ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download
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Appendix D D-2 ATP 3-09.42 1 March 2016 will come from the various maneuver staff sections, the field artillery or mortar unit, or the FSO's own expertise and experience. The following are some questions to determine the commander's intent for fire support: Note. Many of the questions should be submitted to the commander in the form of recommendations for his approval. What is the offensive (or defensive) task? What are the scheme of maneuver (or plan for the defense) and the commander's intent? What is the supported unit's operational area? How are firing units to maneuver within the supported unit's operational area? What is the enemy situation? What are the known and suspected enemy locations? What are the most likely avenues of approach? Where are the designated engagement areas? What units are to receive priority of fires? What fire support assets provide the priority fires? What are the priority targets? When is priority shifted to the next priority target? Where are special fires to be planned (smoke, illumination, and family of scatterable mines)? Is there a requirement to adjust smoke or illumination targets? Is there a requirement to register fire support assets? How are fire support vehicles (if available) to be used? What are the laser locator range finder and designator codes? What are the signals or events to commence special fires? What maneuver control measures have been established? Are any restrictive fire support coordination measures required? What additional fire support assets have been allocated (attached or in support) such as close air support, naval gunfire, or Army aviation? Are there any peculiar communications requirements? Are scouts forward? What are the fire support requirements for the scouts? What are the future plans? What is the succession of command? How much time is available? When is the rehearsal'? What type and how much mortar ammunition is available? For automated fire directions systems, what are the defeat criteria for different targets? What are the high-payoff target priorities for fire support? Where are the obstacles? How are they to be covered? What is the breaching plan? Have final protective fires (FPFs) been allocated? Where are they to be planned? Are they to be adjusted? What are the primary and alternate signals to fire the FPFs? How will logistical support for mortars be accomplished? Who will control and position mortars? BATTALION FIRE SUPPORT PLAN D-6. Paragraph 3e (Scheme of Fires) of the maneuver operation order (OPORD) gives the scheme of fires to support the overall concept of operation. At BCT level FSCOORD or the BCT FSO normally writes this