ENGINEER OFFICER ADVANCED COURSE

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Air Defense Artillery FD6
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TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES
ACTION Describe the organization, capabilities
limitations of Armor/Mech Division ADA units
and the role of ADA in support of Combat
Operations
CONDITIONS Given a Guided discussion in a
classroom environment and Power Point
presentation D4-118.
STANDARD Understand capabilities limitations
of Armor/Mech Division ADA units and the role of
ADA in support of Combat Operations
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SAFETY, RISK, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

• Safety Requirements None
• Risk Assessment Level Low
• Environmental Considerations None

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OUTLINE
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ADA MISSION

• To protect the force and selected geopolitical
  assets from aerial attack, missile attack and
  surveillance.

FM 44-100
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TYPES OF AIR DEFENSE MISSIONS

• ADA of a critical asset.
• Route defense - Prepositioned along a route to
  provide coverage for all assets moving along the
  route.
  
  
  
• Convoy defense - Positioned throughout the
  convoy.
• ADA of a maneuver unit - Requires detailed
  coordination.
  

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AIR DEFENSE MEASURES
Active Air Defense Fighting back is active air
defense Direct action taken to destroy
enemy aerial platforms or reduce their
effectiveness. Commanders
Responsibility Organic Weapons
- Destroy the threat - Force the
threat away from friendly positions -
Force threat to fly higher, ADA can destroy
- Spoil hostile pilots aim as they engage
friendly forces Right of Self
Defense
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AIR DEFENSE MEASURES

• Passive Air Defense
• - All measures other than active defense to
  minimize the effect of hostile air action.
• - Includes the use of camouflage and
  concealment.
• - Damage Limiting
• - Dispersion
• - Protective Construction
• - Cover
• - Convoy Self-Defense Measures

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AIR DEFENSE EQUIPMENT

• Stingers
• Avenger Sling to Cue
• Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle
• Bradley Linebacker
• FAADC3I
• Sentinel
• Patriots

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AD OFFICER RESPONSIBILITIES

• MANEUVER STAFF COORDINATION
• DEVELOP AIR DEFENSE PLAN
• PASSIVE AND ACTIVE AD EXPERTISE
• COORDINATE WITH ADJACENT ADA UNITS
• AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT
• AIR EARLY WARNING
• EXTERNAL RADAR ASSETS

BATTERY COMMANDER PLATOON LEADER
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• COMMANDERS GUIDANCE FOR AIR DEFENSE
• BLUF What do you want ADA to do and where are
  you willing to accept risk.
• Identify specific ADA priorities by critical
  asset or phase
• (A thorough IPB will identify these
  requirements)
• Critical Assets C2, ARTY, CSS, Main Effort,
  Choke Points, Aviation, FAARP, etc.
• Key Events by Phase Main Avenue of Approach,
  Security Zone, LZs, DZs, MSRs, Bridges, ADA
  Ambush etc.
• Most important- If there is no air threat to an
  asset then there is no need for ADA. Prioritize
  scarce ADA assets where they best support the
  maneuver plan.

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AIR DEFENSE WARNING/ WEAPON CONTROL STATUS

• Directed ADW from UEy or higher
• Red - Attack is imminent or in progress.
• Yellow - Attack is probable.
• White - Attack is not likely.

• Weapon control status
• Free - Fire at aircraft NOT positively identified
  as friendly.
• Tight - Fire only at aircraft positively
  identified as hostile.
• Hold - Fire only in self-defense or in response
  to formal order.

Weapons response to air attack
Probability of enemy air attack
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LOCAL AIR DEFENSE WARNINGS
Broadcast over commo nets of local Bde or below.

• Changes to the ADW in a Local Area
• Dynamite - Aerial targets are inbound, attack in
  progress.
• Lookout - Aerial targets may be in the area of
  interest but are not threatening.
• Snowman - No threatening aerial targets are in
  the area.

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EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES

• BALANCED FIRES
• WEIGHTED COVERAGE
• EARLY ENGAGEMENT
• DEFENSE IN DEPTH
• MUTUAL SUPPORT
• OVERLAPPING FIRES

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BALANCE FIRES
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EARLY ENGAGEMENT
CAPABLE OF ENGAGING AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO MINIMUM
ORDANCE RELEASE DISTANCE
X
BSA
5 KM
AT-6 WIRE GUIDED/ ANTI-TANK MISSILE RANGE 5 KM
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DEFENSE IN DEPTH

• Threat A/C encounter an increasing volume of
  fire as they approach a specific asset

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OVERLAPPING FIRES
WEAPONS ENVELOPES OVERLAP NO GAPS EXIST
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MUTUAL SUPPORT
Team 1
Masking Terrain
Team 2
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SUMMARY
1) Mission.
2) Weapon systems.
3) Air space C2/WCS and ADW.
4) Employment guidelines.
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