ATP-5-0-2-1 Staff Reference Guide Volume 1 Download

Appendix F 244 ATP 5-0.2-1 07 December 2020 Table F-3. Artillery smoke planning data (continued) ATP 3-09.42 Quick smoke data—105-mm shell smoke Hexachloroethane (HC) Weather conditions Wind speed (knots) Rate of fire Duration requested by forward observer (minutes) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rounds per tube IDEAL 5 1 rd per 1 min 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 FAVORABLE 5 1 rd per 1 min 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 1 rd per 30 sec 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 15 1 rd per 24 sec 4 6 9 11 14 16 19 21 24 26 29 31 34 MARGINAL 5 1 rd per 20 sec 4 7 10 13 16 19 22 25 28 31 34 37 40 White phosphorous (WP) Weather conditions Wind speed (knots) Rate of fire Duration requested by forward observer (minutes) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rounds per tube IDEAL 5 1 rd per 40 sec 5 7 8 10 11 13 14 16 17 19 20 22 23 FAVORABLE 5 1 rd per 30 sec 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 10 1 rd per 15 sec 11 15 19 23 27 31 35 39 43 47 51 55 59 15 1 rd per 10 sec 16 22 28 34 40 46 52 58 64 70 76 82 88 MARGINAL 5 Exceeds rate of fire Table F-4. Artillery, mortar, and rocket illuminating factors Weapon Type Height of burst (meters) Burn time (seconds) Rate of fall (m/sec) 60 mm M83A1 M83A2/A3 160 25 32 6 70 mm (2.75”) M-257 550 120 4.5 70 mm (2.75”) M-278 (IR) 800 180 4.5 81 mm M301A3 600 60 6 105 mm M314A2 M314A3 750 60-65 12 120 mm M930 500 50 5 155 mm M118 M485-series 750 600 60 120 10 5