MILITARY DECISIONMAKING PROCESS TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES
(MDMP TTPs)
Section VIII. DIVISION COURSE OF ACTION STATEMENT AND SKETCH
130400 Aug 98, 55th Mech Div attacks to seize OBJ SLAM to protect the northern flank of the corps main effort. A mechanized brigade attacks in the north, as an economy of force, to fix enemy forces in zone, denying them the ability to interfere with the main effort attack in the south. A mechanized brigade in the south attacks to penetrate enemy forces in the vicinity of PL AMBER to create sufficient maneuver space that the main effort can pass to the east without interference from the defending enemy MIBR (minus). A tank-heavy brigade, the main effort, passes through the southern mechanized brigade and attacks to seize the terrain in the vicinity of OBJ SLAM, denying the enemy access to the terrain south and west of River Town. The division reserve, a tank-heavy TF, initially follows the southern mechanized brigade and is prepared to contain enemy forces capable of threatening the main effort passage. Then, if not committed west of PL GREEN, the TF follows the main effort and is prepared to block enemy forces capable of threatening its movement east, ensuring the seizure of OBJ SLAM. The divisional cavalry squadron screens the division northern flank to provide early warning of any enemy force capable of threatening the northern mechanized brigade. Division deep operations will initially destroy enemy artillery capable of ranging the point of penetration to prevent it from massing fires against the two southern brigades; interdict the enemy TBN (minus) south of West Town to prevent its movement south and west toward the main effort; and interdict the enemy TBR (minus) north of East Town to prevent its movement west of the PL, allowing the main effort sufficient time to seize OBJ SLAM. Division fires will isolate the point of penetration, allowing the southern mechanized brigade to conduct a penetration; prevent enemy artillery from massing fires against the two southern brigades; and support deep operations to prevent uncommitted enemy forces from interfering with the initial penetration or the seizure of OBJ SLAM. A mechanized infantry team acts as the division TCF with priority of responding to any Level III threat to the division class III supply point in the vicinity of Metro City, ensuring the uninterrupted flow of class III.