ATP-4-90 Brigade Support Battalion Download

Mission Command 18 June 2020 2-7  Offensive and defensive fires greatly increase consumption of long range, obscuration, and precision munitions.  The FSC supporting the fires battalion anticipate frequent and rapid relocation of the battalion and its batteries as the units conduct survivability displacements or shift their support.  Ensure adequate ammunition transportation assets are properly positioned to support ammunition distribution for fires operations.  For fires brigade BSBs, the lack of lift/distribution assets to perform class V resupply (especially when dealing with rocket pods). A unit basic load (UBL), for 2x8 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, BN is 96 pods; the BSB can haul 44 pods on 5.5 systems (if not moving any other supplies) (0.45 UBL). The FSC can haul 128 pods on 16 systems (1.3 UBL).  Class III(B) - estimate 1,756 gal/field artillery BN/day. However, this doesn't take dispersion of Corps high mobility artillery rocket system force into consideration. Protection planning considerations include:  Understand the enemy threats that exist in the BCT area of operations.  Expect direct enemy attack by small unit/special operations ground forces, attack aircraft, and long-range artillery. Ensure that base defense measures are adequate to detect and defeat small unit ground operations.  Consider the need for unit dispersion, cover and concealment to prevent detection and mitigate the risk of detection and effects of long-range fires and attack aircraft.  Consider covering all reflective surfaces on vehicles (such as mirrors, windshields, and windows) as reflected light from these surfaces can be seen for great distances and from aircraft.  Consider employment of a base cluster operation consisting of multiple small, dispersed bases versus a single large base.  Plan for CBRN conditions.  Plan for adequate convoy security. This may be from internal sources or from coordinated external sources. Sustainment planning considerations include the following:  Plan for execution of all sustainment elements; personnel services, medical, financial management, and logistics.  Understand the concept of operations to ensure adequate support to the main effort including cross leveling sustainment/logistics assets within the brigade.  Increased consumption of supplies water; defensive operations require increased amounts and caches of class V and increased amounts of some class V. Offensive operations require increased class III(B), class IX, and class V, particularly conventional artillery and obscuration munitions.  Increased maintenance requirements, including recovery, as well as changes to how and where maintenance and recovery assets are echeloned.  MEDEVAC and CASEVAC routes, casualty collection points, and non-standard haul capacity for casualties.  Evacuation and processing of human remains.  Reception and distribution of individual replacements.  Transportation to support brigade mobility requirements.  Shortfalls in tactical class III(B) distribution capability in the BCT and at echelons above the brigade. Military Decisionmaking Process The BSB staff uses the MDMP to develop a course of action and produce an operation order for the battalion. The MDMP is an iterative planning methodology to understand the situation and mission, develop a course of action, and produce an operation plan or order. The MDMP integrates the activities of the commander, staff, and subordinate headquarters to understand the situation and mission; develop and compare courses of action; decide on a course of action that best accomplishes the mission; and produce an operation plan or order for execution. The MDMP helps leaders apply thoroughness, clarity, sound judgment, ATP 4-90