During the FFE phase of a CFF, if rounds are inaccurate, what actions should the Observer take?

• A. Refinement, end mission and surveillance
• B. Proceed with mission
• C. Hold fire
• D. Abort and redeploy

Answer: (A)

When you’re at the Final Firing Data stage, your priority is accuracy and safety. If the rounds you’re about to fire are inaccurate, the first step is to refine the data—recheck and adjust the target position, line up the corrections, verify the ballistic solution, fuze settings, and any other factors that influence where the round will go. This refinement is essential because it corrects the error before you commit fire, reducing the risk of hitting the wrong area or wasting ammo.

After refining, you would end the current fire mission and surveillance. That signals that the present fire mission cycle is concluded while you assess what happened, determine whether another attempt is feasible, and decide on repositioning or re-tasking. You don’t want to proceed with firing while accuracy is still suspect, and you don’t need to abandon the mission outright if the issue can be fixed with better data. Holding fire would leave the target and situation unresolved, and aborting and redeploying is a more drastic step that isn’t required just because the data needs refinement.