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What does FASCAM stand for?

Family of Scatterable Mines


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According to FM 6-71, commanders should address attack and engagement criteria, priorities for target engagement, guidance for special munitions (illumination, smoke, Copperhead and family of scatterable mines, or FASCAM) and, finally, how, when and where fire support should be employed in the development of courses of action (COAs).
objection to the Oslo treaty is that it does not exempt the Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM), or so-called "smart mines.
However, for mission-critical events, such as firing Copperhead targets using the Copperhead standing operating procedures (SOP) or firing family of scatterable mines (FASCAM) in the defense, the battery commander and FDO need to be present.
During the mission analysis process, the battalion fire direction officer (FDO) identified one of the EFATs is to emplace a family of scatterable mines (FASCAM) minefield in the vicinity of NV345165 in Brown Pass.
For example, the family of scatterable mines (FASCAM) CCL included 108 remote anti-armor mine systems (RAAMS) and 24 area denial artillery munitions (ADAMs), enough to build a 400x400-meter medium-density minefield.
Platoon operations facilitate a better opportunity to conduct simultaneous or special mission requirements within the firing battery, such as platoon raids employing family of scatterable mines (FASCAM), rocket-assisted projectiles (RAP), Copperhead, illumination and marking rounds for close air support (CAS).

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