ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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Chapter 2 2-18 ATP 3-09.90 The fires assets available. Unless otherwise indicated in the REMARKS column, all targets will be engaged with high explosive- quick fuze. For planning purposes, the schedule reflects time of impact for all targets. Targets that appear on the target list worksheet but do not appear on the scheduling worksheet are on-call. Groups of Targets List groups of targets on the DA Form 4656 see figure 2-1. Groups of targets normally are fired on- call of the supported unit. Schedule groups so that initial fires strike the targets simultaneously. On the top line of the DA Form 4656, enter the group number. Below the group number, list the targets of the group opposite the firing unit assigned the targets. Below each target number, show the number of rounds to be fired. No line or dot is drawn between the target number and the ammunition. More than one group can be scheduled on the same DA Form 4656. NOTE: Scheduled fire missions that affect other joint airspace users can be published on the ATO as scheduled fires. Special Use Area and Surface-to-Surface Missile System can be published on the ACO for airspace. Figure 2-1. DA Form 4656 scheduling groups of targets (example) Series of Targets Series are planned by the fire support planning team or subordinate and supporting unit fire support officers to support the division commander’s scheme of maneuver. It may be executed on-call or at a specific time or event. It is scheduled to start at zero. Once a series is begun, targets and groups within the series are fired in a predetermined time sequence. Simultaneous engagement of targets in a group within a series is as requested by the initiator or as determined by the fires planner. Engagement is based on the nature of the targets and the requirements of the division commander. Groups need not be fired as groups when fired as part of a series unless requested. As with groups, manual planning and scheduling of a series of targets can be a time-consuming process and may require fires from supporting FA units. Prepare a DA Form 4656 for each series of targets requested (see figure 2-2 on page 2-19). For more information on filling out the DA Form 4656 ATP 3-09.42. 12 October 2017