What term describes the condition when friendly forces are within the weapon's impact area?

• A. Danger close
• B. TIC
• C. Cleared Hot
• D. Continue Dry

Answer: (A)

Danger close is used when friendly forces are inside the potential impact area of the weapon. This label signals that firing carries a high risk of fratricide and requires extra precautions: exact target confirmation, coordination with observers, using the smallest effective munitions, marking the area (e.g., with smoke), and possibly adjusting, delaying, or aborting the mission if needed. The other terms don’t describe this proximity risk: troops in contact refers to an ongoing enemy engagement, not the distance to the weapon’s effects; cleared hot means firing is authorized with no restrictions, which isn’t appropriate when friendlies could be hit; continue dry means proceed without firing.