FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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Chapter 2 2-10 FM 3-09 30 April 2020 Accepts or passes control of fires during passage of lines operations. Coordinates sustainment and protection of subordinate FA units. Plans fires and positions all FA units with a support relationship of GS or general support- reinforcing (GSR). Recommends command and support relationships of FA units to the G-3 and the Commander. Establishes meteorological (MET), survey, and radar TA plans for the command. Produces a FA support plan or OPORD. Assists the corps or division FSE in the production of Annex D (Fires) of the OPORD. Facilitates targeting for the division and corps deep fight. Orchestrates the counterfire battle for the commander. Assigns a subordinate or R FA unit the duties of the counterfire HQ. Serves as alternate corps or division CP for limited durations. Note: North American Treaty Organization (NATO) FA units are given missions and responsibilities in accordance with NATO Standardization Agreement 2484. Other multinational FA units that are attached or OPCON are given missions and responsibilities in accordance with their national guidance. COUNTERFIRE HEADQUARTERS COMMAND POST 2-38. Counterfire is fire intended to destroy or neutralize enemy weapons (JP 3-09). This includes counterbattery and countermortar fire. The counterfire battle is not a separate battle, but one aspect of the overall combined arms fight. Battle consists of a set of related engagements that lasts longer and involves larger forces than an engagement (ADP 3-90). Counterfire contributes by providing fires against the enemy indirect fire system; it protects friendly forces, combat functions, and facilities from enemy indirect fires by suppressing, neutralizing, or destroying enemy indirect fire weapons systems. It is also used against the enemy’s C2, ammunition, logistics, and TA capabilities. Counterfire is an integrated aspect of the overall combined arms approach to achieve fire superiority. See ATP 3-09.12 for detailed description of counterfire. 2-39. In large-scale ground combat operations, the corps and division commanders are responsible for counterfire throughout the depth of their AORs. The corps or division commander can assign the role of counterfire HQ to a FAB, DIVARTY, or a separate FA BN. The counterfire HQ must be allocated the necessary assets to conduct the counterfire fight. During LSCGO a corps should be allocated two FABs, one to serve as the counterfire HQ and one to serve as the FFA HQ. The counterfire HQ should be allocated CAS and JTACs. The counterfire HQ will coordinate with the division and corps G-2 for sensor tasking authority and additional intelligence capabilities to integrate all available assets into the counterfire fight in a proactive manner. The counterfire HQ duties include: Plan and coordinate sensor management. Conduct pattern analysis of enemy indirect fire systems. Establish counterfire TAIs. Based off pattern analysis conduct WLR zone management in support of the counterfire fight. Recommend positioning of counterfire delivery systems. Write the target acquisition tab to Annex D. Recommend counterfire TTP to facilitate permissive fires. Participate in the targeting process and submit CAS, AI, and SCAR requests and nominations through the division or corps FSE. Establish counterfire mission digital and voice procedures and communications architecture using Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) and the joint automated deep operations coordination system (JADOCS).