text: Appendix A
  Table A-4. A completed matrix example for essential fire support tasks (memory aid
  TTLODAC)
  Phase: II Decrease effectiveness of indirect fire on wet gap crossing
  Task (what): Essential Fire Support Task (EFST) 1: Provide counterfire to disrupt the enemy’s ability to place accurate
  indirect fire on wet gap crossing.
  Purpose (why): EFST 1 Purpose 1: Allow the unimpeded crossing of the wet gap.
  Priority of fire: BN mortars to AN/TPQ-Q-50 radar; FA to A Company on-order B Company; CAS to C Company.
  Allocations: A Company 1x FA PLT priority target.
  Positioning guidance: BN mortars occupy mortar firing position 1 not later than H-6.
  Restrictions/FSCMs: ROZ 22 in effect 0600-0900; critical friendly zone 1 in effect; ROZ FALCON in effect 1145-
  1430Z
  FS (T) (T) (L) (O) (D) (A) (C)
  Task Target Trigger Location Observer(s) Delivery Attack Communications
  System(s) Guidance
  EFST 1x 82-mm 0600– Vicinity of Primary: FIST 1 Primary: 105-mm 3 Primary -
  1 mortar 0900Z EV (with joint 1xPLT x volleys AFATDS FH300;
  section; 3 12344567 terminal attack 105-mm high Alternate - BCT
  personnel (TAI 156) controller) explosive/
  Alternate: CAS ALO, FH 570.
  & white or Alternate: CAS (F-16 x 2); variable
  gray (F-16) call sign time; CAS
  pickup Maverick; Q-53 1 x joint
  truck
  direct
  attack
  munition
  EFST KE2000 1200– NAI 20 Primary: Primary: 5 rounds Primary - BN
  1 1400Z A Company 120-mm high Mortar Net
  as Alternate: mortar explosive FH570
  acquired Alternate- Fires
  B Company Alternate:
  Net FH350
  105-mm
  EFST KE2005 1200– NAI 21 Primary: 120-mm 5 rounds Primary - BN
  1 1400Z A Company mortar high mortar net
  as explosive FH570;
  Alternate:
  acquired Alternate - Fires
  B Company
  net FH350
  Notes: none
  AFATDS – Advance Field Artillery Tactical Data System, ALO – air liaison officer, AN/TPQ – Army/Navy (Marine)
  transportable radar special purpose (multipurpose), BCT – brigade combat team, BN – battalion, CAS – close air support,
  EFST – essential fire support task, FH – frequency hopping, FIST – fire support team, mm – millimeter,
  NAI – named area of interest, net – network, PLT – platoon, ROZ – restricted operations zone,
  TAI – target area of interest, Z -- zulu