ATP-3-09-02 Field Artillery Survey Download
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16 February 2016 ATP 3-09.02 1-1 Chapter 1 Mission, Responsibilities, and Duties The mission of FA survey is to provide a common grid that will permit the massing of fires, delivery of surprise observed fires, delivery of effective unobserved fires, and transmission of target data from one unit to another to aggressively neutralize or destroy enemy targets. Establishing a common grid and the single operational datum within the common grid is a command responsibility. SURVEY PLANNING 1-1. FA survey must provide indirect fire assets and target locating assets with a common grid. Common grid Refers to all firing and target-locating elements within a unified command located and oriented to prescribed accuracies with respect to a single three-dimensional datum. Common survey allows the maneuver commander to employ fire support resources with a guarantee of accurate and timely fire support. Common control (artillery) Horizontal and vertical map or chart location of points in the target and position area, tied in with the horizontal and vertical control in use by two or more units. Survey planning within the force is based on the following tactical considerations: The commander's target adjustment policy (that is, if the element of surprise is an important aspect of his tactical plan). The requirement for transfer of adjusted target locations to higher and lower echelons. The required attack of high-payoff targets onto which fire cannot be adjusted (or if surprise is a factor). The planned positioning of indirect fire units during each phase of the operation. The planned tasking of target acquisition (TA) sensors and the processing of targets to an attack system. 1-2. The maneuver headquarters establishes survey time lines and accuracy requirements in the initial planning stages of an operation based on the commander’s guidance. The maneuver commander gives the FA battalion commander targeting priorities and the effects he requires on high-payoff targets. This information translates into survey requirements for the TA sensors and the designated attack systems, which must be on a common grid by the time required. The effects on the target and inherent system inaccuracies determine the survey accuracy requirement (hasty, fourth-order, or fifth-order survey). SURVEY OPERATIONS 1-3. Control is an important part of Army doctrine. Planning, communications, and coordination are essential parts of controlling survey operations. Control systems bring all information together for collation and decision making to support the execution of fire support missions. With access to real-time intelligence, improved targeting information, and accelerated automated information processing, maneuver commanders can attack more rapidly, more accurately and in greater depth than ever before. Survey planning begins with understanding the maneuver commander’s intent and receiving his guidance. During planning, full consideration must be given to the commander’s concept, priorities, tactical situation, survey control available, desired accuracy, number of installations, and mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil considerations (METT-TC) factors. This information can be translated into survey requirements for the target acquisition sensors and the designated attack systems, which must be on a common grid by the time required. Aggressive survey planning that answers who, what, where, when and why is essential to ensure mission success. FA survey planning and coordination begins with the battalion or brigade operations staff officer (S-3) and Chief Surveyor of the FAB, DIVARTY or BCT. Communications is the key to the up, down, and lateral flow of information. The