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1 ATP Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team MARCH 2016. DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release ; DISTRIBUTION is unlimited. This manual supersedes FMs 6-20-40 and 6-20-50, both dated 5 January 1990, and FM 6-20-20 dated 27 December 1991. Headquarters, Department of the Army This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ( ). To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at *ATP Army Techniques Publication Headquarters Department of the Army No. Washington, DC, 1 March 2016. Fire Support for the Brigade Combat Team Contents Page viii INTRODUCTION .. ix Chapter 1 ORGANIZATION AND CAPABILITIES FOR FIRE SUPPORT WITHIN THE. BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM .. 1-1. Section I Brigade Combat Team Overview.

2 1-1. Section II Brigade Combat Team Organization for Fire Support Coordination .. 1-2. Brigade Combat Team Fires Cell .. 1-2. Battalion Fire Support Coordination Organizations .. 1-3. Untrained Observers .. 1-4. Section III Indirect Fire and Electronic Attack Assets .. 1-4. Cannon Field Artillery Battalion .. 1-4. 1-9. Electronic Attack .. 1-9. Chapter 2 FIRE SUPPORT FOR TACTICAL TASKS DURING BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM. OPERATIONS .. 2-1. Section I The Effects of Fires in Support of 2-1. Rules of Engagement and Fire Support Coordination 2-1. Clearance of Fires .. 2-2. Collateral Damage .. 2-2. Target Location Error .. 2-4. Section II Fire Support Considerations for BCT Offensive Tasks.

3 2-6. General Fire Support Considerations for the Offense .. 2-6. Fire Support Considerations for Movement to Contact .. 2-10. Fire Support Considerations for the Attack .. 2-11. Fire Support Considerations for Exploitation and Pursuit .. 2-16. Fire Support Considerations for Entry Operations .. 2-18. Fire Support Considerations for The Reserve .. 2-19. Section III Fire Support Considerations for BCT Defensive Tasks .. 2-20. DISTRIBUTION Restriction: Approved for public release ; DISTRIBUTION is unlimited. *This manual supersedes FMs 6-20-40 and 6-20-50 both dated 5 January 1990 and FM 6-20-20 dated 27. December 1991. i Contents General Fire Support Considerations for the 2-20.

4 Fire Support Considerations for Area Defense .. 2-26. Fire Support Considerations for Mobile Defense .. 2-28. Fire Support Considerations for Retrograde .. 2-29. Section IV - Fire Support Considerations for Stability Tasks .. 2-31. General .. 2-31. Planning and Employment .. 2-32. Section V - Considerations for Defense Support Of Civil Authorities .. 2-33. Chapter 3 FIRE SUPPORT FOR TACTICAL ENABLING AND OTHER TASKS .. 3-1. Section I Fire Support Considerations for Tactical Enabling Tasks .. 3-1. Fire Support Considerations for Reconnaissance .. 3-1. Fire Support Considerations For Security Operations .. 3-2. Fire Support Considerations for Troop 3-5. Fire Support Considerations for a Relief in Place.

5 3-7. Fire Support Considerations for Passage of Lines .. 3-7. Artillery Raid .. 3-9. Fire Support Considerations for Encirclement Operations .. 3-9. Fire Support Considerations for Mobility Operations .. 3-11. Section II Fire Support Considerations for Urban Operations .. 3-15. Planning .. 3-16. Characteristics of Urban Targets .. 3-16. Target Acquisition and Observation Considerations .. 3-17. Lethal Fire Support in Urban Areas .. 3-19. Legal Considerations for Fire Support in Urban Operations .. 3-25. Section III Fire Support Considerations for Other Operations .. 3-26. Fire Support Considerations for Air Assault and Airborne Operations .. 3-26. Fire Support Considerations While Airborne.

6 3-32. Fire Support Considerations for Special Operations Forces .. 3-33. Fire Support Considerations for Amphibious Operations .. 3-34. Fire Support Considerations for Marine Corps 3-37. Fire Support Considerations for Multinational Force Operations .. 3-38. Chapter 4 AUGMENTING FIRE SUPPORT .. 4-1. Section I Fire Support Enablers within the Brigade Combat Team .. 4-1. Information Collection .. 4-1. Reconnaissance and Surveillance .. 4-3. Fire Support Sustainment .. 4-4. Section II Assistance and Augmentation from Higher Army Echelons .. 4-5. Fires cells at Division and Corps .. 4-5. Battlefield Coordination Detachment .. 4-5. Fire Support Augmentation from the Field Artillery Brigade.

7 4-5. Section III Army Aviation Air-Ground Operations .. 4-7. Mission Planning .. 4-7. Engagement .. 4-7. Section IV Air Operations Supporting the BCT .. 4-8. Planning and Requesting Air Support .. 4-8. ii ATP 1 March 2016. Contents Air Reconnaissance Support for BCT Operations .. 4-9. Close Air Support for BCT Operations .. 4-11. Joint Air Attack Team Operations Supporting the BCT .. 4-16. Joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses in the BCT Operational area .. 4-18. Chapter 5 COORDINATING FIRE SUPPORT .. 5-1. Section I BCT Fire Support Coordination Organizations .. 5-1. Main Command Post Fires cell .. 5-1. Tactical Command Post Fires Element .. 5-5. Joint Augmentation to the BCT Main Command Post Fires cell.

8 5-6. BCT Subordinate Echelon Command Posts .. 5-7. Section II Duties and Responsibilities of Key Fire Support Coordination Personnel .. 5-8. BCT 5-8. Fire Support Coordinator .. 5-9. Brigade Fire Support Officer .. 5-9. Other Fires cell Personnel .. 5-11. Brigade Combat Team Staff Weather 5-14. Air and Missile Defense Personnel .. 5-14. Other Brigade Combat Team Staff Who Interface with the Fires cell .. 5-16. Section III Basic Fire Support Coordination Techniques .. 5-17. Section IV - Rehearsals .. 5-19. Types of Rehearsals .. 5-19. Conducting the Fire Support Radio 5-22. Field Artillery Digital Rehearsals .. 5-24. Section V - Clearance of Fires and Airspace Control .. 5-25.

9 Clearance of Fires .. 5-26. Airspace Control .. 5-27. Section VI - Sensor-to-Shooter Operations .. 5-28. Dynamic Targeting Challenge .. 5-29. Sensor-to-Shooter Options .. 5-30. Section VII - Strike, Counterfire and Army Tactical Missile System Considerations for BCT Operations .. 5-34. 5-34. Counterfire Operations .. 5-35. Army Tactical Missile System Considerations for the BCT .. 5-40. Section VIII - Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses .. 5-40. Requirement for Suppresion of Enemy air Defenses .. 5-41. Planning and Execution for Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses .. 5-41. Section IX - Special Considerations .. 5-42. Terrain Management .. 5-42. 5-43. Artillery Meteorology .. 5-43.

10 Laser 5-44. Chapter 6 PLANNING AND INTEGRATING FIRES FOR BCT OPERATIONS .. 6-1. Section I Planning Fire Support .. 6-1. 1 March 2016 ATP iii Contents Fire Support Planning Principles .. 6-1. Commander's Guidance .. 6-1. Fire Support Plan .. 6-2. Targeting as Part of BCT Fire Support Planning .. 6-4. Section II - Fire Support Planning in a Time-Constrained Environment .. 6-6. Fire Support Planning Guidelines .. 6-6. Quick Fire Planning .. 6-8. Section III Planning Fire Support for BCT Operations Within the Military Decisionmaking Process .. 6-11. Receipt of Mission .. 6-11. Mission Analysis .. 6-12. Course of Action Development .. 6-13. Analysis of Courses of Action (War Game).