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Chapter 1 1-6 ATP 3-09.24 30 March 2022 Plan and coordinate sensor management. Conduct pattern analysis of enemy indirect fire systems. Establish counterfire, target area of interest (TAI). Based off pattern analysis conduct WLR zone management in support of the counterfire fight. Recommend positioning of counterfire delivery systems. Write the target acquisition tab to Annex D. Recommend counterfire techniques to facilitate permissive fires. Participate in the joint targeting cycle. 1-20. Establish counterfire mission digital and voice procedures and communications architecture using Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and the joint automated deep operations coordination system (referred to as JADOCS). 1-21. The FA inherent responsibilities (see table 1-1, page 1-7) supplement the inherent responsibilities of 0an Army support relationship. See FM 3-0 for a detailed description of command and support relationships. DIRECT SUPPORT 1-22. Direct support is a support relationship requiring a force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly to the supported force's request for assistance (FM 3-0). A FA unit in DS of a maneuver unit is concerned primarily with the FS needs of only that unit. The FSE of the supported maneuver unit plans and coordinates fires to support the maneuver commander's intent. For example: The commander of a unit in DS recommends position areas and coordinates for movement clearances where his unit can best support the maneuver commander's concept of the operation. When FA units are able to habitually support the same maneuver force, coordination and training are enhanced. DS is the most decentralized support relationship. REINFORCING 1-23. Reinforcing is a support relationship requiring a force to support another supporting unit (FM 3-0). Only like units (for example artillery to artillery) can be given an R support relationship. An R support relationship requires one FA unit to augment the fires of another FA unit. For example: When an organic or DS FA BN requires more fires to meet maneuver force requirements, another FA BN may be directed to reinforce it. An organic or DS FA BN may be supported by up to 2 R BNs. A FA unit assigned an R support relationship retains its command relationship with its parent unit, but is positioned by the reinforced FA unit and has priorities of support established by the reinforced FA unit, then the parent unit. GENERAL SUPPORT-REINFORCING 1-24. General support-reinforcing is a support relationship assigned to a unit to support the force as a whole and to reinforce another similar-type unit (FM 3-0). The first priority of a FA unit assigned a GSR support relationship is to furnish artillery fires for the maneuver force as a whole; the second priority is to reinforce the fires of another FA unit. For example: A GSR unit remains under the control of the supported maneuver commander or their FFA HQ. The GSR support relationship offers the commander the flexibility to meet the requirements of a variety of tactical mission tasks.