Using the Successive Bracketing Technique, after the last adjustment the FDC reported 'Drop 200' and the next round is a direct target hit. What is your next transmission?

Using the Successive Bracketing Technique, after the last adjustment the FDC reported 'Drop 200' and the next round is a direct target hit. What is your next transmission?

• A. Fire for Effect (FFE)
• B. Adjust Fire
• C. Observation
• D. Request for Readiness

Answer: (A)

In Successive Bracketing, you keep adjusting until you get a confirmed hit on the target. When the last adjustment yields a direct hit, you shift from corrections to delivering the remaining fire as a single, coordinated firing run. The phrase “Drop 200” shows that the latest adjustment placed the round on the target area, confirming a hit. At this point, the best next transmission is Fire for Effect, which tells the battery to unleash the remaining rounds on that same target without further corrections. Calling for observation or more adjustments would waste time after a confirmed hit, and a readiness request isn’t needed once you’re ready to continue delivering the mission.

In Successive Bracketing, you keep adjusting until you get a confirmed hit on the target. When the last adjustment yields a direct hit, you shift from corrections to delivering the remaining fire as a single, coordinated firing run. The phrase “Drop 200” shows that the latest adjustment placed the round on the target area, confirming a hit. At this point, the best next transmission is Fire for Effect, which tells the battery to unleash the remaining rounds on that same target without further corrections. Calling for observation or more adjustments would waste time after a confirmed hit, and a readiness request isn’t needed once you’re ready to continue delivering the mission.