As this is an issue of late, here is a list of the ROE in writing.
- Classification -
CAS: Close Air Support. For the purposes of I&A, CAS consists of any fixed wing or rotor propelled aircraft with primary weapons - this does not include miniguns on Ghost Hawks and other transport helos
Fire Support: Fire support consists of all fixed position or mobile artillery.
- The ROE -
1. CAS and Fire support CAN NOT engage ground targets without tasking by ground forces; ground forces are INFANTRY on the ground IN THE AO, the exception is the UAV operator who can designate and call in.
What is tasking? This is as follows:
A friendly requesting a CAS mission on a specific vehicle which can be soley identified among others
A friendly clearly stating they are lasing a target from a certain cardinal direction (N, NE, E, SE, etc) and stating what the target is
A friendly requesting fire support or CAS, specifing what their requested target is and giving a precise indication as to their location - grid reference, map mark or landmark
CAS and Fire Support will not engage if there is any doubt friendlies could be harmed. If you wish to call in support when there are friendlies within 100m of the target, you must call "DANGER CLOSE" to indicate there is Bluefor infantry within the area.
2. The ONLY targets which CAS and Fire Support can engage at free will are as follows:
AA threats - Tigri and Cheetahs only
Enemy Aircraft - Attack helos and enemy jets alike
Vehicles who are outside of the AO who pose minimal to no risk to friendlies i.e. outside a 2km radius of the edge of the AO
Enemy Watercraft if they ARE NOT an integral part of the AO's at main or side
Enemies outside a 100m radius of HQ in the case of a defense
3. For clarification, other targets CAS CAN NOT engage without tasking are:
The Radio Tower
Vehicles shooting at you in the CAS that ARE NOT either a Tigris or a Cheetah - if you are getting shot at by neither of these, you are too close
HQ Actual
Side Objective Vehicles or infantry
Zues Missions