MCWP 3-16.1 Artillery Operations.pdf - Marine Corps Community ...

G-24 __________________________________________________________________________________________________ MCWP 3-16.1
supporting artillery—Artillery which executes
fire missions in support of a specific unit, usually
infantry, but remains under the command of the
next higher artillery commander. (JP 1-02)
supporting commander—A commander who
provides augmentation forces or other support to
a supported commander or who develops a supporting
plan Includes the designated combatant
commands and Defense agencies as appropriate.
(JP 1-02)
supporting fire—Fire delivered by supporting
units to assist or protect a unit in combat. See
also close supporting fire; deep supporting fire;
direct supporting fire. (JP 1-02)
suppression—Temporary or transient degradation
by an opposing force of the performance of a
weapons system below the level needed to fulfill
its mission objectives. (JP 1-02)
suppression mission—A mission to suppress an
actual or suspected weapons system for the purpose
of degrading its performance below the
level needed to fulfill its mission objectives at a
specific time for a specified duration. (JP 1-02)
suppression of enemy air defenses—That activity
which neutralizes, destroys, or temporarily
degrades surface-based enemy air defenses by
destructive and/or disruptive means. Also called
SEAD. (JP 1-02)
suppressive fire—(JP 1-02) Fires on or about a
weapons system to degrade its performance
below the level needed to fulfill its mission
objectives, during the conduct of the fire mission.
See also fire. (JP 1-02)
survey control point—A survey station used to
coordinate survey control. (JP 1-02)
survey information center—A place where survey
data are collected, correlated, and made
available to subordinate units. (JP 1-02)
survivability move—A displacement for the purpose
of increasing the artillery unit’s chance of survival.
suspected target—A possible target that requires
further correlation or additional information
before it is considered a target.
sustained rate of fire—Actual rate of fire that
a weapon can continue to deliver for an indefinite
length of time without seriously overheating.
(JP 1-02)
sweeping fire—A method of fire where weapons
fire a constant quadrant elevation with several
deflections in direct relation to the direction
of fire.
tactical air command center—The principal US
Marine Corps air command and control agency
from which air operations and air defense warning
functions are directed. It is the senior agency
of the US Marine air command and control system
which serves as the operational command
post of the aviation combat element commander.
It provides the facility from which the aviation
combat element commander and his battle staff
plan, supervise, coordinate, and execute all current
and future air operations in support of the
Marine air-ground task force. The tactical air
command center can provide integration, coordination,
and direction of joint and combined air
operations. Also called Marine TACC. (JP 1-02)
tactical control—Command authority over
assigned or attached forces or commands, or military
capability or forces made available for tasking,
that is limited to the detailed and, usually,
local direction and control of movements or
maneuvers necessary to accomplish missions or
tasks assigned. Tactical control is inherent in
operational control. Tactical control may be delegated
to, and exercised at any level at or below
the level of combatant command. Also called
TACON. (JP 1-02)
tactical fire direction—The control of one or
more units in the selection of targets to attack,
designation of the unit or units to fire, selection
of the method of attack, and selection of the most
suitable ammunition for the mission.