Military Fire Support: Definitions, Lines,
and Tactics Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
FFA - CORRECT ANSWER Specific, designated area into which any weapon system
may fire w/o additional coordination with HQ
CFL - CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that expedites surface-to-surface attack
beyond the CFL w/o coordination with the ground commander whose area the target are
located
BCL - CORRECT ANSWER Expedites surface-to-surface AND air-to-surface attacks
beneath the FSCL but beyond the CFL w/o coordination from the ground commander
Exclusively used by MAGTF fire support assets when the FSCL is
FSCL - CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that expedites surface-to-surface AND
air-to-surface attack beyond the FSCL w/o coordination with the ground commander in
whose area the targets are located
RFL - CORRECT ANSWER Line established between converging friendly forces that
prohibits fires, or effects of fires, across the line w/o coordination with the affected force
RFA - CORRECT ANSWER Specific firing or coordination restrictions are imposed
and any fires in excess that exceeds those restrictions will not be delivered w/o coordination
with the establishing headquarters
NFA - CORRECT ANSWER Area in which no fires or effects of fire are allowed
7 steps of EA dev - CORRECT ANSWER Identify all likely EN avenues of approach
(METT-TC)
, Identify enemy most likely scheme of maneuver (EMLCOA)
Determine where to kill EN
Emplace direct fire weapon systems
Plan and integrate obstacles
Plan and integrate IDF (FSP)
Conduct EA rehearsals
TDOOTS - CORRECT ANSWER T: Type and Method of defense
D: Distribution of forces
O: Orientation
O: Occupation method
T: Tactical Control Measures
S: Security plan
Parts Based SOM - CORRECT ANSWER Parts name, BW, EW, CE, CS
W/ respect to the ground - CORRECT ANSWER Dead space: muzzle and beaten zone
where bottom of cone of fire does not rise above 1.8 m
Plunging fire: danger space is confined to beaten zone
Grazing fire: center of cone of fire does not rise more than 1m off the deck - most effective
type of fire
W/ respect to the gun - CORRECT ANSWER Fixed: delivered on point target
Traversing: distributed against a shallow (wide) target, requiring changes in the direction of
the gun
and Tactics Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
FFA - CORRECT ANSWER Specific, designated area into which any weapon system
may fire w/o additional coordination with HQ
CFL - CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that expedites surface-to-surface attack
beyond the CFL w/o coordination with the ground commander whose area the target are
located
BCL - CORRECT ANSWER Expedites surface-to-surface AND air-to-surface attacks
beneath the FSCL but beyond the CFL w/o coordination from the ground commander
Exclusively used by MAGTF fire support assets when the FSCL is
FSCL - CORRECT ANSWER Imaginary line that expedites surface-to-surface AND
air-to-surface attack beyond the FSCL w/o coordination with the ground commander in
whose area the targets are located
RFL - CORRECT ANSWER Line established between converging friendly forces that
prohibits fires, or effects of fires, across the line w/o coordination with the affected force
RFA - CORRECT ANSWER Specific firing or coordination restrictions are imposed
and any fires in excess that exceeds those restrictions will not be delivered w/o coordination
with the establishing headquarters
NFA - CORRECT ANSWER Area in which no fires or effects of fire are allowed
7 steps of EA dev - CORRECT ANSWER Identify all likely EN avenues of approach
(METT-TC)
, Identify enemy most likely scheme of maneuver (EMLCOA)
Determine where to kill EN
Emplace direct fire weapon systems
Plan and integrate obstacles
Plan and integrate IDF (FSP)
Conduct EA rehearsals
TDOOTS - CORRECT ANSWER T: Type and Method of defense
D: Distribution of forces
O: Orientation
O: Occupation method
T: Tactical Control Measures
S: Security plan
Parts Based SOM - CORRECT ANSWER Parts name, BW, EW, CE, CS
W/ respect to the ground - CORRECT ANSWER Dead space: muzzle and beaten zone
where bottom of cone of fire does not rise above 1.8 m
Plunging fire: danger space is confined to beaten zone
Grazing fire: center of cone of fire does not rise more than 1m off the deck - most effective
type of fire
W/ respect to the gun - CORRECT ANSWER Fixed: delivered on point target
Traversing: distributed against a shallow (wide) target, requiring changes in the direction of
the gun
