US Army Table of Organization and Equipment


	
	  1 OCTOBER 1997
                                                      HEAVY DIVISION ARTILLERY

                                 DESIGNATION:  ----- ARMORED DIVISION ARTILLERY
                                               ----- INFANTRY DIVISION (MECH) ARTILLERY
                                               TOE 06300A100, WHEN ORGANIC TO AN ARMORED DIVISION
                                               TOE 06300A200, WHEN ORGANIC TO A MECHANIZED DIVISION
1.  MISSION.  TO PROVIDE FIELD ARTILLERY FIRE SUPPORT FOR A
HEAVY DIVISION, TOE 87000L.

2.  ASSIGNMENT.  ORGANIC TO A HEAVY DIVISION, TOE 87000L.

3.  CAPABILITIES.

    A.  AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:

        (1)  CONVENTIONAL FIRES AS DIRECTED.

        (2)  FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS (FSE) TO THE DIVISION'S
TACTICAL AND MAIN COMMAND POSTS.

        (3)  TARGET LOCATION BY MEANS OF GROUND/AIR
OBSERVATION AND WEAPONS LOCATING RADAR.

        (4)  FSE AND FIRE SUPPORT TEAMS (FIST) TO DESIGNATED
MANEUVER AND AVIATION ELEMENTS OF THE DIVISION AND LIAISON
SECTIONS AS REQUIRED.

        (5)  SURVEY CONTROL FOR THE DIVISION.

        (6)  METEOROLOGICAL DATA FOR:

             (A)  ORGANIC AND ATTACHED FIELD ARTILLERY UNITS.

             (B)  DIVISIONAL UNITS FOR FALLOUT PREDICTION.

             (C)  U.S. AIR FORCE AIR WEATHER SERVICE.

    B.  THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE FOR
REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%, FROM
APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2 TO APPROXIMATELY 80% FOR
LEVEL 3.

    C.  THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO A TYPE B ORGANIZATION.

    D.  THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVELS 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR 220-1,
UNIT STATUS REPORTING.

    E.  THE AUTHORIZATIONS OF BRIGADE AND BATTALION FSE
AND FIST MAY REQUIRE MODIFICATION BY THE MTOE PROPONENT
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 71-32 DEPENDING UPON THE TYPE AND MIX
OF MANEUVER ELEMENTS ORGANIC TO THE PARENT UNIT.

    F.  INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT MEDICAL
PERSONNEL AND THE CHAPLAIN, CAN ASSIST IN THE COORDINATED
DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.

    G.  THIS UNIT PERFORMS UNIT MAINTENANCE ON ALL ORGANIC
EQUIPMENT EXCEPT COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) EQUIPMENT.

    H.  THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE
DIVISION OR CORPS FOR LEGAL, FINANCE, AND PERSONNEL AND
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

4.  BASIS OF ALLOCATION.  ONE PER HEAVY DIVISION, TOE 87000L.

5.  CATEGORY.  THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY I UNIT.
(FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 310-25.)

6.  MOBILITY.  FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL COMPONENTS
OF THIS UNIT, SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF THE RESPECTIVE
TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LISTED AS PARAGRAPHS
IN SECTION II OF THIS TOE.

7.  DOCTRINE.  THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT:

    FM 6-2, FIELD ARTILLERY SURVEY
    FM 6-15, FIELD ARTILLERY METEOROLOGY
    FM 6-20, FIRE SUPPORT IN THE AIRLAND BATTLE
    FM 6-20-1, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
       FIELD ARTILLERY CANNON BATTALION
    FM 6-20-2, DIVISION ARTILLERY, FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE,
       AND FIELD ARTILLERY SECTION (CORPS)
    FM 6-20-3, FIRE SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN BRIGADE SIZED
       UNITS
    FM 6-20-30, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR
       FIRE SUPPORT FOR CORPS AND DIVISION OPERATIONS
    FM 6-30, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR
       OBSERVED FIRE
    FM 6-121, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR FIELD
       ARTILLERY TARGET ACQUISITION
    FM 8-35, EVACUATION OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED
    FM 9-13, AMMUNITION HANDBOOK
    FM 11-50, COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS WITHIN THE DIVISION
       (HEAVY AND LIGHT)
    FM 100-5, OPERATIONS
    FM 100-50, OPERATIONS FOR NUCLEAR-CAPABLE UNITS
    FM 101-5, STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS



















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