text: Development of Essential Fire Support and Essential Field Artillery Tasks
  Table A-7. Example of an essential field artillery task
  Phase: II (Attack)
  TASK: Destroy/Neutralize/Suppress/Degrade/Disrupt/Delay (QUANTIFY #/%) on FORMATION IVO LOCATION AT
  TRIGGER/TIME IN SUPPORT OF MANEUVER/SUPPORTED COMMANDERS TASK.
  • EFAT 1: Destroy 30% of 19th FAB/ 11th IN BDE Medium Artillery (6/18 x 2S19 and 2/6 x 2A36/ 2A65) and
  counter BTRY radars (2/4 x IL 220s) IVO TAI XX NLT H-4hrs IN SUPPORT OF 1-1 BN seizure of OBJ Bronze.
  • EFAT 2: Suppress 2/2 ZSU IVO Hill 509 from H-4min to H+4min ISO 2-2BN air assault on OBJ Silver
  PURPOSE: State the supported/ maneuver commander quantifiable task and desired end state for the targeted enemy
  formation/function/capability.
  Priority 1: Enable 1-1 BNs attack to seize OBJ Bronze with 80% or greater combat power; 11th BTG unable to defend
  OBJ Bronze.
  Priority 2: ZSUs unable to effectively engage RW assets; min force 7/9 RW chalks successfully arrive LZ
  METHOD: Primary CF BTRY is Bravo BTRY, BTRY 9 HE or BTRY 3 DPICM. B BTRY remains in PAA 3 during this
  phase to ensure 2/3rds range at 5H beyond OBJ Bronze; Alternate PAA is PAA 2. Alternate CF BTRY is Charlie
  BTRY from PAA 4; Alternate PAA is PAA 5.
  Primary BTRY for targets for dynamic engagement is Alpha BTRY, BTRY 9 HE or BTRY 3 DPICM for PLT sized
  elements and larger. Alpha moves from PAA 2 to PAA 5 as 1-1 BN crosses PL Ironwood in order to maintain a
  minimum of 2 launchers available to range on OBJ Bronze. Suppression missions are BTRY 3 HE or BTRY 1 DPICM
  or duration as required. The Alternate dynamic target BTRY is Charlie BTRY in position at PAA 4 during this phase;
  Alternate is PAA 7.
  EFFECTS:
  MOP: A measure of performance is used to measure a friendly action that is tied to measuring task accomplishment
  (JP 3-0). “Are we accomplishing tasks to standard?”-(Adjudication Tables)
  • MOP 1: Enemy ARTY engaged within 8 mins of a counter-battery radar accusation and shoot back criteria met
  from TSS. Enemy ARTY engaged upon positive identification of stationary ARTY / MRL PLT or higher
  • MOP2: 8 Min sustained rate of fire 155MM HE/VT during air assault. PLT survivability as required in PAA.
  • MOE: A measure of effectiveness is used to measure changes in system behavior, capability, or operational
  environment that is tied to measuring the attainment of an end state, achievement of an objective, or creation of
  an effect (JP 3-0) “Are we creating the effect(s) or conditions in the OE that we desire?”
  • MOE 1: BDA: 4/19 x 2S19 fire power kill, 2/6 2A36 fire power kill, 1/4 1 launcher 220 NMC 1/4 1 launcher 220
  immobile, radar still FMC: Repeat criteria met.
  • MOE2: 1X ZSU conducted survivability move and unable to engage, 1X UH-60 engaged conducted emergency
  landing on LZ.
  ARTY – artillery, BDA – battle damage assessment, BN – battalion, BTG – battalion tactical group, BTRY – battery,
  BDE – brigade, CF – counterfire, DPICM – dual purpose improved conventional munition, EFAT – essential field
  artillery task, FMC – fully mission capable, H – hour, HE – high explosive, IN – infantry, IVO – in vicinity of, LZ –
  landing zone, MIN – minutes, MOE – measure of effectiveness, MOP – measure of performance, MRL – multiple
  rocket launcher, NLT – no later than, NMC – non-mission capable, OBJ – objective, OE – operational environment,
  PAA – position area for artillery, PL – phase line, PLT – platoon, RW – rotary wing, TAI – target area of interest, TSS –
  target selection standards, UH – utility helicopter, VT – variable time, ZSU -- Zenitnaya Samokhodnava Ustanovha
  (Soviet self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system)