*FM 6-60/MCRP 3-1.6.24
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FIELD MANUAL NO. 6-60 MARINE CORPS REFERENCE PUBLICATION NO. 3-1.6.24 |
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY U.S. MARINE CORPS Washington, DC, 23 April 1996 |
FM 6-60 |
Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures forMULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS) OPERATIONS |
Table of Contents
FOREWORD
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 - SYSTEM DESCRIPTION
Section I - INTRODUCTION
Section II - LAUNCHERS AND SUBSYSTEMS
Section III - MLRS FAMILY OF MUNITIONS (MFOM)
Section IV - ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT
Ammunition Resupply Vehicle and Trailer (HEMTT/HEMAT)
Command, Control and Communications System
Fire Direction System
Fire Direction Data Manager
Forward Entry Device
Survey Equipment
CHAPTER 2 - ORGANIZATION
Section I - STRUCTURE
Section II - DUTIES OF KEY PERSONNEL
CHAPTER 3 - EMPLOYMENT
Section I - OPERATIONS IN WAR
General Employment Considerations
Organization for Combat
Operations with the Marine Corps
Offensive Operations
Defensive Operations
Nonstandard Employment Techniques
Rehearsals
Target Acquisition and Sensor System Interface
Section II - OPERATIONS OTHER THAN WAR
CHAPTER 4 - MLRS UNIT OPERATIONS
Section I - BATTALION OPERATIONS
Six Basic Tasks
Battalion Headquarters
Battalion Tactical Operations Center
Battalion Administrative and Logistics Operations Center
Functional Command Post
Section II - MLRS FIRING BATTERY OPERATIONS
Battery Headquarters
Split Headquarters Operations
Battery Headquarters Positioning Considerations
Battery Defense
Movement
Jump Battery Operations Center
Tactical Marches
Conduct of the Movement
March Discipline
March Column Contingencies
Survey Support
Meteorological Support
Section III - FIRING PLATOON OPERATIONS
Platoon Headquarters
Operational Area (OPAREA)
Launcher Survey Control
Launcher Response Posture
Detachment of the MLRS Firing Platoon
Section IV - RECONNAISSANCE, SELECTION, AND OCCUPATION OF POSITION
Section V - CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 5 - DELIVERY OF FIRES
Section I - INTRODUCTION
Section II - MLRS FIRE DIRECTION CENTERS
Section III - MISSION PROCESSING
General
Launcher Status Management
Fire Mission Execution Function
Fire Mission Support Function
Fire Support Scheduling Function
Fire Mission Cycle
Commander's Criteria
Target Criteria
MLRS Fire Plan Processing
CHAPTER 6 - COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
Section I - ORGANIZATION
Section II - MANNING
Section III - ARMING
Section IV - FIXING
Section V - FUELING
Section VI - MOVING
Section VII - SUSTAINING SOLDIERS AND THEIR SYSTEMS
Personnel Service Support
Health Service Support
Field Service Support
Quality of Life
General Supply Support
Section VIII - OTHER CSS RELATED FUNCTIONS
Enemy Prisoners of War
Decontamination Operations
Reconstitution
Weapon System Replacement Operations
Section IX - LOGISTICS OPERATIONS WITH THE MARINE CORPS
CHAPTER 7 - COMMUNICATIONS
Requirements
Means
Responsibilities
Staff Responsibilities
Planning Considerations
Net Structures
Mobile Subscriber Equipment
Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
Antennas
APPENDIX A - AERIAL TRANSPORT OF MLRS AMMUNITION AND EQUIPMENT
APPENDIX B - FA SUPPORT PLAN
APPENDIX C - ROCKET BALLISTICS
APPENDIX D - MLRS BATTALION AND BATTERY TACTICAL STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES
Section I - IMPLEMENTING MEMORANDUM (Battalion and Battery)
Section II - BATTALION TSOP
Section III - MLRS BATTERY TSOP
APPENDIX E - LNO CHECKLIST
APPENDIX F - MLRS FUNCTIONAL COMMAND POSTS
Section I - MLRS BATTALION COMMAND POST
Section II - MLRS BATTALION TRAINS
Section III - MLRS BATTERY COMMAND POST
Section IV - MLRS BATTERY TRAINS
Section V - PLATOON HEADQUARTERS
APPENDIX G - HASTY SURVEY TECHNIQUES-GRAPHIC RESECTION
APPENDIX H - ROCKET CREST CLEARANCE TABLES
APPENDIX I - LAUNCHER SECTION EVALUATION AND TRAINING
Phase I - ORIENTATION AND ORGANIZATION
Phase II - PREPARATION FOR OPERATIONS
Task 2 - Pre-Combat Checks
Task 3 - Perform Launcher Start Up Procedures
Task 4 - Conduct Launcher Calibration
Phase III - OCCUPATION
Phase IV - FIRING OPERATIONS
Task 7 - Enter MET Data
Task 8 - Execute a Fire Mission
Task 8a - Execute a Manual Fire Mission (FWR)
Task 8b - Execute a Digital Fire Mission (AMC)
Task 8c - Execute a Digital Fire Mission (TOT)
Task 9 - Perform a Reload Operation
Phase V - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Phase VI - AFTER ACTION REVIEW
APPENDIX J - SAFETY
Section I - RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES
Section II - COMPUTATION OF SAFETY DATA
APPENDIX K - BALLISTIC ALGORITHM TABLES
M26 and M28 Rocket Ballistic Algorithm Solutions
M28A1 Rocket (Reduced Range, Practice) Ballistic Algorithm Solutions
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
BLANK FORMS
AUTHORIZATION LETTER
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*This publication supersedes FM 6-60, 16 September 1992.
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