text: Landing Plan
  FIRESUPPORTASSETS
  5-47. Fire support assets can perform a variety of missions in support of the airborne assault. The
  followingareexamplesofstandardmissionsarrangedbytypeofasset.
  Joint AirSupport
  5-48. Joint air support, preplanned and immediate, provides air interdiction and close air support to an
  airborneoperation.Typesofsupportinclude:
  (cid:122) Airinterdictionpre-assaultfireswithintheobjectiveareaandothercriticaltargets.
  (cid:122) Suppressionofenemyairdefenses.
  (cid:122) Electronicwarfare.
  (cid:122) Closeairsupporttotheairborneassaultforce.
  NavalGunFire
  5-49. Naval gun fire, when available and in range, is a reliable, accurate, high-volume source of fire
  support.Navalgunfireprovidesthefollowingtypesofsupport:
  (cid:122) Pre-assaultfiresoftheobjectiveareaandothercriticaltargets.
  (cid:122) Suppressionofenemyairdefenses.
  (cid:122) Directsupportandgeneralsupportofforcesincontact.
  (cid:122) Interdiction(landandsea).
  Field Artillery
  5-50. Artilleryoflinkupforceswithinrangecanprovidethefollowingsupport:
  (cid:122) Interdictionfires.
  (cid:122) Suppressionofenemyairdefensefires.
  (cid:122) Counterfire.
  (cid:122) Firestomaneuverunits.
  ArmyAviation
  5-51. Army aviation can conduct close combat attack when the intermediate staging base or forward
  stagingbase is withinrange or whena secure airfield permitsairland and buildup of Armyaviation that is
  transportedinUSAFairliftaircraft.Theycansupport—
  (cid:122) Interdiction of enemy reaction forces, especially mechanized forces with accurate, long-range
  antitankfires.
  (cid:122) Seizureofassaultobjectiveswithrocketfireandgunfire.
  (cid:122) Reconnaissanceandsurveillancetaskswithinandbeyondthesecurityarea.
  FIRE SUPPORT CONSIDERATIONS
  5-52. Fire support planning relies on careful, thorough planning based on fire support principles designed
  tosupportmaneuver.Firesupportconsiderationsincludethefollowing.
  UNITYOFCONTROLANDCONTINUOUSLIAISON
  5-53. Unity of control may be met through the establishment of joint headquarters (such as a joint task
  force) to include a joint operations center or other higher headquarters, which is responsible for
  coordinatingfire support to the maneuver commander. Liaison, especiallybetween Army and USAF units,
  is necessary at all echelons down to battalion/squadron level. It must be supported with adequate
  communications to facilitate command and to control lateral dissemination of information and
  coordination. Joint agreements, memorandums ofunderstanding, standard operatingprocedures, and signal
  operating instructions all facilitate this effort. Example, each assault battalion and ABN IBCT must have
  attachedtacticalaircontrolparty(TACP)andnavalgunfirelineofsight,ifnavalgunfireisavailable.