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Contents ii ATP 3-09.30 28 September 2017 Refinement and Surveillance .................................................................................. 5-13 Types of Corrections ............................................................................................... 5-14 Registration ............................................................................................................. 5-14 Destruction Mission ................................................................................................. 5-36 High-Burst or Mean Point of Impact Registration ................................................... 5-36 Target of Opportunity .............................................................................................. 5-41 Planned Target........................................................................................................ 5-41 Moving Target Calculation ...................................................................................... 5-41 Trigger and Intercept Point Considerations ............................................................ 5-45 Helpful Notes........................................................................................................... 5-46 Chapter 6 SPECIAL MUNITIONS ............................................................................................. 6-1 Characteristics of the Excaliber ................................................................................ 6-1 Ballistic Impact Point ................................................................................................. 6-2 Sample Excalibur Mission ......................................................................................... 6-2 Characteristics of the Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) ...................... 6-3 Characteristics of the Precision Guidance Kit ........................................................... 6-4 Characteristics of the Guided MLRS......................................................................... 6-4 Sample GLMRS Mission ........................................................................................... 6-5 Characteristics of Improved Conventional Munitions................................................ 6-5 ICM Call for Fire and Adjustment .............................................................................. 6-7 Sample ICM Missions ............................................................................................... 6-7 ICM Considerations................................................................................................... 6-8 Characteristics of Field Artillery Scatterable Mines .................................................. 6-9 Types of Minefields ................................................................................................. 6-10 Selection of Minefield Density ................................................................................. 6-10 Selection of SD Time .............................................................................................. 6-11 Target Location ....................................................................................................... 6-11 Call for Fire and Adjustment ................................................................................... 6-12 Sample Scatmine Missions ..................................................................................... 6-13 Characteristics of Illumination ................................................................................. 6-13 Employment Considerations .................................................................................. 6-14 Call for and Adjustment of Illumination ................................................................... 6-16 Coordinated and continuous Illumination ................................................................ 6-17 Infrared Illumination................................................................................................. 6-20 Characteristics of Smoke ........................................................................................ 6-20 Smoke Rounds........................................................................................................ 6-21 Employment Considerations ................................................................................... 6-22 Smoke Delivery Techniques ................................................................................... 6-27 Immediate Smoke ................................................................................................... 6-28 Quick Smoke ........................................................................................................... 6-29 Example Missions ................................................................................................... 6-30 Mortar Procedures .................................................................................................. 6-31 Chapter 7 OBSERVER SPECIAL MISSIONS........................................................................... 7-1 Fires for Pilots ........................................................................................................... 7-1 High-Angle Fire ......................................................................................................... 7-3 Final Protective Fire .................................................................................................. 7-4 Multiple Missions ....................................................................................................... 7-7 Auxiliary Adjusting Point ........................................................................................... 7-7 Observer Not Oriented .............................................................................................. 7-7 Irregularly Shaped Target ......................................................................................... 7-8 Adjustment by Sound ................................................................................................ 7-9 Appendix A OBSERVER SELF-LOCATION METHODS ............................................................ A-1 Appendix B CRATER AND SHELL FRAGMENT ANALYSIS AND REPORTS ......................... B-1