Your target is about 400 meters from your location. You should announce _________ in the _________.

Your target is about 400 meters from your location. You should announce _________ in the _________.

• A. Danger Close, in the Method of Engagement.
• B. Danger Close, in the FDC.
• C. Close Range, in the Method of Engagement.
• D. Danger Close, in the Target Location.

Answer: (A)

Danger Close is used to warn that friendly forces are within the potential impact area of the fire, so the shooter must exercise extra caution and adjust the engagement accordingly. Since the target is about 400 meters away, this is a near-danger zone, which is exactly when you would declare that danger on the line that communicates how the fire will be delivered. The line that describes the Method of Engagement is the place to put Danger Close so the fire direction center immediately understands the safety risk and can adjust fire control, fusing, or munitions as needed. Saying it on the line for the Target Location would misplace the hazard information, and placing it “in the FDC” isn’t a proper way to encode the warning, since the FDC is the recipient of the call, not the location to insert the hazard flag.

Danger Close is used to warn that friendly forces are within the potential impact area of the fire, so the shooter must exercise extra caution and adjust the engagement accordingly. Since the target is about 400 meters away, this is a near-danger zone, which is exactly when you would declare that danger on the line that communicates how the fire will be delivered. The line that describes the Method of Engagement is the place to put Danger Close so the fire direction center immediately understands the safety risk and can adjust fire control, fusing, or munitions as needed. Saying it on the line for the Target Location would misplace the hazard information, and placing it “in the FDC” isn’t a proper way to encode the warning, since the FDC is the recipient of the call, not the location to insert the hazard flag.