ATP-3-09-12 Field Artillery Counterfire and Weapons Locating Radar Operations Download
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Automated Target Data Processing 26 October 2021 ATP 3-09.12 A-7 operator may see the targets on the suspect target list that was generated by AFATDS (these will be the targets that have a "yes" in the "Combined" column of the list). There is an option to "not combine" a combined target if desired. Figure A-5 illustrates multiple target overlap. Figure A-5. Multiple targets overlap TARGET DAMAGE ASSESSMENT A-13. Target damage assessment is a function of AFATDS that allows target disposition to be entered by the observer on the mission fire request after the attack of a target. Target damage assessment can be flagged in the commander's guidance of AFATDS, causing targets to remain active until disposition is received from the observer for the particular target. Target damage assessment in AFATDS guidance is target type specific. Therefore, it is not very useful in the determination of target damage assessment on a particular target generated from the suspect target processing function. Flagging an individual target type in the target management matrix will cause that target type to remain active until the reporting sensor sends a mission fire request for that target that contains target damage. A target generated by the suspect target or target indicator processing function will have the processing AFATDS station as the observer, which seldom has eyes on the target. FILE MAINTENANCE AND TARGET PURGING A-14. File maintenance for suspect target and target indicator processing consists of purging targets that are no longer valid. This can be done manually or automatically. Manually deleting targets from the suspect target or target indicator list involves selecting the target list requiring maintenance and reviewing individual targets, and validating or deleting individual targets from the target list. The most effective method of performing file maintenance is to set target purging to automatic, which automatically purges targets based on the target decay time established in the target selection standards. This task is accomplished by selecting "Automatic Purge" on the suspect target or target indicator list.