Which CFF mission is intended to rapidly suppress a non-active target?

• A. Adjust Fire
• B. Fire for Effect
• C. Suppression
• D. Immediate Suppression/Smoke

Answer: (C)

Suppression is used to rapidly reduce an enemy target’s ability to observe, fire, and maneuver. When a target isn’t actively engaging, you still want to limit its effectiveness in the fight, and suppression achieves that by delivering fires that degrade its ability to respond. It’s different from adjusting fire (which is about calibrating or correcting aim) and from fire for effect (which aims for decisive, large-scale impact). Immediate Suppression/Smoke is a specialized option that adds smoke for concealment along with suppression; if concealment isn’t required, standard suppression is the direct way to keep the non-active target from influencing the engagement.