FSO/FSNCO WRITTEN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How many Cardinal Directions are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4
What is the maximum effective range of the Laser Locator Designator (LLDR)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Min-Max: 100m-19999m
Stationary Tgts: 5000m
Moving Tgts: 3000m
The standard call for fire transmitted using Field Artillery radiotelephone procedures in three Radio
Transmissions. Write out a CFF by each element and the transmission it is in. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1st Transmission: Observer ID, Warno
2nd Transmission: Tgt Location
3rd Transmission: Tgt Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire and Control
Name the four uses for smoke? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Obscuring
Screening
Deception
Signaling
In what element of the Call for Fire is the words "Danger Close" included? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Method of Engagment
What are the seven Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCM)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Permissive:
Coordinated Fire Line, Fire Support Coordination Line, Free Fire Area, Kill Box
Restrictive: Airspace Coordination Area, Restrictive Fire Line, No Fire Area, Restricted Fire Area
The method of adjustment used when firing an FPF is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Creeping Fires
Targets acquired within a Restrictive Fire Area may be attacked immediately if? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Troops in Contact
, What Fire Support Coordination Measure (FSCM) should be placed around a Historical Museum? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NFA/RFA
The minimum and maximum range for a AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅750m-
24km
What weapons systems are used on the AC-130U Gunship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅105mm. 40mm,
25mm
What is the definition of an FPF? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Immediately available pre arranged barrier of
fire designed to impede every movement across defensive lines or areas.
The term TARGET is used in Fire Support Planning. Targets can fall into three categories, what are they? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tgt of opportunity, planned tgt, priority tgt
The minimum and maximum range for a AN/TPQ-37 firefinder radar is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3k-50k
There are two types of planned targets, what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Scheduled and On-call
Close Air Support (CAS) can be categorized in TWO different ways, what are the ways to plan a CAS
mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preplanned and Immediate
On Call Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅planned tgt upon which fires or other actions are determined using
deliberate targeting and triggered
Program Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consists of a number of planned tgts of a similar nature that are
planned for sequential attack
Series Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a number of tgts and/or groups of tgts planned to be fired in a
predetermined sequence to support a maneuver operation
How many Cardinal Directions are there? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4
What is the maximum effective range of the Laser Locator Designator (LLDR)? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Min-Max: 100m-19999m
Stationary Tgts: 5000m
Moving Tgts: 3000m
The standard call for fire transmitted using Field Artillery radiotelephone procedures in three Radio
Transmissions. Write out a CFF by each element and the transmission it is in. - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅1st Transmission: Observer ID, Warno
2nd Transmission: Tgt Location
3rd Transmission: Tgt Description, Method of Engagement, Method of Fire and Control
Name the four uses for smoke? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Obscuring
Screening
Deception
Signaling
In what element of the Call for Fire is the words "Danger Close" included? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Method of Engagment
What are the seven Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCM)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Permissive:
Coordinated Fire Line, Fire Support Coordination Line, Free Fire Area, Kill Box
Restrictive: Airspace Coordination Area, Restrictive Fire Line, No Fire Area, Restricted Fire Area
The method of adjustment used when firing an FPF is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Creeping Fires
Targets acquired within a Restrictive Fire Area may be attacked immediately if? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Troops in Contact
, What Fire Support Coordination Measure (FSCM) should be placed around a Historical Museum? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅NFA/RFA
The minimum and maximum range for a AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder radar is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅750m-
24km
What weapons systems are used on the AC-130U Gunship? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅105mm. 40mm,
25mm
What is the definition of an FPF? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Immediately available pre arranged barrier of
fire designed to impede every movement across defensive lines or areas.
The term TARGET is used in Fire Support Planning. Targets can fall into three categories, what are they? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Tgt of opportunity, planned tgt, priority tgt
The minimum and maximum range for a AN/TPQ-37 firefinder radar is? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅3k-50k
There are two types of planned targets, what are they? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Scheduled and On-call
Close Air Support (CAS) can be categorized in TWO different ways, what are the ways to plan a CAS
mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Preplanned and Immediate
On Call Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅planned tgt upon which fires or other actions are determined using
deliberate targeting and triggered
Program Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅consists of a number of planned tgts of a similar nature that are
planned for sequential attack
Series Tgt - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a number of tgts and/or groups of tgts planned to be fired in a
predetermined sequence to support a maneuver operation
