FiST CERT SKILL LEVEL 1
What are the five requirements for achieving accurate first-round fire for effect -
answer-- Accurate TGT Location and size
- Accurate firing unit location
- Accurate weapon/ ammo information
- Accurate meteorological information
- Accurate computational procedures (3-09.30, CHP 2)
As an observer, which of the five requirements for achieving accurate first-round
fire for effect are you solely responsible for? - answer-Accurate tgt location and size
TRUE/ FAlSE: The observer serves as the eyes of the indirect fire systems and the
FDC serves as the "brain" of the system - answer-TRUE (3-09.30, 1-1)
What and its elements integrate the fires warfighting function into operations? -
answer-Fires cell (3-09.30, 1-1)
What asset provides the commander flexibility, range, speed, lethality, precision,
and the ability to mass fires at a desired time and place - answer-Fixed-wing aircraft
(3-09.20, 1-9)
_______is executed in support of friendly forces in close enemy contact (i.e., close
combat attack) or against enemy forces out of contact with friendly forces - answer-
Army Attack Aviation (3-09.30, 1-10)
Which branch of service employs it's attack rotary wing aviation primarily as a CAS
platform? - answer-Marine Corps (3-09.30, 1-10)
TRUE/ FALSE: Army Attack Avation can perform CAS in support of another
component - answer-TRUE (3-09.30, 1-10)
_____ can support or conduct close combat attack, CAS, strike coordination, and
reconnaissance, AI, and other joint fires missions - answer-Unmanned Aircraft (3-
09.30, 1-10)
______ normally produces the specific effect on a target with minimum expenditure
of ammunition. It also reduces our vulnerability to adversary target acquistion -
answer-Massing Fires (3-09.30, 1-14)
Failure to select proper shell fuze combinations may result in what? - answer--
Undesired effects on target
- reduction in desired effects on target
- excessive expenditure of ammunition (3-09.30, 1-15)
Aside from tactical considerations, the selection of targets, munitions, and
techniques of fire must comply with what? - answer-- Law of war
- Geneva and Hague Conventions (3-09.30, 1-16)
, Observers equipped with nothing more than a map, binoculars, and compass
typically have a mean target location error of about how many meters - answer-250
Who is in charge of the FIST and also the principal fire support advisor to the
commander when attached to or supporting a company or troop - answer-Company/
Troop FSO (3-09.30, 2-20)
The _____ has the responsibility to integrate fire support with the scheme of
maneuver and provides the commander's intent for an operation and issues
guidance, including guidance for fire support. The ___ translates the guidance into
fire support tasks. - answer-Maneuver commander/ FSO (3-09.30, 2-22)
What is a Target? - answer-- An entity or object that performs a function for the
adversary considered for possible engagement or other action
- A country, area, installation, agency, or person against which intelligence
operations are directed
- An area designated and numbered for future firing
- An impact burst that hits the target (3-09.20, 1-26)
What is a target that is identified too late, or not selected for action in time, to be
included in deliberate targeting that, when detected or located, meets criteria
specific to achieving objectives and is processed using dynamic targeting - answer-
Target of opportunity (3-09.30, 1-27)
A ____ is a target that is known to exist in the operational environment, upon which
actions are planned, using deliberate targeting, creating effects which support
commander's objectives - answer-Planned Target (3-09.30, 1-29)
A ___ is a planned target upon which fores or other actions are scheduled for
prosecution at a specified time. - answer-Scheduled Target
A_____ is a planned target upon which fires or other actions are determined using
deliberate targeting and triggered, when detected or located, using dynamic
targeting. - answer-On-call Target
A ___ is a target, based on either time or importance on which the delivery of fires
takes precedence over all the fires for the designated firing unit or element. -
answer-Priority Target
What is an immediately available prearranged barrier of fire designed to impede
enemy movement defensive lines? - answer-FPF (3-09.30)
When planning an FPF, what is the approximate length and width in meters for an
FPF fired with 4 tubes of 120mm Mortars - answer-300/ 75 (3-09.30, 1-8)
When planning an FPF, what is the approximate length and width in meters for an
FPF fired with 8 guns of 155mm Howitzers? - answer-400/75 (3-09.30, 1-8)
What is the DA form used for the Target List Worksheet? - answer-DA Form 4655
