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Handout #1038

ARTILLERY TACTICAL TASKS

Tactical Answers Calls for Establish Establishes Furnishes Assets Has, as its Has its Fire
Task of Fire in Priority from es Communicati Artillery Moved Zone of Fire Planned by
Liaison on with Tactical and (3) (4)
with Groups Deployed
by (2)
Direct 1.Directly Directly The directly BC to unit HQ. Direct Zone of action Develops own fire
Support supported supported supported FOO party to support of the directly plans in coordination
formation/unit. formation/ manoeuvre each manoeuvre artillery unit supported with directly
(DS) 2. Own Bty Tac Group unit formation/unit sub-unit of the commander formation/unit supported
directly formation/unit
3. Force field artillery supported
HQ (1) formation’s units
Reinforcin 1. Reinforced artillery Reinforced Reinforced No inherent Reinforced Zone of fire of Reinforced artillery
g unit artillery artillery unit requirement artillery unit reinforced unit
(R) 2. Own Bty Tac Groups unit artillery unit
3. Force field artillery
HQ(1)

General 1. Force field artillery Reinforced Reinforced No inherent Force field Zone of action Force field artillery HQ
Support HQ (1) artillery artillery unit requirement artillery HQ of the (1)
Reinforcin 2. Reinforced artillery unit (1) supported
g unit formation

(GSR) 3. Own Bty Tac Groups

General 1. Force field artillery No No inherent No inherent Force field Zone of action Force field artillery HQ
Support HQ (1) and target inherent requirement requirement artillery HQ of the (1)
acquisition artillery requireme (1) supported
(GS) nt formation
2. Own Bty Tac Groups

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Notes

1. Force Artillery HQ or Higher Artillery HQ.

2. Brigade G3 staff must be consulted before gun groups are moved within, into or across their brigade boundaries. The DS artillery CO is responsible for this coordination.

3. Zone of Action – A tactical subdivision of a larger area, the responsibility of which is assigned to a tactical unit (AAP-6).

4. Zone of Fire – An area which covers and may extend beyond the supported formation/unit’s zone of action.

5. Any modification(s) to any of the above conditions will result in a “non standard task”.

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