Standard symbols are used in the preparation of maps, charts, and overlays to identify targets by type. For contingency units, the system is OPORD-dependent. The target numbering system in effect within your unit should be a part of the unit SOP, when possible. NOTE: If additional numbers are needed, company FSOs get them from the battalion FSO. Field artillery CPs assign blocks from 0001 through 7000 as needed.Ī battalion- or squadron-size element with a block of numbers may suballocate numbers as shown below. Also, second-letter designators are made for corps artillery CPs, corps FS cells, div arty CPs, and division FS cells.īlocks of numbers are assigned by those headquarters having two assigned letters. The second letter is assigned by corps down to brigade level. Letters assigned to each nation may be reused as long as adjacent corps of that nation do not share the same letter. A corps may be assigned more than one letter. The first letter of the two-letter group designates a particular nation or a corps associated with a particular nation.Įach Army headquarters allocates a first letter to its corps. That analysis is guided by the commander's attack guidance and other factors such as nature of the target and munitions available. If a target is selected for attack, the most appropriate means (nuclear, chemical, or conventional), as determined by target analysis, will be used to attack the target. A target should be assigned a number when it is received at a fire planning agency. Normally, nuclear targets are not assigned a special block of target numbers. This numbering system is used for each corps-size force. Target designators consist of two letters followed by four numerals for example, CB3002. To designate nonnuclear targets for fire support operations, the Army adheres to the provisions of STANAG 2147 and QSTAG 221. This paragraph implements STANAG 2147, Edition 4, and QSTAG 221, Edition 2. Final protective fires are desperation fires. They are designed to create a final barrier of steel that keeps the enemy from moving across defensive lines. Final protective fires are a special set of priority targets. Two priority targets may be assigned to an 81-mm mortar platoon - one per section.įinal Protective Fires. FSOs should note that they can get as many as three priority targets from a six-gun battery or four priority targets from an eight-gun battery. When not engaged in fire missions, firing units lay on priority targets. He also gives specific guidance as to when the targets will become priority, the munitions to use, the accuracy required, and the desired effects. Priority targets are designated by the maneuver commander. A priority target is a target the attack of which, when requested, takes priority over all other requests. The on-call target requires less reaction time than a target of opportunity. An on-call target is a planned target which has not been scheduled for attack at a specific time but which may be attacked when requested. This time may be related to an H-hour or to another time reference. A scheduled target is a planned target that will be attacked at a specific time. Planned targets may be further subdivided into scheduled, on-call, and priority targets. The degree of prearrangement varies, but some prior coordination or action has been done to facilitate its engagement. Planned TargetĪ planned target is a target upon which fires are prearranged. Target of OpportunityĪ target of opportunity is a target that appears during combat and against which no attack has been prearranged. A target is personnel, materiel, or a piece of terrain that is designated and numbered for future reference and/or attack. The term target is the most fundamental term used in fire support planning. This appendix implements portions of STANAG 2031, Edition 5, and QSTAG 515, Edition 1.
APPENDIX D FIRE PLANNING TERMS, SYMBOLS, SCHEDULES, AND TOOLS
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