TA. 2 FIRE SUPPORT BOS
Needs Emphasis
2.1 Process Ground Targets
* Attack helicopter battalion difficulty in clearing indirect fires: AHB S3s and FSOs are not developing clearance of fire plans to clear indirect fires within the battalion once the companies leave planned air routes or maneuver beyond planned BPs and attack-by-fire positions.
Technique: FSOs must develop and rehearse clearance of fires plans and develop graphic control measures to deconflict indirect fires and/or provide rapid clearance of indirect fires.
2.2 Engage Ground Targets
* Fire support triggers in relation to target location: During defensive operations, the primary observer for each target orders the firing of each target as the enemy crosses the trigger. However, this distance does not correspond to the enemy's movement rate plus time of flight. RESULT: the enemy is not engaged by indirect fire when crossing the target area.
Techniques:
1. Existing terrain triggers are "first choice" since they are permanent and easiest to identify.
2. Base the execution trigger on the longest time of flight and the transmission time down to the platoon FDC.
NOTE: see CALL publication CTC Trends, NTC 1QFY95, pages II-8,9 for specific technique on establishing target triggers. Find additional trigger techniques in CALL Newsletter 95-10, Fighting with Fires II, pages 34-39.
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