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<strong>Artillery</strong> <strong>Operations</strong> ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 9-11<br />
M813/923 Prime Mover 1<br />
M813/923 Ammunition Truck 2<br />
Planning Ammunition Resupply<br />
● Rate and quantity of consumption.<br />
● Road network and distance from battery positions<br />
to the source of supply.<br />
● Tactical situation.<br />
● Available vehicles, aircraft, personnel and material<br />
handling equipment (MHE).<br />
● Availability of external or organic resources.<br />
Ammunition Management Measures<br />
Ammunition management requires careful planning<br />
and coordination by the MAGTF, artillery, infantry,<br />
and CSSE commanders and their staffs.<br />
The tactical commander establishes a controlled<br />
supply rate (CSR) to govern maximum consumption<br />
of available supplies for a specified time or<br />
situation. Units allowed to exceed their CSR<br />
results in cutbacks for other units unless additional<br />
CSR is obtained from a higher command.<br />
Approval of CSR increases by a higher command<br />
can be waived in emergencies.<br />
Expenditure limits placed on the type of fires or<br />
expenditure rates used during a particular phase of<br />
the operation identify suitable levels and prevent<br />
waste. The following are examples of limiting<br />
Table 9-9. Ammunition-Carrying Capacities.<br />
Vehicle Caliber Projectiles Propellants<br />
155mm 48 48<br />
155mm 96 336 (GB)<br />
180 (WB)<br />
120 (RB & M119)<br />
M105A2 Ammunition Trailer 155mm 24 112 (GB)<br />
60 (WB)<br />
40 (RB & M119)<br />
1. Combat loaded. May be reduced by safety restrictions (net explosive weight) and vehicle load plan.<br />
2. M813/923 will be replaced by Mk923 MTVR. Mk923 has same bed dimensions.<br />
NOTES:<br />
Based on pure loads and single-type items (e.g., GB propellant) on skid.<br />
Based on cross-country capacities. Data may be reduced by road conditions and vehicle hardening requirements.<br />
Based on high explosive projectiles.<br />
Packing dimensions for ammunition contained in appendix E.<br />
ammunition expenditures and the responsible<br />
command level:<br />
● Harassing and interdiction fires (established at<br />
MAGTF and division levels).<br />
● Counterfires in conjunction with the establishment<br />
of attack guidance (established at<br />
MAGTF and division levels).<br />
● During a particular phase of the operation<br />
(established at division and regiment levels).<br />
● Preparation fires (established at any level<br />
planning preparation fires).<br />
● In suppression missions (established at any<br />
level planning a suppression mission).<br />
● Providing attack guidance to identify priority<br />
and method of engagement by type, and prohibit<br />
attack of certain types of targets (established at<br />
all levels).<br />
Maintaining an accurate ammunition status is<br />
important in planning and establishing a responsive<br />
ammunition resupply system. An artillery unit’s<br />
accurate recordkeeping identifies shortages before<br />
they become critical. Ammunition status reporting<br />
aids in establishing resupply priorities and forecasting<br />
subsequent consumption. Each echelon’s<br />
ammunition recordkeeping procedures must be<br />
identified in planning if not contained in unit SOP.
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