ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download
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Fire Support for Tactical Enabling and Other Tasks 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 3-9 points are selected on the basis of anticipated rate of movement of the maneuver forces and terrain availability. Also, select position areas away from passage points. FIRE SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS FOR REARWARD PASSAGE OF LINES 3-46. Fire support considerations for a rearward passage of lines include: Plan obscurants to conceal movement through passage points. Plan massed fires to disengage forces. Plan fires to support obstacle and barrier plans. Plan fires to support the deception plan. Plan FSCMs to include: Restrictive fire lines at passage points. On-call coordinated fire lines. Ensure the stationary force supports the decisive operation while the passing force indirect fire assets complete the passage. Ensure counterfire is planned and controlled by the stationary force. Plan radar critical friendly zones at passage points. Plan fires on passage points to be fired after friendly units have passed through; consider scatterable mines to close passage lanes. Ensure the stationary force plans fires to support operations after the passage of lines. Plan the allocation of covering air and missile defense forces to defeat enemy air threats. 3-47. The field artillery of the stationary force should be positioned well forward to provide fires to support the withdrawal of the passing force. Again, these positions should be away from passage lanes. In the rearward passage, the stationary force has positioning priority. As the passing force artillery moves through, it should position behind the stationary artillery and move laterally away from the passage lanes. ARTILLERY RAID 3-48. An artillery raid is a type of attack that uses field artillery as its primary attack mechanism. An artillery raid is frequently conducted by platoon or battery sized field artillery units. Artillery raid missions are conducted to achieve tactical or operational objectives and involve the rapid movement of artillery assets by air or ground into a position to attack a high-payoff target with artillery fires. Artillery raids entail sending firing elements forward—often beyond the security area—to engage enemy targets beyond the maximum range of positioned field artillery weapons. Normally the raid is extremely short and should not involve sustained operations. Detailed planning, surprise, and speed in execution are the key factors in the successful conduct of an artillery raid. Because the target is likely to be perishable, the raid is planned and executed in a compressed timeline. For more information on raids in which specific types of field artillery units participate, see the Army techniques publication (ATP) specific to that type of unit. FIRE SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENCIRCLEMENT OPERATIONS 3-49. When providing fire support to an encircling force, use the general considerations for supporting offensive tasks. If the encirclement is to be reduced by fire support alone, a high degree of centralized control is necessary to permit timely massing of fires. Where a combination of fire support and maneuver is employed, a more decentralized control is viable. 3-50. When providing fire support for a friendly encircled force, use the general considerations for supporting defensive tasks. The fire support systems of an encircled force should be positioned to provide support at vulnerable points along the perimeter and to mass fires. FIRE SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENCIRCLEMENT OF AN ENEMY FORCE 3-51. Fire support considerations for a reduction of encircled forces include: