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Organizational Framework 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 1-9 or rotary wing airfields, and FS communication infrastructure. Information collection assets must be synchronized and integrated to accurately locate targets and adjust fire for attack and delivery assets dedicated against the threat’s total FS system. Considerations for conducting proactive counterfire include: Ensuring all available artillery units participate. Integrating all available joint FS attack/delivery systems. Coordinating augmentation by Army and joint information collection assets to locate and accurately target the enemy indirect fire systems. Establishing digital interface between the MLRS/HIMARS and cannon FA BN intelligence section. Making maximum use of permissive FSCMs to facilitate the clearance of fires; for example, in defense the coordinated fire line may be positioned close to friendly troops to facilitate quick engagements. Managing no-fire areas that protect special operations forces, long-range surveillance detachments, reconnaissance troops, and scouts is critical. Maximizing use of the effects management tool to clear fires. Establishing radar call for fire zone (referred to as CFFZ). 1-33. Reactive counterfire provides immediate indirect and joint fires to neutralize, destroy, and suppress enemy indirect fire weapons systems once acquired. The FS system responds primarily to enemy rocket and artillery fires during or immediately following enemy engagement of friendly forces. Reactive counterfire usually requires quick response capabilities for optimum effectiveness and can benefit from the establishment of quick fire channels. 1-34. To gain the increased freedom of action and protection for supported maneuver commanders, counterfire must destroy or neutralize enemy weapons, WLRs, and supporting C2, communications, transportation, and logistic facilities. To accomplish this, units must employ all suitable counterfire capabilities available to the combined arms team. Included are thorough planning and coordination of intelligence and target acquisition assets to locate enemy FS assets quickly and accurately. ORGANIZATION OF THE FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE 1-35. Organic FAB assets include a BSB, a signal network support company, a target acquisition platoon (TAP) documented in the headquarters and headquarters battery (HHB), and the HHB. The FAB and each of the subordinate elements can be augmented (task-organized) as required. This usually includes a combination of one to five FA BNs, as well as other enablers, such as WLRs, maneuver forces, surveillance capabilities, or electromagnetic warfare (EW) assets. Electromagnetic warfare is military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy (JP 3- 85). It is critical to ensure that the FAB information requirements are fully integrated into the supported unit’s information collection plan. Figure 1-1 on page 1-10 depicts an example FAB organization.