USER GUIDE

Entering a Call-For-Fire

VBS3Fires v3.6.3 User Guide

Image 7.29 Trainee Calls for Fire panel

Once the user selects “Send to ICP” for a particular request, it is sent to the Instructor Control Panel.

The Target description, Guns, Ammo, Trajectory, Distribution, MOC and other settings are fed to the

Instructor Control panel. At this point the “OUT” message is received by the Radio Log. The mission

is not created until the Instructor clicks “Execute” on Instructor Control Panel.

Clicking on the “Say Again” will reject the trainee request allowing trainees to send requests from

the Third Transmission panel again. Clicking on the “Clear” will delete all the processed requests

The trainee requests from both the Third transmission panel and the Adjustment panel (VBS Call for

Fire panels) are received by the ‘Trainee Calls for Fire’ panel.

7.2.1 Method of Fire and Control

7.2.1.1 When Ready

Once the instructor’s Trainee Calls for Fire panel receives a When ready command, the instructor is

supposed to manually send it to the ICP. Once the command is received by the ICP instructor has to

manually execute the mission in ICP.

7.2.1.2 At My Command

If the instructor’s ‘Trainee Calls for Fire’ panel receives an AMC command from trainee, the

instructor is required to send it to the ICP manually. Then the command is received by the ICP. The

instructor is supposed to click Execute in ICP. The guns will load but the fire mission will not

commence until the Fire command is received by the ICP.

At this point the trainee should send Fire command from the Adjustment panel which is received by

the instructor’s ‘Trainee Calls for Fire’ panel. Following the same process the instructor should