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Chapter 2 2-6 ATP 4-90 June 18, 2020 decisions and actions in advance including thinking through consequences of certain actions. Planning involves thinking about ways to influence the future as well as how to respond to potential events. Planning considerations are those things that BSB sustainment planners take into account during large- scale ground combat operations for each of the warfighting functions. They help BSB planners identify specific support or operational requirements based upon available information. Considerations will vary for individual operations. C2 planning considerations include, but are not limited to, the following: Enemy attacks on space and cyberspace domains, including the electromagnetic spectrum that could degrade communications and digital information transmission. Adverse impacts on satellite communications, use of digital information and C2 systems, positioning, navigation, timing, information collection, internet operations, and radio communications. Development and rehearsal of primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency communications plans is critical. Terrain may limit/degrade line-of-sight communications and force the need for retransmission stations. Frequent assessment of sustainment task organization to ensure it is adequate and positioned properly to support the sustainment mission. Movement and maneuver planning considerations include the following: Expect sustainment resupply and support elements to operate outside the BCT boundaries and beyond the forward line of troops while supporting covering, guard, screening forces, counter and spoiling attack forces. Understand and anticipate how terrain, defense obstacles, control measures, fire support coordination measures, movement restrictions, and terrain will affect the methods of supply distribution and resupply. Ensure distribution managers coordinate with the BSB S-3 to ensure distribution is synchronized with BCT movement requirements and restrictions. Identify main and alternate movement routes. Anticipate and plan for support to special operations forces that may include special ammunition, specialty fuels, and non-standard equipment maintenance. Plan to support attack helicopter operations, including aviation-grade fuel, maintenance, munitions, and placement of forward arming and refueling points. Coordinate for the emplacement and movement of ground sustainment assets, as well as the deconfliction of Army aerial delivery and MEDEVAC requirements. Understand the BSB role in the deception operation if deception is part of the overall BCT operational concept. Deception means immediately available to the BSB commanders are operations security, also called OPSEC, cover and concealment, and presence, posture and profile. Ensure BCT mobility requirements (such as displacing command posts) will not compete with supply distribution transportation requirements. Understand BCT mobility requirements and develop an executable support plan that still allows maximum supply distribution. Understand class III(B) support requirements will increase greatly during large-scale combat operations and may exceed the BSB petroleum distribution capability. The BSB commander and SPO must coordinate with the DSB and DSSB, as required, for reinforcing class III(B) distribution support. Intelligence planning considerations include the following: Understand enemy threat capability and enemy probable courses of action as well as how these factors specifically impact sustainment operations. Understand the OE through analysis of all operational and mission variables including analysis on how each variable may impact sustainment operations. Fires planning considerations: