FA BOLC Mod 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers New Update (Verified A+ Pass)
Field Artillery Mission To destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires to
enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations
Firing Battery Mission To destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by indirect cannon,
mortars, rockets, and missiles fired and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined
arms operations
Destruction 30% casualties
Neutralization 10% casualties
Suppression Qualitative value; no % noted; limit the enemy's abilities
Firing Battery GOAL To achieve accurate first-round fire for effect (FFE) on a target
Accurate -Fires are only accurate if they meet the maneuvers commander's intent
-Alternatives: adjust fire or FFE with degraded effects
Neither is acceptable because:
-waste rounds
-enemy can move
, -counterfire radar systems
5 Requirements for Accurate Fire 1. Accurate target location and size
2. Accurate firing unit location
3. Accurate weapon and ammunition information
4. Accurate meteorological information
5. Accurate computational procedures
Accurate Target Location and Size -Grid (serves as the endpoint for chart range)
-Altitude (type, fuse functions, type of projectile)
-Size (# of elements, echelon, physical dimensions)
-Disposition (can lead to special instructions)
*Observer's Responsibility
Accurate Firing Unit Location -Grid (start point for chart range)
-Altitude
-Directional Control (all guns laid on the same and correct azimuth of fire-accomplished by
using digital systems or survey establishing an orienting line, & why we use mils-smaller errors)
*Responsibility of Battery Leadership
Field Artillery Mission To destroy, defeat, or disrupt the enemy with integrated fires to
enable maneuver commanders to dominate in unified land operations
Firing Battery Mission To destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy by indirect cannon,
mortars, rockets, and missiles fired and to help integrate all fire support assets into combined
arms operations
Destruction 30% casualties
Neutralization 10% casualties
Suppression Qualitative value; no % noted; limit the enemy's abilities
Firing Battery GOAL To achieve accurate first-round fire for effect (FFE) on a target
Accurate -Fires are only accurate if they meet the maneuvers commander's intent
-Alternatives: adjust fire or FFE with degraded effects
Neither is acceptable because:
-waste rounds
-enemy can move
, -counterfire radar systems
5 Requirements for Accurate Fire 1. Accurate target location and size
2. Accurate firing unit location
3. Accurate weapon and ammunition information
4. Accurate meteorological information
5. Accurate computational procedures
Accurate Target Location and Size -Grid (serves as the endpoint for chart range)
-Altitude (type, fuse functions, type of projectile)
-Size (# of elements, echelon, physical dimensions)
-Disposition (can lead to special instructions)
*Observer's Responsibility
Accurate Firing Unit Location -Grid (start point for chart range)
-Altitude
-Directional Control (all guns laid on the same and correct azimuth of fire-accomplished by
using digital systems or survey establishing an orienting line, & why we use mils-smaller errors)
*Responsibility of Battery Leadership
