FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download

Appendix A A-8 FM 3-09 30 April 2020 Table A-6. A completed matrix example for fire support tasks (referred as PLOT-CR) Phase: II Assault on Objective Bears Task (what): Fire Support Task (FST) 1: Provide obscuration fires to disrupt the enemy's ability to observe breaching operations. FST 2: Provide suppressive fires to disrupt the enemy mechanized infantry platoons’ ability to place effective direct fire on the breach site. Purpose (why): FST 1 Purpose 1: Enable the successful breaching operation. FST 2 Purpose 2: To enable the successful breaching operation. Priority of fire: Field Artillery: A Co; Mortars: B Co. Allocations: A Co 1x Critical Friendly Zone; C Co 1x FA Priority Target. Positioning guidance: Mortars move along Route REDLEG and occupy mortar firing position 1 (azimuth of fire 1600); in place ready to fire not later than H+ 30 minutes. Restrictions/FSCMs: Coordinated fire line is Phase Line RED; No-Fire Areas 1 & 2 in effect. FS Task (T) Target (P) Purpose (L) Location (O) Observer(s) (T) Trigger (C) Communications (R) Resources FST 1 AB1000 Disrupt enemy's ability to observe breaching operations. NG1234 4567 Primary: A Co; Alternate: C Co A Co lead element crosses Phase Line Blue. Primary: BN mortar net FH800 Alternate: FA fire direction net FH700 Primary: BN mortars; Alternate: FA 20 minutes x 200 meters smoke FST 2 AB1005 Disrupt the enemy’s mechanize d infantry platoons’ ability to place effective direct fire on the breach site. NG4567 1234 Primary: B Co FIST HQ Alternate: 1/B FO When support by fire position 1 is set. Primary: FA fire direction net FH700 Alternate: BN fire support net FH600 Primary: FA BN, 6 rounds high explosive/ variable time; Alternate: Attack aviation Notes: none BN battalion Co company FA field artillery FH frequency hopping FIST fire support team FO forward observer FS fire support FST fire support task HQ headquarters ESSTENTIAL FIELD ARTILLERY TASK DEVELOPMENT A-20. A task for the FA that must be accomplished to achieve a fire support task. A fully developed FA task has a task, purpose, method and effects. The task describes the effects of fires against a specific enemy formation. The effects of fires include suppress, neutralize, destroy, screen, or obscure. The purpose is a summary of the task and purpose from the fire support task. The method describes how the task will be accomplished by assigning responsibilities to the FA firing unit. The method is described by covering three categories priority, allocation and restrictions. Priority provides the firing unit with POF and priority of survey. Allocations include movement triggers, routes, PAA, azimuth of fire, priority targets, FPF, and radar zones. Restrictions cover FSCMs, ACMs and survivability movement criteria. Effects is a quantification of the FA task and positioning of FA units. There is no difference in the development of a field artillery task and an EFAT. For an example of an EFAT check list, (see table A-7 on page A-9, and table A-8 on page A- 11).