1.

What are the four types of fire control order (4)

Full
Brief
Individual
Delayed

2. Who can give a FCO (2)

The Section Commander or 2ic.

3. During which section battle drill is a FCO given (1)

Win the fire fight.

4. How should a fire control order be given (4)

Clear
Loud
As an order
(with) Pauses

5. What should a fire control order include within it (4)

Group
Range
Indication
Type of fire

6. Two aids to judging distance (2)

Key ranges
Bracketing

7. Why is a fire control order given (2)

In order to do indicate a target to a cadet so they fire at it effectively.

8. What are the four types of fire (3)

Rapid
Deliberate
Burst
Snap
9. An example of breaking down the ground: in the photo above the
axis is a line through you the right hand edge of the bridge and
beyond. The left of arc is a line through you the left hand edge of the
bridge and beyond and the right of arc is a line through you the right
hand edge of the caste and beyond. The centre of the bridge is 250m
away and will be know as bridge the castle on the right is 250m away
and will be known as castle the prominent woodblock to the right of
the castle will be known as wood block and is 450m away.
a) Give a Full fire control order to the bottom left edge of the castle
(6)
CHARLIE SECTION!
250 METRES!
CENTRE OF AXIS, REFERENCE POINT CASTLE, BOTTOM
LEFT EDGE OF CASTLE, ENEMY! SEEN?
RAPID FIRE!

b) Enemy activity has been spotted in the wood block give an

individual fire control order to the prominent woodblock (7)
RIFLEMAN ONE!
450 METRES!
FULL RIGHT OF AXIS, REFERENCE POINT WOOD BLOCK,
ENEMY IN THAT AREA, WATCH AND SHOOT, WATCH AND
SHOOT!

c) Give a delayed fire control order to the centre of the bridge (7)
CHARLIE SECTION!
250 METRES!
QUARTER LEFT OF AXIS, REFERENCE POINT BRIDGE,
CENTRE OF BRIDGE, ENEMY! SEEN?
RAPID, AWAIT MY ORDER…FIRE!

d) An enemy has just run out of the castle, give a brief fire control
order to where the red arrow is pointing (3)
CHALIE SECTION!
QUARTER RIGHT OF AXIS, ENEMY!
RAPID FIRE!