ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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Chapter 2 2-6 ATP 3-09.90 After the commander's guidance has been issued, the targeting working group identifies HPTs and develops a draft HPTL for the G-3, assistant chief of staff, intelligence (G-2), and FSCOORD review. This list provides further guidance to the elements engaged in targeting and allows them to prioritize the acquisition and engagement efforts. The FSCOORD also finalizes: The allocation and positioning of fires assets. Plans for the provision of TA assets, survey, and meteorological support to subordinate units. Logistic support for subordinate units. DETERMINE EVALUATION CRITERIA Before beginning the war game, division staff planners develop evaluation criteria to measure the effectiveness and efficiency of fires contributions for each course of action (COA). They use these to compare courses of action during COA comparison. These criteria are listed in the fires running estimate and become the outline for the COA analysis subparagraphs. The FSCOORD, fires cell planners and targeting officers (hereafter referred to as the fire support planning team) develop the criteria for evaluating the effects of fires by using fires-specific criteria that allow them to explain the fires support-related advantages and disadvantages of each COA. Fires evaluation criteria that may help discriminate among various courses of action may include: Lead time required for implementing fire support tasks. How often information superiority must be achieved for the COA to succeed. The number of decision points that require fires. The cost of fires versus the expected benefits. The risk to friendly assets posed by enemy fires. For CAS planners these could include: Timeliness. Accuracy. Flexibility. Mass. Desired effects. COURSE OF ACTION DEVELOPMENT As the staff begins the steps of COA development (see table 2-3 on page 2-7), the division staff, FSCOORD and fires cell planners must conceptualize how to best integrate fires into the developing courses of action. As the staff analyzes combat power, generates options, arrays initial forces and then begins to develop a scheme of maneuver, the FSCOORD and fires cell planners continue to contribute to this integrated planning process. 12 October 2017