FM-3-09 Fire Support and Field Artillery Operations Download
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Contents ii FM 3-09 30 April 2020 Fire Support Planning and Coordination Principles ................................................ 3-14 Fratricide Prevention and Clearance of Fires Processes and Procedures ............. 3-16 Fire Support and the Military Decision-Making Process ......................................... 3-19 Section III – Fire Support Preparation................................................................. 3-34 Rehearsals .............................................................................................................. 3-34 Section IV – Fire Support Execution ................................................................... 3-37 Principles Of Fire Support Execution ...................................................................... 3-38 Integration Of Fire Support And Airspace Control During Execution...................... 3-39 Section V – Fire Support Assessment ................................................................ 3-40 Chapter 4 FIELD ARTILLERY OPERATIONS.......................................................................... 4-1 Section I – The Role of the Field Artillery ............................................................. 4-1 Section II – Field Artillery Organizations at Echelons Above Brigade .............. 4-2 Theater Fires Command ........................................................................................... 4-2 Field Artillery Brigade ................................................................................................ 4-2 Division Artillery......................................................................................................... 4-2 Section III – Field Artillery Capabilities in Depth ................................................. 4-4 Section IV – Field Artillery Organization for Combat .......................................... 4-5 The Principles Of Fire Support Execution Applied To Field Artillery Organization For Combat ...................................................................................................................... 4-5 Field Artillery Inherent Responsibilities In Army Command Relationships ............... 4-7 Field Artillery Inherent Responsibilities In Army Support Relationships ................... 4-7 Section V – Key Considerations for Field Artillery Employment ..................... 4-10 Five Requirements For Accurate Predicted Fires ................................................... 4-10 Provide Proactive And Responsive Fires That Create Desired Effects .................. 4-11 Section VI – Fire Direction ................................................................................... 4-12 Tactical Fire Direction ............................................................................................. 4-13 Technical Fire Direction .......................................................................................... 4-13 Chapter 5 FIRE IN OPERATIONS TO SHAPE, AND OPERATIONS TO PREVENT .............. 5-1 Section I – Operations to Shape Operational Environments ............................. 5-1 Section II – Operations to Prevent Conflict .......................................................... 5-3 Chapter 6 FIRE SUPPORT IN DEPTH DURING LARGE-SCALE GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................... 6-1 Prevail in Large-Scale Ground Combat Operations ................................................. 6-1 Section I – Fire Support in Deep Operations ....................................................... 6-1 Forcible Entry ............................................................................................................ 6-3 Forcible Entry Planning Considerations .................................................................... 6-5 Section II – The Defense......................................................................................... 6-6 The Enemy Attack ..................................................................................................... 6-6 Common Defensive Control Measures ..................................................................... 6-7 Fire Support Considerations and the Characteristics of the Defense....................... 6-8 Types of Defensive Operations............................................................................... 6-10 Transition to the Offense......................................................................................... 6-13 Section III – The Offense ...................................................................................... 6-14 The Enemy Defense ............................................................................................... 6-14 Types of Offensive Operations ............................................................................... 6-17 Section IV – Enabling, Stability and Reconstitution Operations ..................... 6-24 Enabling Operations................................................................................................ 6-24 Stability Operations and Consolidation Area Fire Support ..................................... 6-36 Reconstitution Operations....................................................................................... 6-40