ATP-3-09-12 Field Artillery Counterfire and Weapons Locating Radar Operations Download
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Employment Considerations for Weapons Locating Radars 26 October 2021 ATP 3-09.12 4-5 Table 4-1. The instructions for completing DA Form 5957 Field Description Section: List the WLR section name and type. Such as CBR76 (AN/TPQ-53). Call Sign: Enter the WLR section’s call sign. Such as, “Thunder 76.” RDO Number: Enter the RDO name/number; for example CG0001. Date Time Group (DTG) Published: Enter the DTG in which the RDO was or will be published. DTG Effective Enter the DTG in which the RDO is effective. Mission: Enter a brief description of the mission, include the command support relationship. For example, GS to 1-82 FA, In support of 1/1CD breaching operation, or DS to 2-15 FA, In support of 1/10MTN artillery raid. Target Block: Enter the desired target block range that the WLR will use. Such as, AB0001 – AB3999. Cueing Posture: Refers to the amount of time a radar will radiate. Cueing Postures should also be assigned prompt words such as “Neptune” would be 30 minutes on, and “Zeus” would be one (1) hour on. Both Displacement and Cueing Posture prompt word descriptions should be published in the TA Tab to the Annex Delta. Consider the Threat Assessment section of the RDO when determining posture conditions. Displacement Posture: Refers to the time a WLR remains in a location before it must conduct a survivability move. A prompt word should be assigned for different lengths of time before displacing; example, “Silver” is six hours, “Gold” is eight hours. Operating Frequencies: To maintain frequency management enter in the primary (PRI) and alternate (ALT) frequencies the WLR will use. If filling out for an AN/TPQ-53, complete all three PRI and ALT blocks. If filling out for an AN/TPQ-50, use only the first PRI and ALT blocks and leave the remainder blank. Radar Position Areas (RPA): Enter a PRI, ALT, and tertiary general RPA for the WLR. The WLR section chief will report the findings of the ground reconnaissance and select the refined location for the WLR. It is important that the cueing agent trust the judgement of the WLR section chief on the ground, and should defer the final location selection to the WLR section chief. Search Sectors: Complete all sections for the primary, alternate, and tertiary RPA. Azimuth of Search (AOS Block): Enter the PRI and ALT azimuth of search in mils; this is the center azimuth of the desired search sector. Sector of Search (SOS Block): Enter the PRI and ALT sector of search in mils; this is the total width of the search fan. An example would be 1600 if a 90 degree sector is desired. If operating between 91degress and 360 degrees enter the desired width; example “2400” or “6400”. Left and Right Edge: Enter in the PRI and ALT left and right edges of the search fan in mils; example, if azimuth of search is 900 mils with a sector of search of 1600 mils, then left edge would be 100 and right edge would be 1700. If desiring to blank out a section of the search fan during 360 degree operations (proximity to other radars or obstructions) enter the PRI and ALT left and right edges as well; example. Azimuth of search 900 mils with a sector of search 3400 mils, then the left edge would be 5600 and the right edge would be 2600. This will effectively blank out 2601 to 5599. Minimum (MIN) and Maximum (MAX) Ranges: Enter the PRI and ALT MIN and MAX ranges for the WLR in meters. Sub-Mode: Enter the desired sub-mode of operations for the WLR such as 90 degree short range optimized, or 90 degree long range optimized. Threat Assessment: In this section, indicate and describe possible or known threats for the radar section using (Y) for yes and (N) for no. Consult with S2/G2 for the current and future enemy situation when preparing this section.