ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download

Division Fire Support ATP 3-09.90 2-7 Table 2-3. Division fires cell during course of action development Military Decision making Process STEP 3: COURSE OF ACTION DEVELOPMENT Division Staff Key FSCOORD and Fires Cell Actions Fires Cell Output Assess relative combat power. Generate options. Array forces. Develop a broad concept. Assign headquarters. Develop COA statements and sketches. Conduct a COA briefing. Select or modify courses of action for continued analysis. Assist G-2 and G-3 in developing the information collection plan and its support for targeting. Determine where to find and attack adversary or enemy fire support formations. Generate options. Identify HPTs in those formations. Refine fire support tasks. Plan assessment for fire support tasks, including the measure of performance and measure of effectiveness. Quantify the execution for fire support tasks. Analyze relative fires combat power. Ensure division staff considers all fire support aspects of combat power. Develop scheme of fires for each COA and assess risk, including fratricide. Nominate HPTs for each COA. Integrate information related capabilities. Array fires assets/resources needed to support each COA and propose generic fires organization for combat. Identify planned attack locations and sequence of attacks. Allocate assets to acquire targets. Allocate assets to engage targets. Allocate assets to assess targets. Ensure fires are integrated with movement and maneuver and other warfighting functions. Integrate triggers with maneuver COA. Prepare scheme of fires for each COA and sketch for each COA. Develop FSCMs. For each COA developed include− Scheme of fires. Initial fire support coordination measures. Draft HPTL. Target list worksheet Draft fire support execution matrix. Target list or overlay. Draft observer plan. Draft target synchronization matrix or modified (HPTL, TSS, and AGM). Draft fires input to unit airspace plan. Draft risk management plan. Fires-related requirements for the information collection plan. Initial fire support tasks and the associated measure of performance and measure of effectiveness. Refined asset locations such as PAAs, WLRs. Refined FSCMs. Draft Annex D, Fires. Begin request of assets for reconnaissance and surveillance, CAS, information collection, and cyberspace electromagnetic activities. Determine radar positioning and sector search for all radars. Determine radar maintenance and cueing schedule. AGM – attack guidance matrix CAS – close air support COA – course of action FSCMs – fire support coordination measures FSCOORD – fire support coordinator HPTs – high-payoff targets HPTL – high-payoff target list G-2 – assistant chief of staff, intelligence G-3 – assistant chief of staff, operations PAA – position area for artillery WLRs – weapon locating radars SCHEME OF FIRES The division commander’s scheme of fires and supporting employment guidance is critical to the development of the fire support plan. As such, it addresses not only the use of all available fires but their integration with the scheme of maneuver and facilitates the effective prosecution of HPTs. As a minimum, the scheme of fires should establish the basis for the employment of fires and supporting assets. 12 October 2017