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SECTIONS:

• ___ SET M2 HEADSPACE & TIMING
• ___ CLEAN M2
• ___ TEST FIRE M2
• ___ PRACTICE CHANGING M2 BARRELS
• ___ PRACTICE STOPPAGE & IMMEDIATE ACTION DRILLS
• ___ REVIEW AIRCRAFT THREAT CARDS
• ___ REVIEW BATTERY AIR ATTACK SIGNALS
• ___ CHECK CAMOUFLAGE:
  • - NETS SERVICEABLE/COVER VEHs
  • - WINDSHIELDS, LIGHTS COVERED
  • - NET OFF M2s
• ___ VERIFY ADA WARNING/WCS
• ___ VERIFY SIGNAL FLAGS ARE ON HAND
• ___ ORIENT AIR GUARDS IAW SOP
• ___ REHEARSE ADA MOVEMENT DRILLS
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION/STATUS TO PSG

PLATOON:

• ___ ASSIGN AIR SECTORS OF FIRE
• ___ ESTABLISH AIR TRPs
• ___ VERIFY COVERAGE ON DEFENSE DIAGRAM
• ___ DISSEMINATE ADA WARNING/WCS
• ___ CONDUCT AIR ATTACK REHEARSAL
• ___ CONDUCT CASEVAC PCC
• ___ ASSIGN AIR AVENUES OF APPROACH
• ___ MAXIMIZE DISPERSION
• ___ COORDINATE FOR ADA COVERAGE WITH BATTERY TOC

COUNTERFIRE PCC

SECTIONS:

• ___ SURVIVABILITY POSITIONS DUG FOR ALL PERSONNEL W/ OVERHEAD COVER
• ___ VERIFY & RECON ALT POSN & ROUTE
• ___ SANDBAG COLLIMATOR & BURY WIRE
• ___ ID & TRAIN CRATER ANALYSIS TM
• ___ REHEARSE HASTY DISPLACE DRILL
• ___ REHEARSE HASTY OCCUPATION
• ___ CHECK CAMOUFLAGE, IF VISUAL THREAT
  • - NETS SERVICEABLE/COVER VEHs
  • - WINDSHIELDS/LIGHTS COVERED
• ___ INVENTORY AID BACK/LITTERS
• ___ CHECK & LOAD AP EQUIPMENT & AP TRUCK
• ___ MINIMIZE THE EQUIP ON THE GROUND
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION/STATUS TO PSG

• ___ MAXIMIZE DISPERSION
• ___ POSITION IN DEFILADE, AVOID HIGH ANGLE
• ___ REQUEST ENGINEER SUPPORT
• ___ ID IMMEDIATE ACTION STATUS
• ___ ID VOLLEY TO MOVE CRITERIA
• ___ FULLY PREPARE ALT POSITIONS
• ___ REQUEST CFZ FOR BATTERY
• ___ CONDUCT CASEVAC PCC
• ___ REHEARSE HASTY DISPLACEMENT & OCCUPATION
• ___ CHECK CLASS IV ON HAND

MOUNTED GROUND THREAT PCC

SECTION:

• ___ SECTOR MARKED (DAY OR NIGHT) FOR CREW SERVED AND HOWITZER
• ___ MEASURE/OBTAIN RANGES TO DEADSPACE, KEY TERRAIN, TRPs
• ___ SIGHT AND COMPUTE DATA TO TRPs FROM ALL WEAPONS
• ___ COMPLETE RANGE CARDS FOR CREW SERVED, HOWITZER, AT-4
• ___ REHEARSE DIRECT FIRE CREW DRILL
• ___ PLAN KILLER JUNIOR FOR DEADSPACE
• ___ PMCS/FUNCTIONS CHECK ALL WEAPONS
• ___ PMCS/FUNCTIONS CHECK ALL NIGHT SIGHTS / NVGs
• ___ AMMUNITION ON HAND FOR ALL WEAPONS
• ___ FIGHTING POSITIONS COMPLETE WITH OVERHEAD COVER
• ___ REVIEW THREAT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
• ___ VERIFY BORESIGHT ON DF TELESCOPE
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION OR PROBLEMS TO THE PSG

PLATOON:

• ___ POSITION WEAPONS TO COVER ENEMY AVENUES OF APPROACH
• ___ ESTABLISH BATTERY ENGAGEMENT AREAS WITH TRIGGERS AND TRPs
• ___ ID NATURAL TRPs OR EMPLACE TRPs WITH PLGRs
• ___ FDC COMPUTES RANGE AND AZIMUTH TO EACH TRP
• ___ FDC COMPUTES SELF-ILLUMINATION TARGETS
• ___ POSITION WEAPONS TO MAXIMIZE FIRES IN ENGAGEMENT AREAS
• ___ REHEARSE TK TEAMS AND REACTION FORCES
• ___ REHEARSE CASEVAC (SEE CASEVAC PCC)

DISMOUNTED THREAT PCC

SAME AS MOUNTED EXCEPT:

PLATOON:

• ___ USE FORMATION TO MAXIMIZE PERIMETER SECURITY
• ___ USE DEFENSIVE WIRE
• ___ FOCUS ON 360-DEGREE SECURITY
• ___ USE PATROLLING

CASEVAC PCC

SECTIONS:

• ___ COMBAT LIFESAVER BAGS COMPLETE
• ___ CASUALTY COLLECTION POINT IDENTIFIED AND BRIEFED
• ___ LITTERS LOCATED AND CROSS-LOADED
• ___ STRAPS AND TIEDOWNS WITH THE LITTERS
• ___ VERIFY COMMUNICATIONS WITH BOC
• ___ VERIFY BATTLE ROSTER FOR ALL PERSONNEL
• ___ DA FORM 1155/1156 FILLED OUT AND IN AID POUCH
• ___ REHEARSE BUDDY AID PROCEDURES
• ___ ACCOUNT FOR SECTION PERSONNEL IN AND OUT OF POSITION
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION OR PROBLEMS TO THE PSG

PLATOON:

• ___ PCI SECTION CHECKS
• ___ REHEARSE CASEVAC IN EACH POSITION
• ___ ID BOC REP TO COLLECT BATTLE ROSTER DATA AT CCP
• ___ CONDUCT COMMO CHECKS ON A/L WITH BN AND CASEVAC VEHICLE
• ___ ENSURE BOC UPDATES AND DISSEMINATES ALL ACTIVE AXPs TO LEADERS
• ___ MAP W/AXPs IN CASEVAC VEHICLE
• ___ RECON/TIME ROUTE TO AID STATIONS/AXPs

NBC PCC

SECTIONS:

• ___ M256 KITS ON HAND
• ___ M11/M13 DAPs ON HAND
• ___ MASKS & HOODS FITTED AND CHECKED
• ___ MOPP GEAR INVENTORIED AND ACCESSIBLE
• ___ ALL NONESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT STOWED AND COVERED
• ___ SURVEY TEAMS IDENTIFIED AND REHEARSED
• ___ ANTIDOTE KITS ON HAND
• ___ REHEARSE BUDDY AID PROCEDURES
• ___ REVIEW HASTY DECON PROCEDURES
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION OR PROBLEMS TO PSG

PLATOON:

• ___ PMCS AND EMPLACE M-8 ALARMS
• ___ PCI SECTION CHECKS
• ___ REHEARSE NBC REACTION DRILL AND TEAMS
• ___ CHECK BOC PLOTTING CDMS & REPORTING NBC HAZARD SITES TO ALL LDRs
• ___ REHEARSE CONTAMINATED CASEVAC
• ___ COORDINATE DELIBERATE DECON PLAN WITH BATTALION
• ___ MAP WITH DIRTY ROUTES IN CASEVAC VEHICLES
• ___ BOC HAS ALL MOPP SIZES FOR REORDER
• ___ EXTRA FILTERS AND EXPENDABLE NBC SUPPLIES ON HAND

ARTILLERY RAID PCC

SECTION:

• ___ AMMUNITION LOADED IAW MISSION
• ___ CONDUCT MAP RECONNAISSANCE OF ROUTES AND POSITION
• ___ BRIEF ROUTE TO ALL PERSONNEL
• ___ RECOVERY PLAN BRIEFED AND UNDERSTOOD
• ___ TARGETS BRIEFED AND REHEARSED WITH FDC
• ___ ALL VEHICLES TOPPED OFF WITH FUEL
• ___ CONDUCT PMCS ON VEHICLES AND HOWITZERS
• ___ CONDUCT PMCS AND FULL CHECKS OF GDUs AND RADIOS
• ___ MOVEMENT FORMATION PLAN REHEARSED
• ___ DO THREAT PCC FOR LIKELY THREATS
• ___ CHECK ALL NVGs, NIGHT SIGHTS, AND LIGHTING DEVICES (IN SEC COLOR)
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION OR PROBLEMS TO THE PSG

PLATOON:

• ___ RECON (AT LEAST BY MAP) ROUTE & PAs AND BRIEF LDRs PLAN IN DETAIL
• ___ IPB OF PA W / S2. DIRECT APPROPRIATE THREAT PCCs
• ___ VERIFY RECOVERY PLAN
• ___ REHEARSE CASEVAC PLAN
• ___ TAKE MISSION-ESSENTIAL VEHICLES ONLY
• ___ VERIFY SURVEY PLAN FOR UNIT AND RADAR
• ___ PLAN AND TRACK REQUIRED LOGISTICAL SUPPORT
• ___ REHEARSE SECURITY PLAN
• ___ REHEARSE ACTION ON THE OBJECTIVE

COPPERHEAD (CPHD) PCC

SECTION:

• ___ CPHD TRAINER ON HAND
• ___ EXECUTE DRY FIRE MISSION & ROUND INSPECTION IAW PL's TIME LINE
• ___ INSPECT COPPERHEAD IAW -10
• ___ VERIFY AND RECORD POWDER TEMPERATURE IAW PL's TIME LINE
• ___ SET UP M90 TO CAPTURE MVV-RECEIVE EXPECTED MV FROM FDC
• ___ VERIFY PRF CODE WITH FDC
• ___ REHEARSE EXTRACTION PROCEDURES AND CHECK EQUIPMENT
• ___ REPORT COMPLETION OR PROBLEMS TO PSG

• ___ ESTABLISH CPHD TIME LINE FROM TRAINER REHEARSAL TO RTF TIME
• ___ "BUMP" BCS TO BCS ASAP.... REVERIFY AFTER MET OR OTHER CHANGES
• ___ VERIFY PRF CODE WITH OBSERVER
• ___ VERIFY ANGLE T IS LESS THAN 800 MILs
• ___ CONFIRM OBSERVER LOCATION
• ___ VERIFY GT RANGE IS LESS THAN 16,400 METERS
• ___ CHECK OT RANGE IS LESS THAN 5,000 METERS (STATIONARY) OR 3,500 METERS (MOVING)
• ___ CHECK PROP TEMP BY COMPARING W/ PROP TEMP ACROSS GUN LINE
• ___ COMPUTE MANUAL MVV FOR CPHD FROM DA FORM 2408-4 & THE FT 155-AS-1
• ___ CHECK MET SCHEDULE AGAINST PLANNED HIT TIME TO HAVE CURRENT MET AND TIME TO REBUMP DATA

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Appendix B: Mission Analysis Worksheet and WARNO Format