What is the second transmission in the polar mission example?

What is the second transmission in the polar mission example?

• A. Direction 0190, Distance 2300 over
• B. Elevation change of 20 meters
• C. Target grid NV 4565 3945
• D. Observer Identity and Warning Order

Answer: (A)

In a polar mission, the location of the target is given using polar coordinates: a direction (azimuth) and a distance (range). The second transmission conveys those exact values so the fire unit can pinpoint the target. The example of direction 0190 and distance 2300 meters provides the azimuth and the range, and ending with over marks the completion of that transmission. Elevation change is something that would come later as a correction, a target grid reference would be used if you were delivering in grid format rather than polar, and the observer’s identity and warning order typically occur earlier in the sequence. So the second transmission is the polar location: direction and distance to the target.

In a polar mission, the location of the target is given using polar coordinates: a direction (azimuth) and a distance (range). The second transmission conveys those exact values so the fire unit can pinpoint the target. The example of direction 0190 and distance 2300 meters provides the azimuth and the range, and ending with over marks the completion of that transmission. Elevation change is something that would come later as a correction, a target grid reference would be used if you were delivering in grid format rather than polar, and the observer’s identity and warning order typically occur earlier in the sequence. So the second transmission is the polar location: direction and distance to the target.