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  Deliver
  7-55. Timely, accurate delivery is the culmination of synchronization of
  fire support. The delivery is rapidly executed by having designated attack
  systems respond to the maneuver commander’s guidance when the HPTs are
  observed.
  Assess
  7-56. Following the attack of the target, the RISTA assets are cued to deter-
  mine if the target has been defeated in accordance with the established target
  damage criteria. If it is determined that the target damage criteria are not
  achieved, delivery assets re-engage the target until the desired target dam-
  age has been achieved.
  METHODS OF FIRE
  7-57. Critical to the success of OPFOR operations is the ability to plan, de-
  tect, deliver, and assess fire (in accordance with the commander’s target
  damage criteria) against enemy C2 and RISTA and weapons systems
  throughout the AOR. The focus is a systems warfare approach to combat,
  where the objective of the combat action is to deny the enemy’s combat sys-
  tem its synergistic capabilities. Thus, the OPFOR is able to compel enemy
  forces into multiple and rapid tactical transitions and to create opportunity
  by keeping them off balance, breaking their momentum, and slowing
  movement. The OPFOR uses various types of fires against the enemy. The
  methods of fire may have different purposes in the offense and defense.
  FIRE SUPPORT TO A STRIKE
  7-58. At the operational level, a strike involves the employment of a combina-
  tion of strategic- and operational-level RISTA systems with fire support, SPF,
  and maneuver forces to conduct precision strike operations that can result in
  a decisive operational victory. The strike can be employed in both defensive
  and offensive operations.
  7-59. Fire support to a strike involves the employment of a wide variety of
  ammunition types (such as standard, course-corrected, advanced, and precision
  munitions) to destroy an enemy formation after typically setting the conditions
  for its destruction through reconnaissance fire. IFC fire support units are as-
  signed interdiction fire missions to support the maneuver component throughout
  the strike. Constituent and dedicated indirect fire support units (allocated to the
  maneuver component) provide close support fire throughout the operation. Thus,
  fire support to a strike incorporates other methods of fire.
  RECONNAISSANCE FIRE
  7-60. Reconnaissance fire is the integration of RISTA, fire control, and weapon
  systems into a closed-loop, automated fire support system that detects,
  identifies, and destroys critical targets in minutes. This integration capability
  normally exists only within an IFC. One reason for this requirement for acceler-
  ated engagement is that high-value targets may expose themselves for only
  fleeting periods. Reconnaissance fire is primarily designed to attack and destroy
  key enemy capabilities and/or set the conditions for a strike (see Chapter 3).