II Fire Support Planning – Flashcards

- PERMISSIVE (no further coordination required for engagement) 1. FFA: any weapon system may fire 2. CFL: expedites surface-to-surface attack beyond CFL 3. FSCL: expedites surface/air-to-surface attack beyond FSCL 4. BCL: exclusive to MAGTF fire support assets - RESTRICTIVE (certain requirements imposed) 1. RFL: established between friendly forces 2. RFA: area in which firing restrictions are imposed 3. NFA: area in which no fire is allowed

T TARGET (# or type) T TRIGGER (when to fire) L LOCATION (min 6 digit grid) O OBSERVER (primary and alternate) D DELIVERY SYSTEM (mortar, arty, air) A ATTACK GUIDANCE (ammo) C COMM NET

1. GENERAL SUPPORT - given to the supported force or its subdivisions 2. DIRECT SUPPORT - given to specific force 3. ATTACHED - placement of units or personnel is temporary

1. to achieve effectiveness and efficiency from fire support assets in meeting fire support requirements of the force 2. to determine the proper allocation of fire support

- TOP-DOWN (HQ acquires targets) - BOTTOM-UP (used when time is critical, maneuver units acquire targets)

1. Company Commander 2a. Weapons Platoon Commander (60mm) 2b. Artillery Forward Observer (arty) 2c. Forward Air Controller (CAS) 2d. 81mm Mortar Forward Observer 2e. Naval Gunfire Spotter

The primary advisor on the employment of 60mm mortars; Fire Support Team (FiST) leader

- calls for an adjusts artillery fire - aids with fire support planning - advises the company commander on integrating all fire support assets

Responsible for terminal control of Close Air Support (CAS)

Responsible for calling and adusting 81mm mortar fire

Responsible for NSFS missions

The agency where supported units plan and coordinate fire support; located with the combat operations center (COC)

Comprised of: - Fire support coordinator (FSC) - Liaison section - Tactical air control party (TACP) - Shore fire control party (SFCP) - Mortar section

1. PERMISSIVE (facilitates the attack of targets) 2. RESTRICTIVE (provides safeguards for friendly targets)

- Describe the zone of action or sector of a maneuver unit

1. Mission-by-mission basis 2. An enemy force within the NFA engages a friendly force

The process of selecting targets and matching the appropriate response to them

A geographical area planned for capture or destruction - KNOWN EN POS (great degree of certainty) - SUSPECTED EN POS (mobile avenues) - LIKELY EN POS (put yourself in EN shoes)

Subordinates submit to higher

A formal document created at the highest level of command

Subdivided by: 1. ON-CALL targets (predetermined type and amount of munitions) 2. SCHEDULED targets (associated timeline) 3. PRIORITY targets (rapid response) 4. FPFs (barrier impeding enemy movement across defensive lines, has priority)

A cross; targets less than 200m

A line; targets greater than 200m but less than 600m

- PREPARATION phase (attacking targets, smokescreen, engaging enemy IDF) - CONDUCT phase (support movement/maneuver, responsive fires, counter fire) - CONSOLIDATION phase (protecting friendlies, breakup enemy counter attack, prevent enemy reinforcement) - EXPLOITATION phase (mobile fire support, fixing enemy pockets of resistance, slow enemy)

- attack targets as part of deception - use smoke to screen movement - engage EN IDF, OPs, AA

Support movement or maneuver by providing responsive or counter fire

Protect friendly units during reorganization by breaking up EN counterattack or prevent EN reinforcement

Place fires on bypassed enemy pockets of resistance to fix them

- LONG RANGE FIRES (create confusion, provide fires for security units and patrols) - CLOSE DEFENSIVE FIRES (Canalize and slow enemy, disrupt breaching efforts, isolate enemy echelons, smokescreens) - FINAL PROTECTIVE FIRES (priority target in the defense, placed on most likely dismounted AoA)

- Engage the EN with deep fire to create confusion - Provides fire for security units

- Mass fires to canalize EN - fire on obstacles to disrupt breaching - use smoke in disengaging

FPF lengths: - Artillery battery - 300m - 81mm platoon - 280m - 60mm section - 90m Danger close distances: - Mortars and artillery - 600m - NSFS - 750m

A tactical plan containing information necessary for the employment of fire support in the operation

- DISRUPT (preclude efficient enemy interaction) - DELAY (preclude efficient enemy interaction) - LIMIT (reducing enemy options) - DIVERT (tie up critical enemy resources)

- SUPPRESS (temporarily degrade enemy weapons systems( - NEUTRALIZE (render personnel or material incapable, 10%, of interfering) - DESTROY (apply lethal combat power on an enemy capability, 30%, until it is entirely rebuilt) - SCREEN / OBSCURE (friendly forces are screened, enemy positions are obscured)

- determine the critical event - determine the conditions that must be set - identity conditions that cannot be set through maneuver - identity available assets - develop FSP based off this analysis

- in SOM: brief FSP only as much as they set conditions for maneuver - in FSP: brief each essential fire support task through task/purpose/method/effect and each target will be briefed TTLODAC

- TASK (enemy focused: divert, delay, disrupt, limit) - PURPOSE (sets the condition: IOT support friendly SOM) - METHOD (priority, allocation and restrictions, which is also briefed to higher prior to developing FSP: TTLODAC) - EFFECT (quantifiable based on enemy: destroy, neutralize, suppress, screen/obscure)