1963 US Army Vietnam War Armor Operations ... - Survival Books

WWW.SURVIVALEBOOKS.COMAPPENDIX XIVORGANIC FIRE SUPPORTSection I. GENERALi. General the majority of the parent unit. The parentThe armored division combat maneuver bat- unit commander retains control of fires, movetalionssupport the scheme of maneuver with ment, and supplies.fires from organic weapons. The organic weaponsconsidered are-4. Direct Support (DS)Weapon Unit a. Direct support entails establishment of4.2-inch mortar _____ Tank and Mech Inf Bn, and communication with the supported unit; dis-Armd Cav Plat.patch of forward observers when applicable;Davy Crockett-_________Tank and Mech Inf Bn, and advising on employment; fire planning; andArmd Cav Sqdn.81-mm mortar-__________ Mech Rifle Codisplacement to conform to the plans of theantitank guided missile Mech Inf Bn supported commander.(ATGM).106-mm recoilless rifle ----Mech Rifle Cob. When observers are not a part of the organicfire support unit TOE, the weaponsFor information concerning weapons organic leader must position his weapons to provideto the armored cavalry squadron see FM 17- the most effective support.86.2. Tactical Missions for Organic Weapons 5. SupportTactical missions must be assigned organic When organic fire support means of a comfiresupport weapons of armor units in the bat maneuver battalion are attached to a subsamemanner as tactical missions are assigned ordinate unit, a mission of "support" will gentoartillery units. Tactical missions for fire erally be assigned by the commander receivingsupport weapons organic to armor units are the attachment. This is a mission-type order,generally support, direct support, and support. permitting the organic fire support weaponsleader to employ his weapons to best support3. General Support (GS) the overall plan of operation of the unit toGeneral support is the mission of supporting which attached.Section II. THE MORTAR AND DAVY CROCKETT PLATOON7. General 8. Missions and CapabilitiesThis section and sections III and IV discuss a. Mission. The platoon furnishes close andthe general composition, missions, capabilities, continuous indirect-fire support to its parentand tactical employment of the mortar and battalion.Davy Crockett (DC) platoon organic to the b. Capabilities.headquarters company of the tank battalion, (1) Delivery of a heavy volume of highand the mechanized infantry battalion.explosive ammunition on area or pointtargets.288 AGco si9A