FIRE
SUPPORT EXECUTION - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
_____ Commander positions his fire delivery units effectively?
_____ FSO positioned where he can best execute the fire support plan? (Sometimes not necessarily with the maneuver commander)
_____ Communicate with subordinate FSOs and observers?
_____ Communicate with FA battalion TOC, battery FDCs, mortar FDCs?
_____ Coordinate use of NGF and CAS to support maneuver commander?
_____ Advise and respond to the commander?
_____ Shoot any assigned targets?
_____ FSOs and forward observers know the exact locations of maneuver boundaries and other fire support coordination measures?
_____ Observers positioned in redundancy where they can see their assigned targets and trigger points, communicate with fire support assets, and respond to maneuver commander?
_____ FSOs and forward observers know and report the location of their supported maneuver force periodically to facilitate rapid and safe clearance of fires?
_____ FA FPFs or priority targets always established and switched to support scheme of maneuver?
_____ FA/mortar illumination planned and used to facilitate direct fire during limited visibility?
_____ Commander, FSO, and mortar platoon leader employ mortars effectively?
_____ Mortar FPFs or priority targets always established and switched to support scheme of maneuver?
_____ Company FSOs use mortars first?
_____ Mortar platoon/sections receive Fire Support Execution Matrix, target lists, OPORDs, ACAs, FPFs, or priority targets?
_____ FSOs know what targets mortars are most effective against?
_____ FSOs and S3s track mortar ammunition status by number of volleys?
_____ Mortars surveyed in? MET?
_____ Commander, FSO, and mortar platoon leader coordinate positioning, movement, and critical fires?
_____ Mortars maintain situational awareness and battle track friendly forces?
_____ Fires cleared rapidly, positively, without fratricide?
_____ Fire support matrix actually used to execute fire support while remaining flexible to branches or sequels to the current plan?
_____ Priority targets changed to conform to current tactical situation?
_____ FA delivered FASCAM safety boxes developed in coordination with the engineer and S3, computed correctly, and disseminated?
_____ Commanders clearly state fire support guidance? ie., (The role fire support will play in the operation to include critical targets during each phase, the level of relation to the scheme of maneuver).
_____ FA TOC coordinate with the Bde FSO to develop attack guidance matrix using JMEMs, and computing ammunition required to suppress, neutralize, and destroy expected enemy target categories - provided to the commander so that he can formulate his commander's attack guidance?
_____ Targeting meeting conducted to determine initial high pay-off targets, assist in developing the reconnaissance and surveillance plan?
_____ Commander states his target priorities and attack criteria based on target value analysis ammo available, restrictions, and effects tables (Attack Matrix)?
_____ Commander allocate targets and priority targets based on his intent and concept of the operation?
_____ FSO disseminate target priorities to lowest levels of maneuver force, fire support staff and mortars?
_____ Maneuver commander states his attack guidance by defining how, when, and with what restrictions he wants to attack different targets and in what priority?
_____ Maneuver commander specify the effects he wants to achieve for each type of target (Suppress, Neutralize, Destroy, Harass)? FSO recommends S,N,D,H based on AMMO available?
_____ FSO use commander's attack guidance to develop commanders attack criteria for LTACFIRE?
_____ FSO determine how, when, and with what means targets will be attacked to support maneuver?
_____ Maneuver commander "own" the fire support plan?
_____ Maneuver commander and FSO wargame together with the S2 resulting in the FSO providing the commander with the fire support plan recommendation?
_____ Commander determines the risk he is willing to accept concerning indirect fires in close contact?
_____ Unit use top-down fire planning with bottom-up refinement?
_____ Limit number of targets to 10-15 per maneuver battalion going down, with no more than 45-60 for the entire brigade?
_____ Require refinement to be done by cutoff time?
_____ Observers verify or correct target locations and trigger points during refinement?
_____ Commander establish and enforce a cutoff time for submitting routine changes to the target list?
_____ IPB used as the basis for targeting? (Intel drives OPs)
_____ Fire Support Execution Matrix developed and used to brief the fires portion of the OPORD, during a combined arms rehearsal, and execute the fire plan?
_____ Method to be used for battle tracking and clearance of indirect fires clearly understood by fire support elements and maneuver commanders? Rehearsed?
_____ FSO explain fire support combat power in terms the maneuver commander understands to include the number and type of missions available/possible?
_____ Battery/Battalion/Mortar volleys by type of ammunition and effects expected?
_____ Minimum safe distances?
_____ Minutes of smoke and allocation?
_____ Minutes of illumination and allocation?
_____ Number of available RAAM/ADAM minefields by type, size, density, and safety zone?
_____ Range of Q-36, FA, and mortar coverage based on shell/fuze.
_____ Type of Ammo?
_____ Maneuver commander require the FSO to backbrief him on fire support plan in sufficient detail to ensure his guidance and intent has been met?
_____ Fire support plan/annex include the following:
_____ Commander's guidance for fire support?
_____ Top down target list?
_____ Target Synchronization Matrix?
_____ Commander's attack guidance?
_____ Fire support execution matrix?
_____ Target allocation by unit?
_____ Priority target (or FPF) allocation by unit and phase?
_____ FA delivered FASCAM target allocation and safety boxes?
_____ Priority of survey support for FA, mortars, obstacles, and radar?
_____ Fire support coordinating measures?
_____ Target refinement cutoff time?
_____ CAS sorties available and allocation?
_____ NGF available and allocation?
_____ Frequencies for voice calls for fire?
_____ Rehearsal schedule?
_____ CSR for FA and mortar ammunitions?
_____ Planned airspace coordination measures?
_____ Laser codes for use with smart munitions?
_____ Fire support conducted as part of the combined arms rehearsal with all players present?
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