3RD BCT, 3ID (M) LIGHTHORSE GUNNERY TACTICAL FRAGO SCOUT TABLE X

SCENARIO: YOU AND YOUR SECTION HAVE BEEN OCCUPYING A HOMESTEAD OP VICINITY CP1 FOR 8 HOURS IN SUPPORT OF YOUR PLATOONS SCREEN MISSION ALONG PL PATTON WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR ASIPS CRACKLE AS IT COMES TO LIFE. NET CALL, THIS IS _____ 1. STAND BY FOR FRAGO--PREPARE TO COPY. ALTHOUGH WE EXPECTED THE ENEMY TO UTILIZE AA1 IN TO SECTOR, THE 2s READ IS THAT THEY MIGHT BE SENDING AN ENVELOPING DETACHMENT TO THE SOUTH ALONG AA2. WE NEED TO GET EYES ON NAI 7 TO CONFIRM OR DENY THAT READ AND SEE IF IT IS FEASIBLE TO MANEUVER A UNIT ALONG RT MUSTANG TO BLOCK ANY FORCES MOVING SOUTH OF THE MAIN DEFENSE. YOU GRAB A PEN AND SCRATCH PAD AND PREPARE TO COPY. OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES YOU COPY ALL OF THE INFORMATION. YOU DISCOVER THAT THE REMAINDER OF THE PLATOONS MISSION HASNT CHANGED. YOUR SECTION HAS BEEN GIVEN A FRAGO BASED ON THE EVOLVING ENEMY SITUATION TO CONDUCT RECONNAISSANCE OF ANOTHER AREA OF OPERATIONS. YOU NEED TO TAKE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN, PREPARE YOUR SECTION AND CREW, AND EXECUTE.

TASK ORGANIZATION: SOP (NO CHANGE) SITUATION: a. ENEMY FORCES. (1) WEATHER AND LIGHT DATA. (NO CHANGE) (2) TERRAIN. YOUR AREA OF OPERATIONS WILL BE THE CACTUS RANGE COMPLEX VICINITY 187885. O: OBSERVATION WITHIN THE AO IS GOOD TO THE WEST AT POINTS BUT ROLLING TERRAIN RESTRICTS DEEP OBSERVATION TO A FEW PLACES. YOUR BEST OBSERVATION TO THE WEST WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AT OP 1, OP 3 AND CP4. OBSERVATION TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH BETWEEN PL PATTON AND BUFFALO IS RESTRICTED TO 200-500M DUE TO DENSE VEGETATION. A: THERE ARE TWO MAIN AVENUES OF APPROACH IN TO THE CACTUS COMPLEX WHEN MOVING FROM WEST TO EAST. THE NORTHERN APPROACH GOES FROM TIR 63 TO 62 TO WHITSON HILL WHILE THE SOUTHERN APPROACH GENERALLY GOES FROM TIR 66 TO THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF WHITSON HILL. K: HILL MASS (188887 VIC CACTUS TOWER), WHITSON HILL (178897) O: HEAVY VEGETATION CONSTITUTES THE PRIMARY OBSTACLE IN SECTOR, HOWEVER INTEL FROM DIV CAV SAYS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THERE MAY BE AN OBSTACLE LEFT FROM A PREVIOUS BATTLE VICINITY CP 3. C: ROLLING TERRAIN PROVIDES COVER FROM DIRECT FIRE IN CERTAIN POSITIONS BUT PROVIDES LITTLE COVER FOR INDIRECT FIRES. CONCEALMENT IS POOR THROUGHOUT THE SECTOR. (3) ENEMY FORCES. b. FRIENDLY FORCES. MISSION: __________________ SCREENS BETWEEN PL MOUNTAIN AND PL HAMMER FROM PL PATTON TO PL BUFFALO NLT ___________ IN ORDER PROVIDE EARLY WARNING ON ENEMY FORCES MOVING IN ZONE AND ATTRIT ENEMY FORCES WITH INDIRECT FIRES. ON ORDER, COLLAPSE SCREEN CONSOLIDATE AT CP 2 AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS. (NO CHANGE) EXECUTION: COMMANDERS INTENT. MY INTENT FOR YOU IN THIS FRAGO IS THAT YOUR SECTION DETERMINE THE TRAFFICABILITY OF ROUTE MUSTANG FOR FRIENDLY FORCES, CONDUCT A HASTY AREA RECONNAISSANCE OF NAI 6 TO DETERMINE IF IT IS SUITABLE AS A DEFENSIVE POSITION FOR A COMPANY SIZED ELEMENT OR LARGER ORIENTED NW. FOCUS: TRAFFICABILITY/OBSTACLES OF ROUTE MUSTANG, DEFENSIBLE TERRAIN WITH GOOD FIELDS OF FIRE ORIENTED NW IN NAI 6. TEMPO: THE TEMPO FOR THIS OPERATION WILL BE RELATIVELY AGGRESSIVE, REMEMBER YOUR FOLLOW-ON FORCES CONSIST OF TANKS AND BRADS AND WE ARE SHORT ON TIME. LOOK FOR MECHANIZED FORCES OR DRTS WITH AT WEAPONS, ELEMENTS OF THE REGIMENTAL RECON WILL PROBABLY BE UTILIZED TO CONFIRM ROUTES FOR THE ENVELOPING DETACHMENT.

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CONCEPT OF THE OPERATION. THIS ROUTE RECON WILL BE CONDUCTED IN 4 PHASES. PHASE 1 WILL BEGIN WITH A PASSAGE OF LINES AT PP1 AND WILL INCLUDE THE RT RECON OF RT MUSTANG. PHASE 2 WILL CONSIST OF AN AREA RECON OF NAI 6 AND INCLUDE ESTABLISHING CONTACT WITH ENEMY FORCES IN NAI 7. PHASE 3 WILL CONSIST OF CONDUCTING SECURITY DRILLS WHILE DISPLACING TO SUBSEQUENT OPS MAINTAINING CONTACT WITH ENEMY FORCES MOVING IN TO SECTOR. PHASE 4 WILL CONSIST OF FRIENDLY MECHANIZED FORCES PASSING FORWARD AT PP1 TO MOVE TO CONTACT ALONG RT MUSTANG. SCHEME OF MANEUVER. (SECTION DISCRETION BUT MUST FOLLOW COMMANDERS INTENT FOR THE OPERATION) (1) FIRES. (a.) CONCEPT OF FIRES. THE ____ MORTAR PLATOON WILL BE IN DIRECT SUPPORT. (b.) INTENT FOR FIRES. DELAY/ATTRIT ENEMY FORCES IN MOVING ALONG AA2 IN TO NAI 7 IN ORDER TO ALLOW MANEUVER TIME FOR REPOSITIONING FRIENDLY FORCES. ASSIST IN BREAKING CONTACT, SUPPRESSING OR DELAYING ENEMY FORCES. PRIORITY OF FIRES. YOUR SECTION HAS PRIORITY OF MORTAR FIRE (c.) SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS. KM1001 IS A PREPLANNED TARGET FOR YOUR USE IN DISPLACING FROM OP2 TO OP3. (d.) ATTACK GUIDANCE. SECTION SIZED ELEMENTS OF MECHANIZED VEHICLES. (2) ENGINEER SUPPORT. (NO CHANGE) TASKS TO MANEUVER UNITS. (1) _____ SECTION. (a.) CONDUCT COORDINATION OF YOUR FORWARD PASSAGE WITH 1-30 AT PP 1. (b.) CONDUCT AGGRESSIVE ROUTE RECON OF RT MUSTANG FROM PP1 TO RP TO DETERMINE TRAFFICABILITY/OBSTACLES FOR A COMPANY SIZED ELEMENT. (c.) CONDUCT HASTY AREA RECON OF NAI 6 TO IDENTIFY A POTENTIAL DEFENSIVE POSITION FOR A COMPANY SIZED MANEUVER ELEMENTS WITH GOOD FIELDS OF FIRE ORIENTED NW TO TIR 63 AND NAI 7. (d.) GAIN CONTACT WITH ENEMY FORCES MOVING IN SECTOR VIC NAI 7 (e.) BE PREPARED TO ENGAGE ENEMY FORCES IN NAI 7 WITH INDIRECT FIRES. (f.) ON ORDER FIRE TARGET KM 1001 TO ASSIST IN YOUR DISPLACEMENT OR DELAY FORCES MOVING IN TO SECTOR TASKS TO COMBAT SUPPORT UNITS. (NO CHANGE) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS (1) CRITERION (a) BYPASS. DO NOT BYPASS ANY MECHANIZED VEHICLES OR DRT TEAMS. IF YOU DISCOVER OBSTACLES ALONG RT MUSTANG, FIND A BYPASS AND REPORT (b) ENGAGEMENT. ENGAGE WHEELED RECON VEHICLES AND DISMOUNTED TROOPS. (c) DISENGAGEMENT. ANY MECHANIZED VEHICLES (d) DISPLACEMENT. MORE THAN 2 TRACKED VEHICLES IDENTIFIED WITHIN 500 M OF PL BUFFALO (2) CCIR (NO CHANGE) (3) ACTIONS ON CONTACT (NO CHANGE) (4) MOPP LEVEL. 0 (5) ADA WARNING/WCS. YELLOW/TIGHT (6) CLEAR ALL CHECK POINTS, EXECUTE ALL PHASE LINES (7) DESIGNATE CCPs IN ROUTE

SERVICE SUPPORT: (NO CHANGE) COMMAND AND SIGNAL: (NO CHANGE)