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TA.2 Positive Trend 1: Commander/Fire Support Officer (FSO) Integration

4QFY94

SUCCESS 1-1: Commanders and fire support officers (FSOs) from brigade through company understand the importance of integrating fires to support the scheme of maneuver.

1. Commanders and their fire supporters do an excellent job of determining:
   - How fires will be used to support the scheme of maneuver.
   - When fires are critical.
   - Where fires must be placed to support maneuver plans
   - Restrictions for fires to preclude interference with the scheme of maneuver.

   The habitual relationship of fire supporters to their maneuver units is working.

   - fire support coordinators (FSCOORDS) and FSOs have assumed the responsibility for integrating all aspects of mortars into the indirect fire system.

   - FA battalion normally provides survey for mortars.

   - ballistic MET is normally provided to mortars.

   - battalion and company FSOs have assumed the responsibility for:

   - providing mortars with guidance on positioning

   - commander's attack guidance

   - ammunition needed to support combat operations.

RESULT: Mortars have become the weapon of choice to provide immediately responsive fires for maneuver forces.

1-3QFY95

SUCCESS 1-2: Repeat of Success 1-1.

4QFY95/1QFY96

SUCCESS 1-3: Repeat of Success 1-1.

Enable maneuver forces to close with and destroy the enemy. Integrate mortars with field artillery and other fires support assets to echelon fires during objective preparation.

TA.2 Positive Trend 2: Use of Indirect Fires

1-3QFY95

SUCCESS 2-1: There has been a significant increase in the use of observed Naval Gun Fire and direct support (organic) assets.

RESULT:

1. Battle Damage Assessment (BDA) has risen in direct proportion to the amount of fire support used.
2. Aircrews have been very effective in using fire support to develop the situation.
3. Noted improvement in Accurate adjustment of fires.

4QFY95/1QFY96

SUCCESS 2-2: Units normally arrive with a dedicated rear fire support officer (FSO) and a 24-hour workstation in the Forward Support Battalion (FSB) TOC.

RESULT: Limited, but effective, fires now occur in the brigade rear area.

1. Adequately resource the rear fire support element (FSE) with personnel and equipment (e.g.,combat arms lasing teams [COLT] or forward observers [FOs]).
2. Make use of non-lethal munitions such as smoke or illumination.
3. Integrate indirect fires early into the planning cycle and CSS rehearsals.
4. Practice this integration during Home Station Training.

Table of Contents
TA. 1, Maneuver
TA. 3, Air Defense Artillery