text: ADA Platoon
  forces. These reports identify the operational status and availability of the platoon’s major items of
  equipment, with a focus on those items required to conduct engagements.
  FORCE OPERATIONS
  9-25. Operation plans are usually prepared by the parent battery prior to mission initiation. Once employed,
  the platoon leader may be responsible for developing changes, METT-TC dependent (for example, an
  Avenger platoon assigned a new mission of defending a river crossing site).
  9-26. One platoon is generally allocated in defense of an asset. More may be allocated dependent upon
  METT-TC factors, such as the size, dispersion, and criticality of the asset; anticipated threat types and
  quantities; and available ADA forces.
  9-27. The SHORAD platoon deploys as part of an ADA task force or with its parent battery. The platoon
  fights as part of an ADA task force/task-organized battery or as a separate organization.
  9-28. When placed in support of a maneuver unit, the Avenger platoon leader coordinates the operation plan
  with the supported unit commander. If assigned to an ADA task force or ADA task-organized battery, the
  platoon leader builds the plan in synchronization with that of the task force or battery.
  9-29. When deployed to a base or semi-fixed location, the SHORAD platoon is integrated into that location’s
  overall security plan. The platoon provides its own defense with augmentation by security elements to protect
  against ground assaults. When supporting a maneuver element, the platoon must rely on that force for security
  while moving and in static positions.
  9-30. Since C-RAM units are most likely positioned on a fixed base or installation due to the limited mobility
  of the LPWS, C-RAM platoon operation plans and orders are developed by its parent battery and controlling
  AMD element on that asset in coordination with the base or installation commander. The C-RAM platoon
  leader advises the AMD element and the base/installation commander of the best positions for the guns given
  the projected threat.
  9-31. The method of employment for a SHORAD platoon varies based on the threat and the defended asset.
  Placement of the sensors and launchers must maximize coverage of the designated asset. The AMDWSs in
  Avenger and C-RAM units, with automated battle management aids, provide platoon leaders the best
  positional options for the defense.
  9-32. Sensors must be carefully placed to ensure optimal surveillance of the area. Their positioning is
  generally the first consideration in establishing a defense. Sentinels have a 360-degree capability to detect
  and classify aerial threats. LCMRs provide 360-degree detection of RAM threats. They aid in the
  identification of targets with small radar cross sections and small electronic signatures, traveling at low
  speeds and altitudes. Identification can be supplemented by data from networked sensors accessed via
  FAAD/C-RAM C2. The FAAD/C-RAM C2 architecture allows fire control operators to correlate track data
  from multiple AMD sensors into a composite air picture provided by the track report correlation technique.
  The supplementary data provided by other AMD sensors is especially useful to SHORAD platoons during
  potential rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft engagements as it serves to further mitigate the risk of fratricide.
  9-33. Sentinel may be employed as a separate component in the area of operations, providing low-altitude
  coverage of areas that may be masked to other AMD sensors. When so employed, it requires site protection.
  When developing the sensor plan, leaders must take into account the threat’s ability to detect radar emissions
  and build survivability moves and emplacement locations beyond artillery engagement ranges when possible.
  Security of these assets must be balanced with the ability to provide early warning to the force.
  9-34. In defense of static assets, the SHORAD platoon leader uses the ADA employment tenets to position
  launchers in accordance with METT-TC. The Avenger platoon leader stresses mutual support, or overlapping
  coverage when possible, to enhance engagement opportunities. If fixed-wing aircraft are considered to be a
  major threat, the platoon may weight coverage to the most likely air avenue(s) of approach. The C-RAM
  platoon leader positions the LPWS launchers in pairs with mutual support if possible, or overlapping fires
  between pairs as a minimum, for RAM engagements given the relatively short range of the LPWS.
  9-35. During deployments with maneuver units, Avenger platoons are generally positioned forward and to
  the flanks. Avenger can launch a missile or fire its .50-caliber machine gun on the move. Defenses are