USER GUIDE

Entering a Call-For-Fire
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VBS3Fires v3.6.3 User Guide
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Width: width of the rectangle which is formed once the above mentioned 2
parallel lines are connected.
ix. Linear. Guns will fire along a line of specified length and attitude. Text boxes
will appear for the length and attitude of the distribution. The length
corresponds to the total length of the line, not the space between individual
rounds.
d. ADJ Guns and FFE Guns. FOs are able to select ammunition and fuses for the guns
to fire in specific phases. Type of ammunition to fire in the adjust fire phase and/or
specific ammunition for the Fire for effect phase. Relevant parameters will appear
for certain ammunition and fuse choices.
i. The ammunition and fuses chosen here will affect the type of round fired
later in the mission, unless this rounds type is specifically overridden by a
subsequent call-for-fire transmission.
ii. The round types available are:
HE: high explosive
WP: white phosphorus canisters
Smoke: white phosphorus Ammo
DPICM: Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (bomb- lets)
APICM: Anti-Personnel Improved Conventional Munitions
CPHD: Copperhead, laser guided precision munitions
EXCALIBUR: precision munitions
ILLUM: Ammunition type used to illuminate a specific area, the burn
duration and the rate of fall depends on the Caliber type