FM 6-20-20: Fire Support at Battalion Task Force and below

FM 6-20-20 Fire Support at Battalion Task Force and below

FM 6-20-20

Fire Support at Battalion Task Force and below

Army · FM · Dec 1991 · 168 pages

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TO FIRE SUPPORT SECTION FIELD ARTILLERY MISSIONS 4-1. ROLES OF FIELD ARTILLERY a. Close Support. Close support fires are fires used to engage enemy troops, weapons, or positions that are threatening the supported force. Close support expands battlefield depth, erodes enemy forces, and inflicts damage well beyond direct fire ranges. b. Attack at Depth (Interdiction). Artillery fires that attack at depth are used to delay and destroy enemy forces that, because of range limitations or intervening terrain, cannot fire their primary weapon systems on friendly forces. Targets include first-echelon forces not participating in the direct battle and follow-on echelons. Attacking at depth creates "windows" for friendly unit offensive maneuver. c. Counterfires.

DesignationFM 6-20-20

EditionDec 1991

StatusSuperseded

Pages168

FunctionFires

EchelonBattalion

CollectionRecent Archive

Public domain (U.S. Government work)

References 14

TC 6-40ANot in the Vault
TC 6-40Not in the Vault
ATP 45Not in the Vault
TC 640ANot in the Vault