2007-10-24 18:05:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The FiST is the "Fire" "Support" "Team".
They are the artillery battalions liasion with whichever unit they are supporting.
Army Rangers are no different from any other unit. They have organic mortars, but for heavier stuff they call their local Arty batt via their FiST.
2007-10-24 18:38:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A FIST team is a Fire Support Team. They are the Artillery forward observers. They direct Artillery, Close Air Support and sometimes Naval Gun Fire since most of the time, the guns cannot see the target at the ranges they fire.
A Ranger FIST Team is a FIST team assigned to a Ranger Company.
2007-10-25 01:13:07 · answer #2 · answered by mnbvcxz52773 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
without going to wikipedia and acting like i know the answer, ill give you what i think it is. Since Rangers are Spec Ops, and fist can either mean attack, brute force, or hand to hand combat. ild say its a "First in to Fight" platoon. specializing in demolition and hand to hand combat. but wikipedia that.
SEE i was wrong. but i tried. =) without wikipedia.
2007-10-25 01:11:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋