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

Fire Support and the Operations Process 30 April 2020 FM 3-09 3-31 Table 3-10. Course of action comparison MDMP STEP 5: COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON Staff Actions Key FSE Actions FSE Output  Conduct advantages and disadvantages analysis.  Compare courses of action.  Conduct a COA decision briefing.  Participate with staff in comparing strengths, weaknesses, advantages, and disadvantages of FS for each COA.  Update FS and information- related capabilities estimates.  Brief results of FS analysis including best COA from FS perspective.  Develop draft fires paragraphs and annexes to include EFSTs, FSEM, target list and overlay, TSM or modified (HPTL, TSS, AGM).  Integrate information collection capabilities and CEMA input into targeting products.  Provide inputs to the information collection plan.  Update FS running estimate.  FSCOORD briefs FS plan for each COA.  Final drafts of the:  Scheme of fires.  Annex D (FIRES) and appendices.  FSEM  Target list worksheet.  Target overlay  Observer plan  TSM or modified (HPTL, TSS, and AGM).  FSEMs  NAIs and TAIs.  Airspace requirements and associated recommended ACMs. ACM airspace coordinating measure AGM attack guidance matrix CEMA cyberspace electromagnetic activities COA course of action EFST essential fire support task FS fire support FSE fire support element FSCM fire support coordination measure FSCOORD fire support coordinator FSEM fire support execution matrix HPTL high-payoff target list MDMP military decision-making process NAI named area of interest TAI targeted area of interest TSM target synchronization matrix TSS target selection standards COURSE OF ACTION APPROVAL 3-74. The inputs to COA approval and the following step, orders production, are the outputs of COA analysis and comparison. After completing the COA comparison, the corps/division staff identifies its preferred COA (see table 3-11 on page 3-32) and recommends it to commander. The FSCOORD translates the recommended COA into a FS recommendation for approval by the commander. The commander approves a COA (as presented, or with any directed modifications). It is a summary of the concept of operations, the scheme of fires, and associated FS tasks including:  Priority of fires.  Allocation of FS resources.  FA organization for combat.  Command and support relationships.  Final HPTL, TSS, AGM, or if used the target synchronization matrix.