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Offensive Tactics, Techniques, Procedures, and Considerations 07 December 2020 ATP 5-0.2-1 159 Table A-1. Breaching tenets ATP 3-90.4/MCWP 3-17.8 Breaching Tenets Planning actions Intelligence • Template enemy obstacles on the SITEMP for each enemy COA during IPB based on— The enemy ability to emplace obstacles based on its capabilities (manpower, equipment, and materials) and time available. The effects of terrain and weather. The range of enemy weapon systems covering obstacles and emplacing scatterable mines. Develop information requirements on enemy engineer units, equipment, activities, and obstacles (location, composition, and mine types). Integrate information requirements and engineer reconnaissance capabilities into the information collection plan. Breaching fundamentals (SOSRA) • Suppress. Identify enemy forces that can place direct and indirect fires into the breach area. Identify friendly direct and indirect fire capabilities needed to suppress enemy forces. Determine locations for support forces. Establish CFZs for support by fire positions and the reduction area. • Obscure. Identify available friendly assets and determine the placement (wind condition), density, and timing of placing obscurants on enemy positions and placing screening obscuration between the enemy and the reduction area. • Secure. Identify enemy elements that can reinforce or counterattack into the breach area. Identify friendly direct and indirect fire capabilities needed to defeat enemy forces. Allocate maneuver forces based on the SITEMP and the ability to eliminate enemy direct fires on the reduction area. • Reduce. Allocate breaching assets (plan for redundancy) to the breach force based on the number and width of lanes based on the scheme of movement and maneuver. Determine reduction methods (explosive, mechanical, or physical). Establish a lane-marking system. • Assault. Designate a far side objective Determine size and composition of the assault force Complete the breach by destroying the enemy on the far side of the obstacle.