VOLUME I Multinational Maritime Tactical Instructions and Procedures

MTP 1(D), Vol. I
6270 PICTURE COMPILATION AND WEAPON EMPLOYMENT
a The required product of the picture compilation process is a recognized picture that forms the
basis for tactical decisionmaking, including weapon employment.
b. In general, weapon employment will only be considered on contacts which constitute a threat to
friendly forces and therefore should be identified as hostile.
(1) However, the identity hostile does not necessarily mean that the OTC has evaluated the contact
to form so great a threat that weapon employment is justified. On the other hand, in some situations
weapon employment may be authorized on contacts with a non-hostile identity.
(2) NOT RELEASABLE
(3) NOT RELEASABLE
c. The OTC and warfare commanders are to specify all these requirements and considerations in the
respective general and warfare instructions in order to make sure to all subordinates what the weapon
employment policy is. Usually this will result in differences among warfare areas; (e.g., different
identification criteria, recognition (confidence levels), and weapon release criteria).
6280 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
a. Picture Compilation. All actions and activities aimed at compiling a plot.
b. Detection. The discovery of the presence of a contact or contact related data.
c. Localization. The determination of positional information and the movements of a contact.
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