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Division Fire Support ATP 3-09.90 2-9 along route RED from 172100ZAUGXX until 180500ZAUGXX to prevent enemy forces from interfering with the river crossing”. The FSCOORD and fires cell planners then develop fire support tasks. Task - Strike enemy forces along route red. Purpose - Delay interference with the 51st (U.S.) Infantry Division. Effect - 51st (U.S.) Infantry Division rapidly crosses the blue river. One or more fire support tasks may be developed for each phase of an OPLAN or OPORD. Taken together and considered sequentially the fire support tasks represent a summary of the scheme of fires supporting the OPLAN or OPORD. The scheme of fires paragraph (subparagraph 3e) in the OPLAN or OPORD must be concise but specific enough to clearly state what fires are to accomplish in the operation. The overall paragraph organization should mirror that of the scheme of maneuver paragraph. If the maneuver paragraph is phased or otherwise organized, the scheme of fires paragraph should take on the same organization. Fire support planners can use the memory aid PLOTCR to describe the task considerations for a given target. The considerations are the Purpose of the planned fires, the target Location, Observer identification, the Trigger event or method to initiate target engagement, Communication means among all agencies to observe the target engagement, and the allocated Resources for completion of a task or target engagement. Again, the commander adjusts the format to meet the needs of providing the necessary information to accomplish the task. Fire support planners can also use another format for an assigned task using the memory aid TTLODAC. The format may be altered as necessary. The commander given the responsibility to complete all or a portion of a task plans in greater detail how the task will be accomplished. The planning detail typically increases, as the responsibility for task execution is refined at each echelon. Leaders must ultimately identify the timing and controls to ensure that targets are effectively engaged. Detailed planning and execution is assisted by using this planning tool. There is no prescribed format but items for consideration, particularly for a fire support or FA task, might include the Target description, Trigger time or event, Location of the target (may be exact or general), Observers, Delivery system, Attack guidance, and Communications. A task may also require identification of various control measures (such as FSCMs, ACMs, and maneuver control measures) and any other considerations. The format can be adjusted as necessary. ASSESSMENT As COA development continues, the fire support planners consider how to assess fire support effectiveness. Assessment occurs throughout the operations process and is continuous. The fire support planners determine: Preliminary measure of performance (MOP) and measure of effectiveness (MOE) for each fire support task, including targets engaged using fire support. The information needed to make the assessment. How to collect the information. Who will collect the information? How the commander will use the information to support decisions. As the division staff and fires cell planners build the COA, they attempt to determine the MOP to assess how well the task has been executed and MOE to assess whether desired effects have been created: A measure of performance is an indicator used to measure a friendly action that is tied to measuring task accomplishment (JP 3-0). A measure of effectiveness is an indicator used to measure a current system state, with change indicated by comparing multiple observations over time (JP 5-0). By determining the MOP and MOE, the staff is better able to determine methods and feasibility for selecting a method for generating desired effects. The fire support, information operations, and EW system(s) tasked can thus better plan for success. In determining effects, the staff must focus on what must be accomplished to create the desired effect, not what can be accomplished. If the staff determines they cannot create the desired effects with the assets allocated, they must rework the method or request additional assets. 12 October 2017