ATP-3-09-90 Division Artillery Operations and Fire Support Download
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Chapter 2 2-28 ATP 3-09.90 Table 2-8. Division fires cell during course of action comparison Military Decisionmaking Process STEP 5: COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON Division Staff Key FSCOORD and Fires Cell Actions Fires Cell Output Conduct advantages and disadvantages analysis. Compare courses of action. Conduct a COA decision briefing. Participate with division staff in comparing strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages of each COA, emphasizing fire support aspects. Update fire support and information-related capabilities estimates. Brief results of fire support analysis including best COA from fire support perspective and adequacy of scheme of fires and supporting assets (for example sustainment and protection). Develop draft fires paragraphs and annexes to include fire support tasks, fire support execution matrix, target list and overlay, target synchronization matrix or modified (HPTL, TSSS, AGM). Integrate information collection capabilities and cyberspace electromagnetic input into targeting products. Provide inputs to the information collection plan. Update fire support running estimate. FSCOORD briefs fire support plan for each COA. Final drafts of the: Scheme of fires. Annex D (FIRES) and appendices. Fire support execution matrix. Target list worksheet. Target overlay. Observer plan. Target synchronization matrix or modified (HPTL, TSS and AGM). FSCMs. Named areas of interest and target areas of interest. Airspace requirements and associated recommended ACMs. ACMs- airspace coordinating measures AGM – attack guidance matrix COA – course of action FSCMs – fire support coordination measures FSCOORD – fire support coordinator HPTL– high-payoff target list TSS – target selection standards COMPARE COURSES OF ACTION The comparison of the courses of action is critical. The staff may use any technique that facilitates reaching the best recommendation and the division commander making the best decision. The most common technique is the decision matrix (see FM 6-0 for a detailed discussion of the decision matrix). One fire support criterion for comparison is the COA’s ability to achieve the commander’s attack guidance. The result of this consideration is a recommendation to the commander. DEVELOP A RECOMMENDED COURSE OF ACTION The division staff develops a recommended COA. The fire support planning team further develops and refines draft fire support products for the recommended COA including: HPTL. TSS. AGM. Fire support tasks including appropriate aspects of information collection capabilities and cyberspace electromagnetic activities. MOP and MOE for assessment. Updated fires running estimate. Inputs to the information collection plan. Scheme of fires (subparagraph 3e) for the OPLAN or OPORD. Annex D, (FIRES), if published, to include the fire support and execution matrices, target list and overlay (as necessary), and target synchronization matrix (or modified target synchronization matrix). 12 October 2017