FM 3-01.85: Patriot Battalion and Battery Operations - BITS

Patriot Battalion Planning
3-65. If time permits, the battalion XO will review the results of the wargaming
prior to moving on to defense design assessment, and COA
comparison. The war game brief will consist of—
DEFENSE DESIGN ASSESSMENT
Higher headquarters mission/intent, and deception plan (if any).
Updated IPB.
Enemy COAs and friendly COAs war-gamed.
Assumptions.
War game technique/recording method used.
3-66. After the initial defense designs are completed, planners can use the
TCS to analyze the COAs and display the results in terms of targets detected,
engaged, and killed. To accomplish this, planners need to:
Input the defense design based on the anticipated mission threat
COA. Inputs include threat origin, velocity, altitude, TM/ARM/CM
type, aircraft type, intended target, and approximate arrival time of
the enemy.
Run the TPW so that it executes the defense design and displays the
threat targets in ICC symbology. The system generates and displays
detection, missile fly-out, and engagement information. Results are
then saved to the hard drive.
Display the results on the monitor (or hard copy printout). The
results are expressed in terms of targets detected, targets engaged,
and targets killed (by FU and battalion totals). Also shown are TBMs
engaged above the established keep-out altitude.
3-67. Planners can use the TCS to assess TBM and air defense designs
against a variety of threat COAs, or assess a variety of TBM or air defense
designs against a given threat COA. After all defense designs are completed,
a fragmentation order may need to be issued to cover new information that
has been gathered.
COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON (STEP 5)
3-68. The staff compares the results of war-gaming using criteria from step 3
and step 4 against established criteria to determine the preferred COA. The
TCS is used for analysis of the advantages and disadvantages for each COA.
This comparison is often made with the aid of a decision matrix, which uses
evaluation criteria to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of each COA. The
staff identifies the preferred COA and recommends that COA to the
commander. If the staff cannot decide, then the battalion XO chooses the
COA to recommend at the briefing. The commander’s decision briefing
includes—
Intent of higher headquarters (1 and 2 levels up).
Restated mission and status of own forces.
Updated IPB.
Each COA and war game result (to include assumptions, results,
advantages, disadvantages, and the decision matrix) ran by the TCS.
3-17