ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download
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Planning 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 97 ATP 2-01.3 Figure 2-25. Time event chart example 2-294. Identifying HVTs helps staffs create HPTs. HPTs can include various threat considerations potentially detrimental to the success of friendly missions. HPTs are incorporated into the scheme of fires and then used to create target selection standards and attack guidance matrices. STEP 4. DETERMINE THREAT COURSES OF ACTION 2-295. During Step 4, the intelligence staff identifies and develops possible threat COAs that can affect accomplishing the friendly mission. The potential of an unanticipated enemy action surprising a commander is minimized when all valid threat COAs are identified and developed. The threat COAs aid in developing friendly COAs since it is the "problem" that friendly forces must solve. 2-296. Failure to develop all valid threat COAs may lead to the development of an IC strategy that does not provide the information necessary to determine what COA the enemy has taken and, therefore, may result in the enemy surprising the commander. When needed, the staff identify all significant civil considerations (this refers to civil considerations identified as significant characteristics of the operational environment) so that the interrelationship of threat and friendly forces, as well as population activities, is portrayed. Figure 2-26 on page 98 depicts Step 4 of the IPB process (see ATP 2-01.3 for further detail on how to execute each step of IPB).