Suppressive Fire

[William F. Owen]

The type of fire variations are:

Deliberate. (1 shot every 6 seconds) used for long range or
sustained engagements.

Rapid. (1 shot every 2 seconds) most commonly used type of
fire. Ideal for keeping the enemies head down while not using
excessive ammunition.

Burst. (2-3 Round bursts on automatic) Used for close range
engagements or where a high volume of fire is necessary. (Probably issued to the LMG group only)

I've never been comfortable with these. I find GRIT, "Group, Range, Indication," useful, but not T= type of fire. If you see the enemy, in the are indicated, fire in what ever way you can to kill him. Rate is irrelevant. When you can't see him any more, stop firing.
So:-

Watch and Shoot. Used when the commander wishes members of the section to fire at any enemy they see at the given location
without further instruction.

is basically all you need.

The only other fire control order I want is for someone to actively suppress an identified enemy position. So "Charlie Team, 200, left corner of house, be prepared to suppress that trench. Await my command."

And remember... when in doubt check the manual.

Some of us have issues with the manual!