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

Fire Support and the Operations Process 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 3-21 estimates after the first warning order, FA CPs can assist in updating the maneuver HQ FS, graphics, facts and assumptions, and staff running estimates. 3-57. A thorough mission analysis is crucial to planning. Mission analysis (see table 3-4) consists of the tasks identified in ADP 5-0. Participation by FS personnel in the IPB is critical to shaping FS tasks and targeting decisions later in the MDMP. Table 3-4. Fire support element during mission analysis MDMP STEP 2: MISSION ANALYSIS Staff Actions Key FSE Actions FSE Output • Analyze the higher HQ plan or order. • Perform intelligence preparation of the battlefield. • Determine specified, implied, and essential tasks. • Review available assets and identify resource shortfalls. • Determine constraints. • Identify critical facts and develop assumptions. • Begin risk management. • Develop initial commander’s critical information requirements and essential elements of friendly information. • Determine initial reconnaissance and surveillance synchronization tools. • Determine initial reconnaissance and surveillance plan. • Update plan for the use of available time. • Develop a proposed problem statement. • Develop a proposed mission statement. • Present the mission analysis briefing. • Develop and issue initial commander’s intent. • Develop and issue initial planning guidance. • Develop COA evaluation criteria. • Issue a warning order. • Understand next two higher HQ operations and fire support plans. • Receive intelligence preparation of the battlefield products including enemy courses of action and high- value targets by phase or critical events from G-2 and intelligence cell. • Conduct FS running estimate; organize and analyze facts. • Identify specified and implied tasks for FS. • Translate status of FS assets and resources into fire support capabilities, limitations, and vulnerabilities. • Analyze the effects of intelligence preparation of the battlefield on fire support. • Develop draft FS tasks with task, purpose, and effect. • Identify long-lead time fire support tasks. • Update the FS running estimate. • Provide input for restated mission, commander’s intent, guidance and warning including: Desired effects from fire support. Tentative high-payoff targets from among the high-value targets. Attack guidance. Allocation/positioning of fire support assets. • Sustainment and protection for FS. • FS system status. • Specified targets from higher HQ FS intelligence preparation of the battlefield. • FS asset range arc depictions. • FS limitations and constrains. • FS portion of the mission analysis briefing. • FS related input to the commander’s critical information requirements. • Initial fire support FS rehearsal guidance and times. • Commander’s approval of initial FS tasks or modification. • Update FS input to the warning order after the mission analysis brief. • FS input to commander’s planning guidance. • Updated FS-related operational timeline. COA course of action FS fire support FSE fire support element G-2 assistant chief of staff, intelligence HQ headquarters MDMP military decision-making process Mission Analysis Briefing 3-58. The mission analysis briefing informs the commander of the results of the staff's analysis of the situation. It helps the commander understand, visualize, and describe the operation. Throughout the mission analysis briefing, the commander, staff, and other unified action partners discuss the various facts and assumptions about the situation. Staff officers present a summary of their running estimates from their specific functional area and how their findings impact or are impacted by other areas. This helps the commander and staff as a whole to focus on the interrelationships among the mission variables and to develop