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ATTACK HELICOPTER OPERATIONS

CONTENTS
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Preface v
Chapter 1 ATTACK HELICOPTER FUNDAMENTALS
Roles of the ATKHB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-1
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-8
Missions, Organizational Capabilities, and
Limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1-12
Chapter 2 BATTLE COMMAND
Command and Control Duties and Responsibilities 2-1 2-1
Command Relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 2-7
IPB Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 2-7
Command and Control Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 2-9
Command Posts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5 2-12
Command Communications Systems . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 2-14
Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 2-18
OPSEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 2-18
Chapter 3 EMPLOYMENT
Section I. Organization and Roles
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 3-1
Roles and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 3-6
Section II. Terms and Missions
Operational Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 3-9
Employment Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 3-14
DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION: Approved for public release; .distribution is unlimited.
*This publication supersedes FM 1-112, 21 February 1991.
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Section III. Environmental Considerations
Environmental Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5 3-17
Section IV. Movement to the Objective Area
Preparation For Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6 3-24
Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 3-28
Occupation of the BP/SBF Position and ABF
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8 3-41
Section V. Objective Area Overview
EA Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 3-44
Principles of Direct Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10 3-45
Principles of Fire Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11 3-46
Section VI. EA Development
Step 1. IPB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12 3-48
Step 2. Select the Ground for the Attack . . . . . . 3-13 3-49
Step 3. Integration of the EA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14 3-50
Section VII. Direct Fire Planning
Step 4. Planning the Direct Fire Fight . . . . . . . . 3-15 3-55
Step 5. Fire Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16 3-56
Step 6. Reviewing the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 3-61
Step 7. Rehearsing the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18 3-62
Step 8. Executing the Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-19 3-62
EA Development/Direct Fire Summary . . . . . . . . 3-20 3-63
Section VIII. Completing the Engagement
Breaking Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 3-64
Egress Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 3-66
Restoration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23 3-67
Section IX. Other Operations
Reconnaissance and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24 3-68
JAAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25 3-71
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Chapter 4 COMBAT SUPPORT
Fire Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1 4-1
IEW Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2 4-12
AD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 4-14
Engineer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 4-19
NBC Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 4-19
Chapter 5 COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT
Planning and Coordination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 5-1
Fuel and Ammunition Requirements . . . . . . . . . 5-2 5-2
FARPs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 5-2
Vehicle and GSE Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 5-2
Aircraft Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 5-2
Transportation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 5-5
Personnel Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7 5-5
Field Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8 5-7
Chapter 6 STABILITY AND SUPPORT OPERATIONS
Operational Concept . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1 6-1
Principles of SASO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 6-1
Employment Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 6-1
Types of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 6-2
Lessons Learned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 6-3
Appendix A. ATTACK AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS A-1
Appendix B. AIR ASSAULT SECURITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
Appendix C. SAMPLE ORDER AND MISSION BRIEFING
FORMATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
Appendix D. UNIT MOVEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1
Appendix E. TACTICAL STANDING OPERATING
PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1
Appendix F. AIR COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
Appendix G. ASSEMBLY AREA OPERATIONS . . . . . . . G-1
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Appendix H. DEEP OPERATIONS BY KIOWA WARRIOR ATTACK
HELICOPTER BATTALIONS . . . . . . . . . . H-1
APPENDIX I. THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE--SEARCH AND ATTACK I-1