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

Planning and Integrating Fires for BCT Operations 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 6-27 Table 6-16. Completed worksheet for a lethal fire support task – PLOTCR (example) PHASE II: Assault on Objective Bears Task/Purpose: Fire Support Task (FST) 1: Provide obscuration fires to disrupt the enemy's ability to observe breaching operations Purpose 1: Enable the successful breaching operation. Fire Support Task 2: Provide suppressive fires to disrupt the enemy mechanized infantry platoons’ ability to place effective direct fire on the breach site. Purpose 2: To enable the successful breaching operation. Task Target (P) Purpose (L) Location (O) Observer(s) (T) Trigger (C) Communications (R) Resources FST 1 AB1000 Disrupt enemy's ability to observe breaching operations. NG12344567 Primary: A Company; Alternate: C Company A Company lead element crosses Phase Line Blue. Primary: Battalion mortar net FH800 Alternate: Field artillery fire direction net FH700 Primary: Battalion mortars; Alternate: Field Artillery 20 minutes x 200 meters smoke FST 2 AB1005 Disrupt the enemy’s mechanized infantry platoons’ ability to place effective direct fire on the breach site. NG45671234 Primary: B Company FIST HQ Alternate: 1/B FO When support by fire position 1 is set. Primary: Field artillery fire direction net FH700 Alternate: Battalion fire support net FH600 Primary: Field artillery battalion, 6 rounds high explosive/ variable time; Alternate: Attack aviation Notes: Priority of Fires: Field Artillery: A Company; Mortars: B Company Allocations: A Company 1x Critical Friendly Zone; C Company 1x Field Artillery Priority Target Positioning guidance: Mortars move along Route REDLEG and occupy mortar firing position 1 (azimuth of fire 1600); in place ready to fire not later than H+ 30 minutes. Restrictions/ FSCMs: Coordinated fire line is Phase Line RED; No-Fire Areas 1 & 2 in effect. FH – frequency hopping FIST – fire support team FO – forward observer FST – fire support task HQ – headquarters 6-91. As the BCT and subordinate battalion commanders determine their role in accomplishing a fire support task, they must define success of the fire support task to achieve the desired effect to support the task’s purpose. By quantifying success, the delivery assets and observation/acquisition assets understand what qualifies as successful completion of the task. It also provides the basis for the assess function in targeting and the decision to reattack or not. Assessments should be quantified in terms of measures of performance, measures of effectiveness or battle damage assessment. Often, but not always, measures of performance are task standards for the delivery assets and measures of effectiveness are task standards for acquisition assets. Assessment 6-92. As course of action development continues, the fire support planners consider how to assess fire support effectiveness. Assessment occurs throughout the operations process and is continuous. The fire support planners determine:  Fire support tasks that require assessment.  Preliminary measures of performance and measures of effectiveness for each fire support task, including fire support-related targets.  The information needed to make the assessment.  How to collect the information.