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 4-11 management. Planning guidance may be found in a number of different documents. These locations include the fires paragraph, tasks to subordinate units, and coordinating instructions of the operations plan or order, and the FS annex. Information from these sources provides the necessary guidance and information to initiate zone planning. 4-31. The following procedure provides a list of activities essential for successful zone planning: Prioritize AO and scheme of maneuver events for zone planning based on the commander's guidance. Develop zones during COA development and the wargaming (COA analysis) process. Approve and allocate zones to subordinate FSEs that support the scheme of maneuver, meet the commander's priorities, and facilitate the engagement of HPTs. Develop and assign decision points as triggers for the execution of planned zones. Incorporate decision points (triggers) for planned zones and WLR movement into the appropriate decision support template, synchronization and execution matrices, and information collection plan. Rehearse planned zones during combined arms, FA technical, and FS rehearsals. Refine zones during execution as the situation develops or the scheme of maneuver changes. Develop positioning guidance for the WLRs that optimizes the probability of acquisition and supports the coverage of planned zones. Incorporate ACM planning. ZONE MANAGEMENT 4-32. The counterfire or targeting officer is responsible for employing the WLRs and zone management considerations. This involves planning the counterfire operation and fully understanding the WLR support requirements. 4-33. Basic guidelines for zone management include: Allocate a certain amount of zone nominations to subordinate units. Conduct bottom up refinement that reflects the developed situation template, and scheme of maneuver. Develop triggers to activate and deactivate zones. Manage zones by resolving duplication. Time phasing zones by priority. Include zones in the FS execution and synchronization matrices. Include zones in the RDO or radar execution matrix. Refine and update zones as operations progress. STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES 4-34. Responsibilities for WLR employment and zone management must be a fixed responsibility to focus the planning process and execution. The supported commander is ultimately responsible for counterfire. Usually the FSCOORD is the executive agent for executing the counterfire operations. Zone management responsibilities include: FSCOORD Translates the commander's intent for engagement of enemy indirect fire weapons. Ensures counterfire priorities are articulated in the fires paragraph to the operations order. Targeting and counterfire officer: Synchronizes all WLR and zone development to facilitate targeting. Ensures planned zones are synchronized with the applicable elements of the HPTL. Allocates, verifies, and updates zones to ensure the commander's intent for engagement is met.