ATP-3-09-24 The Field Artillery Brigade Download
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Employment: How the Field Artillery Brigade Fights 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 4-5 Execute SEAD in support of joint and Army aviation attack operations. Acquire targets to facilitate strike operations in support of other corps shaping operations. In the retrograde: Execute strike to delay, disrupt, and attrit attacking enemy forces to allow the supported command to conduct a retrograde. Execute SEAD in support of joint and Army aviation attack operations in support of a retrograde. Provide fires in the corps deep area against approaching enemy forces. Proactively attack enemy long-range indirect fire systems prior to the enemy executing preparation fires. Employ both lethal and nonlethal assets at maximum range to disrupt enemy C2 and desynchronize the enemy's attack. Execute counterfire in order to prevent enemy indirect fires from reducing the supported commander's defense. Execute SEAD for joint and Army aviation attack operations. Provide redundant communications networks to ensure uninterrupted fires to the force. 4-29. The FAB is generally organized in the defense with more centralized control of FS. This allows the FAB commander maximum flexibility to mass fires and deliver support to the decisive operation when required. Specific FAB considerations include: Task-organizing a FAB artillery BN as GSR to a DIVARTY FA BN. A GSR relationship is appropriate where a higher degree of FAB centralized control is desired, while still providing a division with additional FS. Providing FS to the corps support and consolidation areas. Positioning and Movement 4-30. FAB attack/delivery assets must be able to adequately range the corps security and deep areas. They may need to reposition laterally and in depth to ensure that they are out of the direct path of attacking enemy elements while staying within range of enemy formations. Primary and alternate routes, and supplementary positions, must be planned prior to movement. Specific FAB considerations include: Positioning sufficient assets forward to support the corps security force. Planning positions in a division AO. Planning positions that allow two thirds of the fires assets to be in place to fire at any one time. Positioning WLRs to provide coverage while DIVARTY WLRs are displacing. 4-31. FAB movement is typically limited to lateral repositioning for survivability, and maneuvering to range targets in the corps rear, close and deep areas. Specific FAB considerations include: Plan movement that allow two thirds of the FAB assets to be in place to fire at any one time. Echelon units to keep two thirds of FAB assets in position to enable the corps retrograde. Movement to positions that facilitate follow-on operations. Target Acquisition 4-32. FAB WLRs are focused on identifying enemy indirect fire systems to support corps targeting and execution of defensive operations. Specific WLR considerations include: Position WLRs as far forward as possible to maximize range and acquire enemy systems capable of providing the enemy with long range preparation fires. Position WLRs as far forward as possible to provide coverage for the corps security force. The use of critical friendly zone (referred to as CFZ) to provide coverage for critical units, routes or positions. The use of call for fire zones (referred to as CFFZs) to provide coverage on suspected or known enemy indirect fire systems.