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

Artillery Operations _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 6-5
Fire Direction Center Functions
● Prevent fratricide.
● Determine residuals and graphic firing table
settings.
● Respond to all communications directed to the
battery.
● Compute technical data for firing element.
● Perform tactical fire direction, as required.
● Execute fire plans.
● Receive fire order standards from the battalion,
when required.
● Establish fire order/command standards for the
battery.
● Respond to fire orders from battalion.
Figure 6-2. Example Battery FDC Configuration.
● Process requests for fire from supported units.
● Submit requests for reinforcing fires to battalion,
when required.
● Designate ammunition lots if not designated by
higher headquarters.
● Issue fire commands to howitzer sections.
● Assign priority targets/FPF to firing battery.
● Submit reports to battalion.
● Maintain an FDC journal.
● Maintain a fire control map to keep track of
friendly and threat positions, tactical control
measures, FSCMs, and zone of fire/target area
in the respective AOR.
● Be prepared to assume control as the alternate
battalion FDC, if designated.