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FM/BS-1846 · v1.04
Transmit and respond to a Message to Observer (MTO)
91 words added, 7 words removed.
v1.03
Review the fire mission request.
Respond with ACCEPTED, DENIED, or CHANGES.
Transmit any changes and the Time of Flight.
Receive acknowledgement from the observer.
Confirm a shared understanding of the mission before firing.
Fire Support Element Format
[Observer Callsign], this is [Fire Support Callsign], [Request Response], [Changes (if required)], Time of Flight [x] seconds
Observer Format
[Battery Callsign], changes acknowledged (if required), [Readback of Line 5]
Possible Request Responses
ACCEPTED
CHANGES, [changes to request]
DENIED, [reason]
Examples
ACCEPTED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, ACCEPTED, Time of Flight 24 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, AT MY COMMAND
CHANGES
Requested: 6 Rounds HE, Danger Close, At My Command but only 3 rounds are available.
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, CHANGES, 3 ROUNDS HE, DANGER CLOSE, Time of Flight 22 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, changes acknowledged, AT MY COMMAND
DENIED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, DENIED, OUT OF RANGE
Observer
Roger, Out
v1.04
Review the fire mission request.
Determine whether the request is ACCEPTED, CHANGES, or DENIED.
Assign a Target ID if the request is ACCEPTED or CHANGES.
Ensure Target IDs are assigned sequentially.
Transmit any changes to the requested mission.
Transmit the Target ID.
Transmit the Time of Flight.
Receive acknowledgement from the observer.
Confirm a shared understanding of the mission before firing.
Target ID Format
T001
T002
T003
...
T999
Target IDs must be assigned sequentially.
The next fire mission receives the next available Target ID.
Target IDs must not be reused during the same operation.
All subsequent references to the target should use the assigned Target ID.
Fire Support Element Format
[Observer Callsign], this is [Fire Support Callsign], [Request Response], [Changes (if required)], Target ID [TXXX], Time of Flight [x] seconds
Observer Format
[Fire Support Callsign], changes acknowledged (if required), [Readback of Line 5]
Possible Request Responses
ACCEPTED
CHANGES, [changes to request]
DENIED, [reason]
Examples
ACCEPTED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, ACCEPTED, Target ID T001, Time of Flight 24 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, AT MY COMMAND
CHANGES
Requested: 6 Rounds HE, Danger Close, At My Command but only 3 rounds are available.
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, CHANGES, 3 ROUNDS HE, DANGER CLOSE, Target ID T002, Time of Flight 22 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, changes acknowledged, AT MY COMMAND
DENIED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, DENIED, OUT OF RANGE
Observer
ROGER, OUT
Review the fire mission request.
Respond with Determine whether the request is ACCEPTED, DENIED, CHANGES, or DENIED.
Assign a Target ID if the request is ACCEPTED or CHANGES.
Ensure Target IDs are assigned sequentially.
Transmit any changes and to the requested mission.
Transmit the Target ID.
Transmit the Time of Flight.
Receive acknowledgement from the observer.
Confirm a shared understanding of the mission before firing.
Target ID Format
T001
T002
T003
...
T999
Target IDs must be assigned sequentially.
The next fire mission receives the next available Target ID.
Target IDs must not be reused during the same operation.
All subsequent references to the target should use the assigned Target ID.
Fire Support Element Format
[Observer Callsign], this is [Fire Support Callsign], [Request Response], [Changes (if required)], Target ID [TXXX], Time of Flight [x] seconds
Observer Format
[Battery [Fire Support Callsign], changes acknowledged (if required), [Readback of Line 5]
Possible Request Responses
ACCEPTED
CHANGES, [changes to request]
DENIED, [reason]
Examples
ACCEPTED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, ACCEPTED, Target ID T001, Time of Flight 24 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, AT MY COMMAND
CHANGES
Requested: 6 Rounds HE, Danger Close, At My Command but only 3 rounds are available.
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, CHANGES, 3 ROUNDS HE, DANGER CLOSE, Target ID T002, Time of Flight 22 seconds
Observer
ANVIL, changes acknowledged, AT MY COMMAND
DENIED
Fire Support Element
WATCHMAN, this is ANVIL, DENIED, OUT OF RANGE
Observer
Roger, Out ROGER, OUT
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