Company Fire Support (FIST) Handbook – 2020 – Mini size

ST 3-09.30.31   Company Fire Support (FIST) Handbook

Dated 1 June 2020

176 pages.

NOTE:  The original book font (size of the print) is very small.  This “mini” book makes the print even smaller but readable. You may want the bigger size (the size of a regular sheet of paper) in order to read the small print better.

This ST (Student Text) ST 3-09.30.31 was prepared and used at the U.S. Army Field Artillery School.  It is chocked full of US Army Fire Support subjects.

FIRE SUPPORT is the rapid & continuous integration of surface to surface indirect fires, target acquisition, armed aircraft, & other lethal & nonlethal attack/delivery systems converged against targets across all domains in support of the maneuver commander’s concept of operations. — land, sea, air, space & cyberspace.

THE ROLE OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY

The role of the FA is to suppress, neutralize, or destroy the enemy by cannon, rocket, & missile fire & to integrate & synchronize all FS assets into operations.

PURPOSE & SCOPE:

The spirit of the Field Artillery is that dedication to speed & accuracy that drives Field Artillerymen to seek every means to bring immediate effective fire on the enemy when it is requested.  The information that follows presents many precise & detailed actions that the COMPANY FIST must take WHEN TIME PERMITS. There are many situations in which a few rounds “right now” would have decisive effect, while many rounds minutes hence may not. The good leader knows how & when to get effective rounds out in the shortest possible time, & he prepares himself & the firing battery now, for that eventuality. He trains himself & the firing battery to be responsive, flexible, accurate, & decisive in any tactical situation.

IN COLOR

This book is a “mini” (7 1/4 inches high by 5 1/2 inches wide) size – A popular size to carry anywhere (briefcase, large pocket, purse) but the print is large enough for easy reading. It has coil binding, allowing for easy page flipping withing jamming.

(If you want a BIG size (the size of a regular sheet of paper), we have it on this website too)