If a FAB or DIVARTY is designated as the counterfire headquarters, what must be allocated?

If a FAB or DIVARTY is designated as the counterfire headquarters, what must be allocated?

• A. The FAB or DIVARTY designated as counterfire headquarters does not require additional resources.
• B. Leisure facilities for staff.
• C. Necessary assets to conduct the counterfire fight.
• D. Nothing extra is required.

Answer: (C)

When a FAB or DIVARTY is named the counterfire headquarters, the unit must be equipped with the resources to actually carry out counterfire operations. The whole purpose of the designation is to enable rapid detection, targeting, and engagement of enemy indirect-fire systems, so the headquarters needs the assets to do just that. This includes the fires capability itself (the batteries or battalions under its control), fire direction and command-and-control systems to plan and steer fires, and the necessary target acquisition and surveillance assets (radars, drones or other ISR means) to locate enemy guns. It also requires liaison and liaison-capable personnel to coordinate with maneuver units, plus the communications links and data-sharing tools to call for and adjust fires quickly, and the ammunition and mobility to sustain a rapid response. Without allocating these assets, the counterfire HQ cannot fulfill its role.

When a FAB or DIVARTY is named the counterfire headquarters, the unit must be equipped with the resources to actually carry out counterfire operations. The whole purpose of the designation is to enable rapid detection, targeting, and engagement of enemy indirect-fire systems, so the headquarters needs the assets to do just that. This includes the fires capability itself (the batteries or battalions under its control), fire direction and command-and-control systems to plan and steer fires, and the necessary target acquisition and surveillance assets (radars, drones or other ISR means) to locate enemy guns. It also requires liaison and liaison-capable personnel to coordinate with maneuver units, plus the communications links and data-sharing tools to call for and adjust fires quickly, and the ammunition and mobility to sustain a rapid response. Without allocating these assets, the counterfire HQ cannot fulfill its role.