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  Kill G Battle Zone
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  Figure 3-2. Example of AOR (Nonlinear Battlespace)
  3-30. The intent of this method of organizing the battlefield is to preserve as
  much flexibility as possible for subordinate units within the parameters that
  define the aim of the senior commander. An important feature of the basic
  zones in an AOR is the variations in actions that can occur within them in
  the course of a specific offensive operation.
  Disruption Zone
  3-31. In the offense, the disruption zone is that battlespace in which the
  OPFOR seeks to use direct and indirect fires to destroy the integrity of en-
  emy forces and capabilities without decisive engagement. In general, this
  zone is the space between the battle line and the limit of responsibility (LOR). In
  linear operations, it typically begins at what the OPFOR anticipates to be the
  enemy main line of resistance and extends to the LOR. The dimensions of this
  zone are based on OPFOR weapons envelopes and the targets the OPFOR
  wishes to affect. For example, counterreconnaissance activity may draw the at-
  tention of enemy forces and cause them to enter the kill zone of a sophisticated
  ambush (described later in this chapter) executed by long-range precision fires.
  3-32. The OSC disruption zone may be the aggregate of the disruption zones
  of subordinates, such as division and brigade tactical groups (DTGs and
  BTGs). However, assets directly controlled by the OSC could also operate
  throughout the OSC disruption zone. In that case, each subordinate would be
  responsible for a portion of the OSC disruption zone, and that portion would
  constitute the subordinate’s disruption zone within its own AOR. In other