ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download
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Chapter 6 6-58 ATP 3-09.42 1 March 2016 lower, adjacent and supporting units. During planning, both the fire support planners and the executing units have made some preparations for the operation based on warning orders and the results of parallel and collaborative planning. TRANSITION TO EXECUTION 6-212. When the OPLAN or OPORD is issued, the BCT staff, FSCOORD, fires cell planners, and targeting officer focus their efforts on preparing for the operation. Their actions include but are not limited to: Presenting fire support portions of the OPLAN or OPORD briefing. The fire support orders brief will normally include the scheme of fires; fire support tasks/high-payoff targets/high-payoff target list; availability of fire support sustainment assets, status, allocation and priority; clearance of fires procedures; target selection standards, attack guidance matrix; FSCMs; the cutoff time for target refinement; the rehearsal instructions, and the communications/retransmission requirements. Distributing the OPLAN or OPORD. Assisting subordinate units and staff with planning and coordination. Supervising preparations to include implementation of risk management (see ATP 5-19) controls. Implementing fire support plans or adjusting for an evolving situation through the S-3’s fragmentary orders. Validating and refining targeting products on the basis of more accurate/additional information (high-payoff target list, target selection standards, attack guidance matrix) and passing the latest information to fire support command posts. Responding to information requests. Continuing to develop targets for division, corps or other higher headquarters, supporting field artillery brigade (FAB) units, and the BCT field artillery battalion; ensuring information is passed to firing units. Participating in combined arms, fire support and information collection rehearsals. Verifying: Specific command and support relationships. The information collection plan. The fire support plan, and the movement, positioning, and protection of fire support assets. Synchronization/integration of fire support with other warfighting functions. Fire support tasks (including appropriate aspects of information operations or cyber electromagnetic activities-related) and friend/threat locations. FSCMs, rules of engagement, and clearance of fire procedures. High-payoff targets, high-payoff target list, target selection standards, attack guidance matrix, and execution responsibilities. The target acquisition plan (target acquisition assets find/track specific targets) and battle damage assessment requirements. Fragmentary order changes have been passed to division and corps, supporting FAB units and the BCT’s field artillery battalion. SECTION III - TASK-ORGANIZING FIELD ARTILLERY TASK-ORGANIZING FIELD ARTILLERY FOR BCT OPERATIONS 6-213. Task-organizing is the act of designing an operating force, support staff, or sustainment package of specific size and composition to meet a unique task or mission (ADRP 3-0). Characteristics to examine when task-organizing BCT forces include, but are not limited to training, experience, equipment, sustainability, operating environment, enemy threat, and mobility. For Army forces task-organizing