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(3) (U) Aerial fire support observer reports targets to the controlling
headquarters COC.
(4) (U) DS battalions report targeting data to the regiment COC.
(5) (U) Any violations of CFZ or CFFZs will be sent directly from the
radar to the associated artillery battalion.
c. (U) Visual Observation. This subparagraph includes ground and air
observation. Ground observation is covered in Enclosure 1 to the target
acquisition tab, which is the consolidated visibility diagram. Air observation
should include UAV assets attached or in support of the operation.
d. (U) Radar. This subparagraph deals with the missions and C2 relationships
assigned to the fire finder radars. Radars may be attached to artillery battalion
headquarters or higher artillery headquarters. The attached radar assumes the
mission of the supported unit; e.g., DS or GS.
(1) (U) An example mission for an AN/TPQ-46A Team might be
as follows:
(U) AN/TPQ-46A Team 1, HQ Btry 10th Mar; Mission:
Attached to 1st Bn 10th Mar. (DS). (See radar deployment order,
Exhibit 3.)
a. (U) Coordination. This subparagraph covers information that is not
addressed in the unit SOP. As a minimum, it should contain the following:
(1) (U) The requirement for the supported DS battalion to report its
radar locations and sectors of search to the regiment TPC.
(2) (U) Cueing guidance assigned.
(3) (U) Common sensor boundary. Fire finder radars sharing or having
overlapping search sectors need to be identified. Consideration must then
be given to establishing a CSB. A CSB is indicated by a series of grid
coordinates to define its location.
(4) (U) Coordination for communications nets and relays, if required.
(5) (U) Additional coordination for met, survey and security, if required.
4. (U) Service Support. This paragraph lists additional service support
requirements as required. It may refer to the service support annex.
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