Where does Artillery go for basic training?
Where does Artillery go for basic training?
Fort Sill
When a Soldier first arrives at Fort Sill for Basic Combat Training they are assigned to the 95th Adjutant General Battalion (Reception), which is part of 434th Field Artillery Brigade, where they begin the basic training process.
Is artillery considered support?
During military operations, field artillery has the role of providing support to other arms in combat or of attacking targets, particularly in-depth.
What is danger close for artillery?
FA and mortars—Danger-close target is within 600 meters of friendly troops. Naval gunfire-Danger—close target is within 750 meters when using 5-inch or smaller guns (1,000 meters for larger naval guns)….COMBAT SUPPORT.
| INITIAL FIRE REQUEST | |
|---|---|
| Observer | FDC |
| GRID NK180513, OVER. | GRID NK180513, OUT. |
How long is Field Artillery School?
The courses are similar in length and instruction hours, with 792 for the USMC hours and 799 hours for the Army, but have varying requirements. Since Marine lieutenants attend TBS, the six months of training there permit the students and instructors at Fort Sill to focus solely on artillery.
How do you deal with continuous artillery fire?
When suppressing or massing fires, it is sometimes desirable for the artillery to provide continuous fires on the CAS target or an air defense system. By establishing altitude and lateral separation control measures, you can ensure safe fighter clearance from the artillery trajectory and/or fragmentation patterns.
When do CAS and artillery attack separate targets?
When CAS and artillery attack separate targets and the fighters must cross the artillery gun-target line (GTL). See Figure 2. During this type of simultaneous attack, the fighters are required to stay above the artillery GTL maximum ordinate with a 1,000-foot buffer added to it. FIGURE 2: SEPARATE TARGET ATTACKS, CAS TARGET ALONG ARTY GTL.
Does altitude deconfliction protect fighters from indirect fire?
While altitude deconfliction does provide protection from the Direct Support and/or Reinforcing battalion artillery fires, it does not protect fighters from other indirect fires]
What is the minimum bombing altitude for fieldfighters?
Fighters will stay above the minimum bombing altitude passed to them by the final controller. To ensure the fighters remain above artillery fragmentation at the target area, the minimum altitude for any same target attack is 3,000 feet above ground level (AGL).