ATP-3-09-12 Field Artillery Counterfire and Weapons Locating Radar Operations Download
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Roles and Responsibilities 26 October 2021 ATP 3-09.12 2-3 artilleryman in the division, is responsible for standardizing training for FA units that are assigned, attached, or placed under the OPCON of the division. The DIVARTY commander will mentor the commanders and leaders of these FA units and typically be assigned other key responsibilities on behalf of the division commander. Those responsibilities could include management of the assigned or attached 13-series career management field Soldiers, training oversight, and certification programs. 2-8. The DIVARTY is not currently allocated organic firing units, but is task organized with additional units based on mission requirements. Task organization may include a combination of MLRS, HIMARS, or cannon BNs as well as other enablers. The DIVARTY, when allocated appropriate rocket and cannon units, brings a long range and precision FS capability to the division. In LSCO, allocating units from a FAB to a DIVARTY in a reinforcing (R) support relationship is appropriate to provide the division with adequate FS. 2-9. As a division's FFA HQ, the DIVARTY plans, directs, coordinates, and controls the fires of all organic, attached, and reinforcing FA units supporting the division. The CP develops FA support plans and ensures that available firepower adequately supports the division concept of operations. The DIVARTY can serve as the counterfire HQs for the division, or can delegate that role to a reinforcing FA unit. 2-10. If the counterfire HQ is delegated to an R FA unit, it is important to remember that the DIVARTY commander remains responsible for the overall division counterfire fight as the division commander's FSCOORD. The DIVARTY CP provides the division with the ability to have an alternate CP if the division CP has to displace or is incapacitated. The DIVARTY CP may perform C2 tasks for the division for a limited period only. For more information on DIVARTY organization and operations see ATP 3-09.90. FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION 2-11. The FA BNs destroy, defeat, and disrupt the enemy with integrated fires in support of forces conducting LSCO. The FA BN usually has a close established command relationship, but the commander may further assign a command or support relationship. 2-12. FA BNs consist of MLRS, HIMARS, and FA cannon batteries, both self-propelled and towed that are organic, assigned, or attached to their supported unit. Active Army FABs have either MLRS or HIMARS BNs (Army National Guard FABs have a mixture of MLRS or HIMARS BNs), self-propelled or towed artillery cannon BNs.