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1 September 2016 ATP 3-94.2 A-1 Appendix A Fires in the Deep Area The long range and flexibility of fires allows commanders to use the fire support system to destroy, neutralize, and suppress surface targets including enemy weapons, formations, facilities, and fires in the deep area. This chapter provides the techniques necessary to plan, prepare, execute, and assess artillery for deep target engagement. This chapter is not all-inclusive, but instead provides a starting point for development of other checklists and unit standard operating procedures. OVERVIEW A-1. The corps and division fires cell provides specified personnel to assist the deep-operations planning team in the planning, preparation, execution, and assessment for deep target engagement. To plan, prepare, execute, and assess deep targets, the fires cell conducts targeting and coordinates strike and SEAD in support of deep operations. The fires cell manages fire support resources for the commander under the fire support coordinator’s supervision. A-2. When planning for deep target engagements, targeting is a critical element. Targeting enables the commander and staff to take the initiative when selecting high-payoff targets in support of operations against the enemy’s uncommitted forces or resources. Engagement of targets in the deep area will divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy enemy forces’ capabilities or systems. This prevents the enemy commander from employing enemy forces and resources at the times and locations originally intended. A-3. Field artillery, in conjunction with other Army systems and joint assets, provides shaping fires in depth. When used effectively, these fires may result in the significant disruption of enemy forces and create the effects necessary for the success of the decisive operation. TARGETING FOR DEEP OPERATIONS A-4. The fires cell provides specified personnel to the deep-operations planning team to assist in the planning, synchronization, and coordination of all deep indirect fires and directs the attack of targets by allocated fire support assets. Successful deep target engagement is supported by all personnel of the fires cell with the coordinating efforts of the fire support coordinator, G-5 Plans, G-3, G-2, and aviation element. Additional assistance is required from the deputy fire support coordinator, field artillery intelligence officer, targeting officer, information operations officer, cyberspace officer, electronic warfare officer, air defense officer, air liaison officer, G-3 Air, and military information support operations officer. A-5. The targeting team within the division fires cell coordinates with the JAGIC and must contain personnel well versed in all aspects of targeting and directing fires on deep targets. They must know the capabilities and limitations of the fire support systems and engagement assets available to them and have the means to task and employ them. They must also have access to the targeting and fire support planning outputs (such as the HPTL, attack guidance matrix, and target selection standards). See ATP 3-91.1 for more information on JAGIC. A-6. If deep targets are identified through targeting, specific personnel from the targeting team will be selected to support the deep-operations planning team. Targeting is continuous and is conducted in conjunction with the military decisionmaking process. The steps of targeting are: decide, detect, deliver, and assess. The targeting team must ensure that the decide, detect, deliver, and assess methodology fits into the appropriate higher headquarter battle rhythm and the joint targeting cycle.