Locate useable crater.
_____ Collect and remove fragments from the crater.
_____ Determines the eight digit grid coordinates of the crater.
_____ Determine caliber and type of weapon.
_____ Determine the direction to the enemy weapon using the methods of crater analysis depicted in FM 6-50, appendix J.
_____ Record information on DA Form 2185-R(Artillery Counterfire Information).
_____ Search area for unexploded ordnance.
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