FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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Appendix A A-6 FM 3-09 30 April 2020 Table A-4. A completed matrix example for fire support tasks (referred as TTLODAC) Phase: II Decrease effectiveness of indirect fire on wet gap crossing Task (what): Fire Support Task (FST) 1: Provide counterfire to disrupt the enemy’s ability to place accurate indirect fire on wet gap crossing. Information operations Task 1: Engage local leaders to result in an increase in local population providing information on enemy mortar activity. Purpose (why): FST 1 Purpose 1: Allow the unimpeded crossing of the wet gap. IO Task 1 Purpose 1: To reduce enemy mortar activity against the wet gap crossing. Priority of fire: BN mortars to AN/TPQ-Q-50 radar; FA to A Company on-order B Company; CAS to C Company. Allocations: A Company 1x FA platoon priority target. Positioning guidance: BN mortars occupy mortar firing position 1 not later than H-6. Restrictions/FSCMs: ROZ 22 in effect 0600-0900; critical friendly zone 1 in effect; ROZ FALCON in effect 1145- 1430Z FS Task (T) Target (T) Trigger (L) Location (O) Observer(s) (D) Delivery System(s) (A) Attack Guidance (C) Communications FST 1 1x 82-mm mortar section; 3 passenge rs & white or gray pickup truck 0600– 0900Z Vicinity of EV 12344567 (Target Area of Interest 156) Primary: FIST 1 (with joint terminal attack controller); Alternate: CAS (F-16) call sign Maverick; Q-36 Primary: 1xplt 105-mm; Alternate: CAS (F-16 x 2); 105-mm 3 x volleys high explosive/v ariable time; CAS 1 x joint direct attack munition; Primary - AFATDS FH300; Alternate - BCT ALO, FH 570. FST 1 KE2000 1200– 1400Z (as acquired ) Named Area of Interest 20 Primary: A Co; Alternate: B Co Primary: 120- mm mortar; Alternate: 105- mm 5 rounds high explosive Primary - BN Mortar Net FH570; Alternate- Fires Net FH350 FST 1 KE2005 1200– 1400Z (as acquired ) Named Area of Interest 21 Primary: A Co; Alternate: B Co 120-mm mortar 5 rounds high explosive Primary - BN mortar net FH570; Alternate - Fires net FH350 IO Task 1 Village chiefs H-36 – H-24 Villages in Target Areas of Interest 156 & 157 BN commander Bilateral negotiation Handbill IPJ110 BN command FH500 Notes: none AFATDS Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System ALO air liaison officer AN/TPQ Army/Navy (Marine) transportable radar special purpose (multipurpose) BCT brigade combat team BN battalion CAS close air support FH frequency hopping FIST fire support team FST fire support task IO information operations, mm – millimeter net network plt platoon ROZ restricted operations zone