bo 3500.1n - Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
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BO 3500.1N<br />
25 Mar 08<br />
APPENDIX D<br />
Indirect Fire<br />
A. General<br />
1. Ammunition Handling. Ammunition shall be handled per the provisions in<br />
TM 43-001-28, Technical Data Sheets for Ammunition, [reference (t)] the<br />
applicable Weapon Operations Manual, and ammunition handling procedures in<br />
the most current edition of BO P8000.3, Ammunition and Explosives Safety (A&E<br />
Safety), [reference (l)].<br />
2. Safety Requirement. A corpsman, with first aid equipment and a safety<br />
vehicle, shall be present, at all times when firing is in progress.<br />
3. Direct Observation. The impact of all rounds fired shall be under direct<br />
observation by personnel or radar. The RSO shall ensure qualified observers<br />
are present. RSO shall record and call in the location of all duds upon<br />
completion of firing.<br />
B. Procedures for Firing from Artillery Firing Areas<br />
1. General. The Artillery Firing Areas (AFAs), indicated in the 11 th <strong>Marine</strong>s<br />
Survey in paragraph J of this Chapter are authorized for use by units<br />
conducting indirect-fire a<strong>bo</strong>ard <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong>.<br />
2. Preparation. All AFAs require reconnaissance by survey, and preparation<br />
of a surface danger diagram prior to occupation and live-firing. The<br />
geographic center of the AFA is surveyed to fourth order accuracy, and marked<br />
by a concrete monument witnessed by a yellow cassonite marker. Each AFA is<br />
also marked by a sign, which denotes the AFA number, and a hearing hazard<br />
zone.<br />
3. Vehicle Operations. All vehicle operations, in conjunction with the use<br />
of AFAs, shall comply with the provisions of paragraph 6030 of this Order.<br />
4. Radar/Registration Points. Radar positions, observation posts for High<br />
Burst/Mean Point Impact (HB/MPI) registration, and registration points shall<br />
be surveyed to fifth order accuracy.<br />
5. Orienting Station/End of Orienting Line. Firing units must survey an<br />
Orienting Station (OS) and establish an End of Orienting Line (EOL) for each<br />
firing position per FM 6-2, Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Field<br />
Artillery Survey, [reference (q)].<br />
6. Artillery Impact Area. The Zulu and Whiskey Impact Areas have been<br />
combined into one common impact area and redefined for artillery firing<br />
purposes. A green-dotted line on the <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong> Military Installation<br />
Map [reference (d)] depicts the impact area for artillery-delivered ordnance<br />
fires. The area is <strong>bo</strong>und by grids 5770 0000 to 5590 9960 to 5490 9620 to<br />
5890 9420 to 5990 9420 to 6090 9270 to 6290 9120 to 6390 9070 to 6590 9270 to<br />
6590 9600 to 6350 9730 to 6150 9940 to the beginning.<br />
7. SDZ Diagram Construction and Safety Cards. Using the surveyed OS as the<br />
firing point, firing units shall construct a SDZ diagram per directives in<br />
the MCO 3570 series and a Range Safety Card per unit Safety SOPs for each AFA<br />
to be used. All SDZs shall be constructed using the l:50,000 <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Pendleton</strong><br />
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