What is a fire mission and who typically initiates it?

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What is a fire mission and who typically initiates it?

A fire mission is a formal request to deliver indirect fire on a designated target, initiated by a forward observer or fire support team to the Fire Direction Center (FDC). The observer identifies the target, provides location data and firing instructions, and the FDC processes the information to coordinate the guns and deliver the rounds. This distinguishes it from direct-fire actions, which are planned and executed by the gun crew for targets that are visible, and from resupply or repositioning orders, which deal with ammunition or moving the guns rather than initiating fire on a target.

A fire mission is a formal request to deliver indirect fire on a designated target, initiated by a forward observer or fire support team to the Fire Direction Center (FDC). The observer identifies the target, provides location data and firing instructions, and the FDC processes the information to coordinate the guns and deliver the rounds. This distinguishes it from direct-fire actions, which are planned and executed by the gun crew for targets that are visible, and from resupply or repositioning orders, which deal with ammunition or moving the guns rather than initiating fire on a target.

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