Indirect Fire Weapons


EXFOR Special Text Headquarters

No. 6-20-30 United States Army Field Artillery School

Fort Sill, Oklahoma 73503, XXXX 1998

Fire Support for Digitized Division Operations

Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures

 

COVER

 

Contents

Page

PREFACE…………………………………………………………………………………….. iii

Chapter 1 FORCE XXI DIVISION ARTILLERY…………………………………………………….. 1-1

The Force XXI Division

Division Artillery

Chapter 2 COMMAND AND CONTROL…………………………………………………………….. 2-1

General

Battlefield Visualization

Command and Control

Army Battle Command System

The Division Command Post

The Division Artillery Command Post

Chapter 3 HOW THE DIGITIZED DIVISION FIGHTS WITH FIRES……………………………… 3-1

Targeting

Counterfire

Suppression of Enemy Air Defense

Penetration Box

Shaping and Decisive Operations

Capabilities and Challenges

Chapter 4 OPERATIONAL CONCEPTS…………………………………………………………….. 4-1

Combined Arms Task Force

Sensor to Shooter

Combined Arms Ambush

Chapter 5 OPERATIONS WITH A NON-DIGITAL UNIT………………………………………….. 5-1

Liaison

Communications Between AFATDS and Non-Digital Units

Communications Between AFATDS and IFSAS (Or LTACFIRE) Units

Appendix A EXFOR DIVISION FIRE SUPPORT…………………………………………………….. A-1

Fire Support Systems

Munitions

Glossary ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS…………………………………………. Glossary-1