Warning Order and Target Number
- The warning order tells the ship that a call for fire is being transmitted. It clears the net and warns the ship that naval gunfire support is desired. For naval gunfire, the warning order consists of the words FIRE MISSION.
- For the ship and the naval gunfire liaison officer (NGLO) who is monitoring the call for fire to keep track of each location being fired upon, each mission is assigned a target number. The observer gives the target number to the ship. The target number consists of two letters followed by four numbers. For targets of opportunity, the FIST assigns each fire mission a number in numerical sequence from the block of target numbers allocated by the battalion fire support element (battalion FSO), or the battalion FSO may assign the target number. In the case of planned targets, the observer uses the previously assigned target number from the fire plan. The assignment of target numbers to fire missions in the call for fire does not cause the targets to be recorded as targets. An example of the warning order and target number element in the call for fire is A1B THIS IS C2D, FIRE MISSION, TARGET NUMBER AB2135, OVER
∆ Image 4o: Naval First Transmission |