ATP-3-09-12 Field Artillery Counterfire and Weapons Locating Radar Operations Download
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Appendix F F-2 ATP 3-09.12 26 October 2021 Conduct reconnaissance, (WLR section): Select sites to support mission requirements. Perform or coordinate for survey requirements. Make site assessments for survivability and site defense. Complete the plan, (WLR section chief): Report site assessments to intelligence cell. Prepare a verbal order for section. Develop route strip maps, preliminary site defense plan. Develop battle-tracking overlays for reconnaissance vehicle and shelter. Issue the order (WLR section chief): Focus on movement, positioning, site defense, and survivability measures. Be clear and concise. Require a back brief from the section chief and senior radar operators. This should be a section huddle and each member must understand their role. Supervise (WLR section chief): Final pre-combat inspections. Crew drill rehearsals for occupations, site, defense, shelter, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear operations. Execution. F-4. Troop leading procedures can and should be modified to facilitate planning and execution of each mission. The steps do not have to happen sequentially and may happen simultaneously as METT-TC dictates. Note. Planning time for a given section should not exceed one third of the total time available. This one third lasts from receipt of the order from higher HQ through back briefs from unit immediately following issuance of the operations order. WEAPONS LOCATING RADAR EXECUTION MATRIX F-5. The RDO and execution matrix can be used as is, or modified to reflect the phases or events of an operation. Figure F-1, on page F-3, shows another example of a modified RDO and execution matrix (example includes a terrain graphic). Note. The WLR execution matrix is a classified document once completed with mission data.