ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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Division Fire Support ATP 3-09.90 2-17 Information Collection Plan Although the fires planners are not individually responsible for creating the information collection plan, they do assist the G-2 and G-3 in its development. The fire support planning team reviews the acquisition plan to detect, track, and attack the HPTs in the fires plan, and related reconnaissance, surveillance, and TA assets supporting the fire support tasks. They must then identify the fires related assets in the information collection plan that must be repeated or explained in more detail in the fire support plan. Initial fire support plan The initial fire support plan includes tasks (with associated MOP and MOE), the draft target list worksheet, target synchronization matrix (or modified target synchronization matrix), fire support execution matrix, initial FSCMs, and plans for risk management, observation, CAS, and airspace control. Target List Worksheet The DA Form 4655 Target List Worksheet facilitates manual fire planning in the division fires cell and FA battalion CP if automated systems are not available. The DA Form 4655 is a preliminary listing of all targets and their descriptions from which the fires cell and FA battalion targeting officers can select and plan. ATP 3-09.30 contains the instructions for preparing the DA Form 4655. Target Overlay The target overlay may be used to supplement the DA Form 4655. The overlay is a graphical representation using standard military symbols. Targets are plotted on the overlay by symbols and target numbers. Fires assets supporting the maneuver unit, as well as all FSCMs, should be plotted on the overlay. The overlay is used as a tool to: Resolve duplication of targets. Integrate the scheme of fires with the scheme of maneuver. Determine the most appropriate unit to engage the target. If necessary, the division fires cell and supporting FA battalion CP personnel resolve conflicts due to technical fire control considerations using the FSCOORD's initial schedule of fires. Schedules of fire may be prepared for any circumstance depending on the situation. Some schedules that may be prepared include: Groups. Series. Programs. Smoke and Illumination. Preparations. Counter preparations. Harassing. Scheduling Worksheet If AFATDS is not available, a separate DA Form 4656 Scheduling Worksheet is prepared for each schedule of fire. For more information on the DA Form 4656 see ATP 3-09.42. It is the fire planner's tool for organizing targets into specific schedules. The DA Form 4656 provides the following information: A specific sequence during which the targets scheduled will be engaged. Targets requiring more than one volley. These will be scheduled at the sustained rate of fire for the weapon system being used. The total expenditure of ammunition by each firing unit on each target. The shell-fuze combination for each target if it deviates from the standard of high explosive- quick fuze. Any on-call targets that are to be engaged. Any special instructions. 12 October 2017