ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download

Chapter 6 6-26 ATP 3-09.42 1 March 2016 Table 6-15. A completed combined worksheet for fire support tasks including information operations – TTLODAC (example). PHASE: II Decrease effectiveness of indirect fire on Forward Operating Base Steel Task/ Purpose: Fire Support Task (FST) 1: Provide counterfire to disrupt the enemy’s ability to place accurate indirect fire on Forward Operating Base Steel. Purpose 1: Allow the unimpeded buildup of combat power; Information operations Task 1: Engage local leaders to result in an increase in local population providing information on enemy mortar activity. Purpose 1: To reduce enemy mortar activity against Forward Operating Base Steel. Fire Support Task (T) Target (T) Trigger (L) Location (O) Observer(s) (D) Delivery System(s) (A) Attack Guidance (C) Communications FST 1 1x 82-mm mortar section; 3 passengers & white or gray pickup truck 0600– 0900Z Vicinity of EV 12344567 (Target Area of Interest 156) Primary: FIST 1 (with joint terminal attack controller); Alternate: Close air support (F- 16) call sign Maverick; Q- 36 Primary: 1xplt 105- mm; Alternate: Close air support (F- 16 x 2); 105-mm 3 x volleys high explosive/ variable time; close air support 1 x joint direct attack munition; Primary - AFATDS FH300; Alternate - BCT air liaison officer, FH 570. FST 1 KE2000 1200– 1400Z (as acquired) Named Area of Interest 20 Primary: A Co; Alternate: B Co Primary: 120-mm mortar; Alternate: 105-mm 5 rounds high explosive Primary - Battalion Mortar Net FH570; Alternate- Fires Net FH350 FST 1 KE2005 1200– 1400Z (as acquired) Named Area of Interest 21 Primary: A Co; Alternate: B Co 120-mm mortar 5 rounds high explosive Primary - Battalion mortar net FH570; Alternate - Fires net FH350 IO Task 1 Village chiefs H-36 – H-24 Villages in Target Areas of Interest 156 & 157 Battalion commander Bilateral negotiation Handbill IPJ110 Battalion command FH500 Notes: Priority of fires: Battalion mortars to AN/TPQ-Q-50 radar; field artillery to A Company on-order B Company; close air support to C Company. Allocations: A Company 1x field artillery platoon priority target. Positioning guidance: Battalion mortars occupy mortar firing position 1 not later than H-6 Restrictions/ FSCMs: ROA 22 in effect 0600-0900; critical friendly zone 1 in effect; ROA FALCON in effect 1145-1430Z AN/TPQ – Army/Navy (Marine) transportable radar special purpose (multipurpose) BCT – brigade combat team FH – frequency hopping FIST – fire support team FST – fire support task IO – information operations mm – millimeter plt – platoon ROA – restricted operations area 6-90. Another version of a planning worksheet (see table 6-16) similarly uses the memory aid PLOTCR to describe the task considerations for a given target. The consideration are the Purpose of the planned fires, the target Location, Observer identification, the Trigger event or method to initiate target engagement, Communication means among all agencies to observe the target engagement, and the allocated Resources for completion of a task or target engagement. Again, the commander adjusts the format to meet the needs of providing the necessary information to accomplish the task.