Artillery and Fires Operations
Description
Employment of indirect fire systems to support maneuver operations.
Phases
- **Planning Phase:** Target development, fire support coordination
- **Positioning Phase:** Move artillery into firing positions
- **Preparation Phase:** Ammunition staging, registration
- **Execution Phase:** Fire missions
- **Displacement Phase:** Shoot and scoot, repositioning
Tasks (7)
+ New TaskFire Mission Execution
Delivering indirect fires on designated targets.
Target Acquisition and Engagement
Detecting and engaging targets for indirect fire.
Indirect Fire Support Coordination
Integrating fires with maneuver operations.
Barrage and Concentration Fires
Massed fires on area targets.
Suppression Fires
Fires to degrade enemy effectiveness without destruction.
Interdiction Fires
Fires to disrupt enemy movement and logistics.
Harassment and Interdiction (H&I)
Random fires to disrupt enemy operations and degrade morale.