ATP-3-09-42 Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Download
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Contents 1 March 2016 ATP 3-09.42 iii Air Reconnaissance Support for BCT Operations .............................................. 4-9 Close Air Support for BCT Operations ............................................................. 4-11 Joint Air Attack Team Operations Supporting the BCT .................................... 4-16 Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses in the BCT Operational area ......... 4-18 Chapter 5 COORDINATING FIRE SUPPORT .................................................................... 5-1 Section I – BCT Fire Support Coordination Organizations .......................... 5-1 Main Command Post Fires cell .......................................................................... 5-1 Tactical Command Post Fires Element .............................................................. 5-5 Joint Augmentation to the BCT Main Command Post Fires cell ........................ 5-6 BCT Subordinate Echelon Command Posts ...................................................... 5-7 Section II – Duties and Responsibilities of Key Fire Support Coordination Personnel ................................................................................... 5-8 BCT Commander................................................................................................ 5-8 Fire Support Coordinator .................................................................................... 5-9 Brigade Fire Support Officer ............................................................................... 5-9 Other Fires cell Personnel ................................................................................ 5-11 Brigade Combat Team Staff Weather Officer................................................... 5-14 Air and Missile Defense Personnel .................................................................. 5-14 Other Brigade Combat Team Staff Who Interface with the Fires cell .............. 5-16 Section III – Basic Fire Support Coordination Techniques ........................ 5-17 Section IV - Rehearsals .................................................................................. 5-19 Types of Rehearsals......................................................................................... 5-19 Conducting the Fire Support Radio Rehearsal................................................. 5-22 Field Artillery Digital Rehearsals ...................................................................... 5-24 Section V - Clearance of Fires and Airspace Control ................................. 5-25 Clearance of Fires ............................................................................................ 5-26 Airspace Control ............................................................................................... 5-27 Section VI - Sensor-to-Shooter Operations ................................................. 5-28 Dynamic Targeting Challenge .......................................................................... 5-29 Sensor-to-Shooter Options ............................................................................... 5-30 Section VII - Strike, Counterfire and Army Tactical Missile System Considerations for BCT Operations ............................................................. 5-34 Strike................................................................................................................. 5-34 Counterfire Operations ..................................................................................... 5-35 Army Tactical Missile System Considerations for the BCT .............................. 5-40 Section VIII - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ..................................... 5-40 Requirement for Suppresion of Enemy air Defenses ....................................... 5-41 Planning and Execution for Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses ................... 5-41 Section IX - Special Considerations ............................................................. 5-42 Terrain Management ........................................................................................ 5-42 Survey............................................................................................................... 5-43 Artillery Meteorology ......................................................................................... 5-43 Laser Management........................................................................................... 5-44 Chapter 6 PLANNING AND INTEGRATING FIRES FOR BCT OPERATIONS ................ 6-1 Section I –Planning Fire Support .................................................................... 6-1