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Planning and Integrating Fires for BCT Operations 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 6-11 Figure 6-2. DA Form 5368 Quick Fire Plan reverse (example) 6-32. See Appendix C for a suggested sequence of actions for preparing a quick fire plan. SECTION III – PLANNING FIRE SUPPORT FOR BCT OPERATIONS WITHIN THE MILITARY DECISIONMAKING PROCESS 6-33. The FSCOORD and the fires cell planners work with the BCT commander and staff throughout the MDMP. Together, they develop effective, integrated, and executable fire support plans to support BCT operations. 6-34. An effective fire support plan clearly defines fire support requirements and focuses on achieving the BCT commander’s stated goals. It is a critical subset of the OPLAN or OPORD. An effective fire support plan reflects a detailed understanding of the BCT commander’s intent. It also requires the expertise necessary to assemble, to coordinate and to direct appropriate information collection, target acquisition, and attack assets toward a common objective. The result is the orchestration of a fully synchronized tactical fires employment program that optimizes combinations of fire support assets that are directed against high- payoff targets and achieve the BCT commander’s desired results. 6-35. An integrated fire support plan provides the focus and timing for acquisition of necessary targeting information and employment of attack systems against high-payoff targets. The plan generates effects when and where needed to support the BCT operation. An integrated fire support plan coordinates and combines with the other warfighting functions to maximize the results of each attack. 6-36. An executable fire support plan ties detect and deliver assets to the high-payoff targets. The plan includes the need for subsequent assessment. RECEIPT OF MISSION 6-37. Upon receipt of a mission the BCT commander and the staff, including the FSCOORD and fires cell, perform an initial assessment. The fires cell actions (input to the initial intelligence preparation of the battlefield, information collection tasking [see FM 3-55], and warning order) and outputs are identified in Table 6-6 on page 6-12.