Reaction to Fire Control Orders

Why is a target indication issued?

• So soldiers can recognise and engage targets effectively

• Because they do it in films to make it sound good

• Must be given before you shoot at a target

• Section Commanders like to shout

What does GRIT stand for?

• Ground Ranges Identification Target

• Good Recruits Immaculately Turned-out

• Group Range Indication Type of Fire

• Get Ready Incoming Targets

Tick the correct members who can make up a group?

• Machine Gunners

• Rifleman

• UGL (underslung Grenade Launcher) Gunners

• Sharpshooters

• Non of the above

JUDGING DISTANCE: Your fire team is bracketing a distance, you judge that the furthest possible distance is 800m and the minimum distance is 500m. What do you estimate the target distance to be?

JUDGING DISTANCE: You are judging distance using the halving method. You can see a reference point 1000m away, the target is roughly midway between you and the reference point. What is the approximate distance to the target.

What type of indication is this?

• Tracer

• Direct method

• Key ranges

• Target marking

Which of these is not a type of fire used by the British Army?

• Deliberate

• Full automatic

• Rapid

• Volley

How many rounds would you fire at a deliberate rate?

• 1 round every 2 seconds - 30 rounds a minute

• 1 round every 6 seconds - 10 rounds a minute

• Bursts of automatic fire

How many rounds would you fire on a automatic firing rate?

• Bursts of 3-4 rounds

• Bursts of 10 rounds

• Until the magazine is empty

How many types of fire control orders are their?

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 8