ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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Chapter 2 2-14 ATP 3-09.90 Target nominations must include desired effects to give a clear picture to the supporting air components in order to exploit their unique capabilities and weapons systems, through proper weaponeering (matching the target, desired effects, aircraft, and munition capabilities). Air missions are tasked to prosecute targets that are approved on the JIPTL based on proper matching of aircraft to target and the availability of air assets. Once the JIPTL is complete, this matching of aircraft to targets results in the ATO. Following the target effects team, the BCD will know which JFLCC targets will or won’t be serviced in the ATO. The BCD will make this information known to the JFLCC, and thus the Division can determine which of its nominations will or won’t become actual targets on the ATO, prior to the execution of the ATO by simply asking the JFLCC. Failure to ‘follow-up’ on division target nominations by the division fires cell will delay the division commander knowing what will or won’t be attacked from his original target nomination list. Identify airspace requirements for supporting friendly aircraft to avoid potential conflicts with the scheme of fires and to notify other joint airspace users of planned operations that require airspace use. Submit ACMREQs with preplanned ASRs to get ACM requirements approved and published on the ACO. Typically the division should identify a minimum-risk route over the AO to accommodate transitioning AI mission aircraft. The division coordinates a division ROZ/CAS holding area for CAS mission aircraft. Plan formal airspace coordination areas to be published on the ACO to identify airspace in target areas in which friendly aircraft are relatively safe from friendly surface fires. Contact points may be selected, requested and published on the ACO or unit airspace plan to assist with CAS aircraft routing and where an air mission leader makes radio contact with a controlling agency such as a JTAC. ANALYZE RELATIVE COMBAT POWER By analyzing relative combat power, the division staff and the fire support planning team determines friendly and opposing force strengths and weaknesses, and determines how to best meet the commander's objective. The fire support planners ensure that the division staff considers fire support aspects of combat power (for instance, CAS aircraft against anticipated enemy surface forces, including air defense threats). Generate Options After determining available courses of action and forms of operations, the division staff generates options for meeting mission objectives. As many feasible options as time allows are developed as courses of action. The fire support planning team assists the staff in determining decisive points and supporting efforts, on elimination or modification of COAs, and consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of fire support for each possible COA. The fire support planning team also advises on the integration and synchronization of fire support with all other warfighting functions. The planners help to determine which desired effects might be best generated by fires in conjunction with the other warfighting functions. An example is whether to use FA assets for military deception operations instead of using them to weight the decisive operation. The division staff considers these tradeoffs when generating options and reviews them during COA analysis. Array Initial Forces The fire support planners array the fire support assets needed to support each friendly COA and propose fires organization for combat for each COA. The fire support planning team ensures the division staff considers the impact of available fire support assets and resources on force ratios and help determine initial placements. Division planners also consider the deception plan during this step. Because aspects of it may affect target selection and unit positioning; the staff considers major elements of the deception plan before developing courses of action. Division planners also integrate fires airspace use with manned and unmanned aircraft at this step. The fire support planning team works with airspace, aviation and Air Force planners to eliminate airspace conflicts and reduce airspace risk to acceptable levels. 12 October 2017