NORTH KOREA COUNTRY HANDBOOK

The supporting artillery unit or artillery group would provide general
support to the maneuver unit by providing rolling barrage or successive
fire concentrations. Long-range artillery and the corps artillery group
would conduct counterbattery fire and fire on command and communication
facilities. When the maneuver unit cannot suppress CFC resistance
with its own firepower, some units from the supporting artillery
units would be attached to provide direct support to the attacking unit.
Fire support in depth during the attack would provide fire for exploitation
units penetrating into the depth of the CFC defense. The artillery
which is in direct support of the penetrating force would have the mission
to continue suppressing CFC resistance and blocking counterattacks
or withdrawals. Accompanying artillery gives priority to
destroying individual enemy weapon positions and conducting suppressive
fire. Missions for long-range artillery are to conduct counterbattery
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