ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download
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Chapter 5 5-20 ATP 3-09.42 1 March 2016 5-73. A fire support rehearsal may include all key maneuver and fire support personnel involved in planning and executing the fire support plan, to include the organic and supporting field artillery battalion command post. The BCT commander, executive, S-3, and subordinate battalions attend the fire support rehearsal. BCT staff officers attending include the air liaison officer, engineer, CBRN officer, and brigade aviation officer. Subordinate units often bring personnel that include the S-3, FSO, scout and mortar platoon leaders. The BCT field artillery battalion commander as the BCT’s FSCOORD usually supervises the fire support rehearsal for the BCT commander and is assisted by the BCT FSO. 5-74. The fire support rehearsal may also be limited in scope. Two examples of fire support rehearsals that are limited in scope are one that is focused only on BCT-level fire support participants (for example the BCT S-3, fires cell, electronic attack officer, Army aviation liaison officer, Air Force air liaison officer), and one that is centered on the BCT through the battalion, company fire support network of fire cells, FISTs and observers. Key participants include: Cannon field artillery battalion commander (BCT FSCOORD). Brigade FSO and assistant brigade FSOs. ADAM representative. Subordinate and supporting unit FSOs. Company and team FSOs. Field artillery battalion S-3, fire direction officer, and firing platoon fire direction officers. BCT Air Force air liaison officer. BCT staff weather officer. BCT brigade aviation officer or Army aviation liaison officer. Counterfire radar section leaders. Any other personnel who have responsibility to execute a portion of the fire support plan. 5-75. A fire support rehearsal may be used to prepare for a combined arms rehearsal or it may be used after a combined arms rehearsal to refine and reinforce key fire support tasks. If the fire support rehearsal is held first, changes from the combined arms rehearsal may require a second fire support rehearsal. If a combined arms rehearsal is not conducted, a fire support rehearsal may serve as the primary preparation for execution of the fire support plan. The field artillery tactical rehearsal may be held either before or after the fire support rehearsal. The field artillery technical rehearsal is always held after target refinement cutoff time. 5-76. Units may use the fire support execution matrix as a fire support rehearsal script. Organic and supporting field artillery battalions may use the field artillery battalion OPLAN or OPORD as the fire support rehearsal script. 5-77. The FSCOORD or brigade FSO establishes the time for all key participants to conduct the rehearsal. The FSCOORD or brigade FSO begins the rehearsal by announcing key times or phases of the operation. Each participant then executes the actions to be taken (normally, short of actually delivering fires on the appropriate target). Actions of rehearsal participants are in Table 5-1.