text: Exploitation
  supporting range of the rest of the force. Generally, commanders prevent a force conducting an exploitation
  to move outside of supporting distance of the main body. Determining the supporting distance requires some
  knowledge of the enemy force’s remaining capabilities. Generally, units approach exploitation planning with
  a sense of guarded optimism. It is an excellent opportunity to shatter enemy cohesion and exploit a position
  of relative advantage over enemy forces. However, units cannot allow enemy forces to draw their exploiting
  force into a salient where it is subject to defeat in detail by an enemy counterattack.
  6-22. An exploitation may take the form of a movement to contact with a series of hasty attacks.
  Commanders usually issue a series of fragmentary orders that designate—
  * Movement formation.
  * The unit positions.
  * Required modifications to task organization.
  * Bypass criteria.
  * Revised or new control measures that assist with the maneuver.
  6-23. Forces conducting exploitation normally maneuver on a wide front and on at least two axes. The forces
  on each axis are capable of independent action, depending on the mobility of the force, the road network, and
  other aspects of the terrain. In some cases, rather than assigning subordinates their own assigned areas,
  commanders may designate a movement formation for the entire unit to concentrate all combat power against
  a specific enemy element. (See Chapter 2 for more information on movement formations.)
  6-24. The fire support plan includes allocating support for meeting engagements or hasty attacks that occur
  during the exploitation. The fire support coordinator plans targets beyond the projected locations of the
  exploiting maneuver forces to shield those forces from enemy counterattacks. The fire support coordinator
  then addresses how to provide fire support to the force in its movement to the LOA and targets locations
  beyond the LOA to disrupt enemy LOCs.
  6-25. Units plan for fires displacement as an integral part of an exploitation. Indirect fire assets must displace
  at a faster pace than during normal offensive actions while maintaining the capability to provide accurate and
  lethal fires. Units plan on subordinate forces using less ammunition during an exploitation than in an attack
  because retrograding enemy forces are normally not in prepared positions. Units also consider requesting
  close air support in an exploitation, especially to support those forces moving beyond the supporting range
  of the main body. There may be an increase in risk if enemy forces retreat into an integrated air defense
  network. Army aviation and joint aircraft can help identify and track high-payoff targets forward of the
  exploiting force.
  6-26. Commanders anticipate the exploitation and ensure that the sustainment plan supports the force all the
  way to the LOA. Planning for sustainment in the exploitation includes designating—
  * Future MSRs.
  * Logistics release points.
  * Maintenance collection points.
  * Casualty collection points.
  * Medical treatment facilities.
  * Ambulance exchange points.
  * Prisoner of war collection points.
  6-27. Functional and multifunctional sustainment arrangements must remain flexible during exploitation
  operations. Units can attach functional and multifunctional sustainment units to exploiting maneuver forces.
  This changes the normal support relationship between the two forces to a command relationship for the
  duration of the operation. Alternatively, supporting sustainment assets can follow an exploiting force in an
  echeloned manner along MSRs. Transportation and supplies to sustain the force become more complicated
  as an exploitation progresses. Sustainment units must accompany the force with enough fuel, spare parts,
  ammunition, and so on, to prevent culmination. Supply lines become a challenge during the exploitation as
  routes degrade and the conduct of route and convoy security can occur.
  6-28. In sustaining an exploitation, planners primarily focus on petroleum, oil, and lubricants consumption
  and vehicle maintenance. A significant factor is that an exploiting force tends to travel on a broad front,