DTOE 06395F000
FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION
MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS)
DIVISION ARTILLERY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1. PURPOSE. The attached draft TOE are the new TOE's that implement
the decision to reorganize the Division Artillery MLRS Battalion,
Division XXI (TOE 06395F000.) The initial battalion design was a
headquarters, headquarters and service battery (HSB), two MLRS
firing batteries of nine MLRS launchers each and a target acquisition
battery (TAB.) The new design is a battalion with a HSB, three MLRS
firing batteries of six launchers each and a TAB. The TOE's were
prepared in accordance with current TOE development regulations and
guidance.
a. NEW TOE: Yes PROJECTED E-DATE: 981001
b. CYCLIC REVIEW: No
c. AUTHORITY:
(1) ARSTRUC: No
(2) CSA FDU: Yes
(3) AR 71-32: No CTU DATE: 9810
d. This package pertains to:
NEW TOE MULTPR TITLE
06395F000 1 Field Artillery Battalion, MLRS,
Division Artillery
06396F000 1 Headquarters, Headquarters
and Service Battery, Field
Artillery Battalion, MLRS,
Division Artillery
06467F000 3 Field Artillery Battery, MLRS,
Field Artillery Battalion, MLRS,
06399F000 1 Target Acquisition Battery.
Field Artillery Battalion, MLRS,
Division Artillery
REPLACED TOE MULTPR TITLE
None
e. Major changes.
(1) The major change in the design is the restructuring of
the battalion with three firing batteries of 6 launchers each. To
implement the change, each subordinate battery was modified to some
extent. An ammunition management section was added to the HSB to
provide the battalion headquarteres the capability to manage the
requisitioning, apportionment, storage and accountability of MLRS
munitions. Also, the PADS Parties of the firing batteries were
consolidated in the HSB. Each firing battery, in addition to losing
its PADS Party, was reorganized with two firing platoon rather than
three, six launchers rather than nine and two ammunition sections
rather than three. In the TAB, a Target Acquisition Platoon
Headquarters replaced both the Survey and Radar Platoon Headquarters,
and the Survey Section was deleted. To maintain a survey capability,
a PADS Survey Party (2 personnel) was documented in the Target
Acquisitiion Platoon Headquarters. To facilitate the conversion of
the other divisional MLRS battalions to the 3x6 design, the TAB and
the Division Artillery (DivArty)Headquarters, Headquarters Battery
(HHB) were restructured by transferring the two meteorological
sections of the TAB to the DivArty HHB and transferring the target
processing element from the DivArty HHB to the TAB.
(2) The MLRS firing battery TOE is common to this battalion
and the corps artillery MLRS battalion. TOE 06467A000 will be used
for the MLRS firing battery in both 06395F000 and 06465A000.
(3) The current standards of grade (SG), manpower requirements
criteria (MARC) and basis of issue plans (BOIP) were used in the
documentation of these TOE's.
2. MISSION/CAPABILITIES/SECTION I.
a. The Field Artillery Battalion (MLRS) (TOE 06395F000)
provides Field Artillery rocket fires in support of the division,
target acquisition by means of weapons location radar, and
registration and adjustment of friendly artillery fires using radar
techniques.
b. The Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery (TOE
06396F000) provides command, control, and administrative super-
vision and service support for organic and attached units;
procures, distributes, administers and coordinates supply trans-
actions for all classes of supply; and provides scheduled and
backup maintenance for the batteries.
c. The Field Artillery Battery (MLRS) (TOE 06397F000)
destroys, neutralizes or supresses the enemy by medium range
rocket fire.
d. The Target Acquisition Battery (TOE 06399F000) provides
general target acquisition through its counter-battery and counter-
mortar radars and registration and adjustment of friendly field
artillery fires by radar techniques.
e. See TOE Section I's for a complete list of capabilities and
limitations of this organization and its subordinate units.
3. ASSIGNMENT.
a. The Field Artillery Battalion (MLRS), TOE 06395F000, is
organic to the division artillery of the heavy division.
b. The Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, TOE
06396F000, is organic to the Field Artillery Battalion (MLRS), TOE
06395F000.
c. The Field Artillery Battery (MLRS), TOE 06467A000 is
organic to the Field Artillery Battalion (MLRS), TOE 06395F000.
d. The Target Acquisitioin Battery, TOE 06399F000, is organic
to the Field Artillery Battalion (MLRS), TOE 06395F000.
4. PERSONNEL.
a. This is a new TOE with a URS that establishes the personnel
requirements. For comparision purposes this EXSUM compares the
3x6 "F" TOE's to the initail design (2x9 "F") TOE's.
TOE 3x6 "F" 2x9 "F" DIFFERENCE
06395F000 455 369 +86
06396F000 118 102 +16
The increase of personnel in the HSB is due to the reorganization
and application of new MARC.
Operations Section - +1 E7 13M Master Gunner
+1 E4 13D FATDS Spec
Fire Direction Center - +1 E6 13D Fire Control Sgt
+1 E5 13D Fire Control Sgt
Intel Section - +1 E5 96B Intel Analyst
Survey Section - +1 E6 82C Section Chief
+3 E5 82C PADS Chief
+3 E4 82C PADS Driver
S6 Section Hq - +1 E6 31U Forward Spt NCO
+1 E3 31U Repairer
Ammunition Mgt Sec - +1 O2 13A00 Ammo Officer
+1 E7 13M Ammo Sgt
+1 E3 13M Driver
Battalion Supply - -1 E5 92Y Supply Sgt
+1 E4 54B Decon Spec
-1 E4 92Y Supply Spec
Battalion Maint - -1 E5 63TH8 VTR Opr
-1 E4 63SH8 Wrecker Opr
+1 E3 63S Mechanic
+1 E3 63TH8 VTR Opr
+1 E3 63T Mechanic
Btry Supply - -1 E4 54B Decon Spec
06397F000 (x3) 270 184 +86
(06397F000 90 92 -2)
The increase of personnel in the MLRS firing battery is due to the
addition of the third firing battery in the 3x6 organizatin. In
the 2x9 "F" battalion there were only two firing batteries. The
reduction of 2 personnel spaces in the individual firing batteries
resulted from the reorganization.
Battery Headquarters - -1 E5 13M Recon Sgt
Btry Ops Center - +1 E7 13D Sr Fire Control Sgt
+1 E5 13D Fire Control Sgt
+1 E5 54B NBC NCO
-2 13D FATDS Specialists
Firing Plt Hq - -1 O2 13A00 Plt Ldr
-1 E7 13M Plt Sgt
+2 E5 13M Recon Sgt
+2 E5 13D Fire Control Sgt
+2 E4 13D FATDS Specialist
+2 E3 13D FATDS Specialist
+2 E3 13D Drivers
MLRS Firing Section - -3 E6 13M Section Chief
-3 E5 13M Gunner
-3 E4 13M SPLL Driver
Supply Section - -1 E5 54B NBC NCO
+1 E5 77F POL Opr
+1 E4 77F POL Opr
PADS Party - -1 E5 82C PADS Chief
-1 E4 82C PADS Driver
06399F000 67 73 -16
The TAB reduction of personnel results from the reorganization of
the battery and the new MARC. The Radar and Survey Platoon
Headquarters sections were replaced by a Target Acquisition Platoon
Headquarters with a PADS Survey Party and the Survey Section was
deleted (-7 personnel.) The transfer of the two met stations (-12)
and the target processing element (+5) resulted in a net loss of 7
personnel. MARC computations deleted a cook and a mechanic.
Maintainence Section - -1 E3 63B Mechanic
Food Service Section - -1 E4 92G Cook
Survey Plt Hq - -1 O2 13A00 Recon Survey Officer
-1 E7 82C Plt Sgt
-1 E3 82C Driver
Survey Section - -1 E6 82C Chief of Party
-1 E5 82C PADS Chief
-1 E5 82C Survey Computer
-1 E4 82C PADS Driver
-1 E3 82C Surveyor
Radar Plt Hq - -1 O2 13A00 Plt Ldr
-1 E7 13R Plt Sgt
-1 E3 13R Driver
-1 E3 35M Radar Repairer
Target Acq Plt Hq - +1 O2 13A00 Recon Survey Officer
+1 E7 13R Plt Sgt
+1 E5 82C PADS Chief
+1 E4 82C PADS Driver
+1 E3 13R Driver
Two Met Stations - -2 E7 93F Met Station Leader
-2 E6 93F Met Station Chief
-2 E5 93F Met Equip Repairer
-2 E4 93F Met Crewman
-2 E4 93F Met Equip Repairer
-2 E3 93F Met Crewman
Target Proc Element - +1 W3 131A Coounterfire Officer
+1 E7 13F Targeting NCO
+1 E6 13F Targeting NCO
+1 E4 13F Targeting Proc Spec
+1 E3 13F Targeting Proc Spec
b. MARC Deviations. NONE.
c. Detailed rationale for doctrinal personnel requirements is
in the accompanying TOE Analysis--Narrative Discussion.
d. The force impact of TOE 06395F000 is an increase of 32
officers, 7 warrant officers and 194 NCOs.
e. All TOE document the minimum essential personnel require-
ments for accomplishing the wartime mission. The risk resulting
from decrements is that there will be a corresponding reduction of
overall efficiency which will impact on effectiveness. Each command
will absorb decrements based on conditions existing at the time.
5. EQUIPMENT.
a. Equipment reflected in this TOE represents the minimum
essential wartime requirements.
b. The MLRS is a new Field Artillery weapons system and does
not replace any existing systems. Several equipment items that are
essential to MLRS operations and documented as base items are
considered mod items for other artillery TOE. These include
automated fire control systems with associated communications
equipment, HEMTT vehicles required for ammunition resupply, HEMTT
vehicle recovery and refueling, and PADS survey equipment as the
conventional survey cannot support MLRS dispersion and mobility.
Other than those items essential to MLRS operations, all mod items
are documented in the mod path.
c. With minor exceptions, the radios are documented in
accordance with the current operations facility (OPFAC rules).
The addition of the ammunition management section and some radio
changes in selected sections resulted in several radios being
documented with remark 598. The FA School is submitting changes
to OPFAC to support these radios.
d. Major items of equipment in each TOE are:
TOE BTOE OTOE
06396F000 3 - D11538 (M577) 3 - C2V
1 - M88 1 - M88
1 - FRS-H
06397F000 3 - D11538 (M577) 3 - C11158
6 - MLRS Launcher 6 - MLRS Launcher
1 - M88 1 - M88
1 - HEMTT Wrecker 1 - HEMTT Wrecker
1 - FRS-H
06399F000 3 - AN/TPQ 36 3 - AN/TPQ 36
2 - AN/TPQ 37 2 - AN/TPQ 37
6. COST.
a. Cost Analysis Summaries for each Objective TOE are provided
below.
b. The force structure information is for one battalion.
c. HQDA approved commodity consumption rates were used in the
development of these TOEs and are reflected in the Cost Analysis
Summaries.
d. This is a new battalion TOE so no comparision of costs was
conducted.
7. Cost Analysis Summaries (OTOE).
NEW TOE OLD TOE DELTA
Number: 06395F000 NA NA
Title: Field Artillery Bn, MLRS, Division XXI
Personnel (O/WO/NCO/ENL/AGG):
BTOE 32/7/194/268/501 NA NA
OTOE 32/8/177/238//455 NA NA
Costs: (Objective TOE)
Personnel $ 14,779,256
Equipment $ 91,026,173
Total $105,805,429
NEW TOE OLD TOE DELTA
Number: 06396F000 NA NA
Title: Headquarters, Headquarters and Service Battery, MLRS
Battalion, Division XXI
Personnel (O/WO/NCO/ENL/AGG):
BTOE 15/2/48/66/131 NA NA
OTOE 15/2/43/58/118 NA NA
Costs: (Objective TOE)
Personnel $ 4,167,032
Equipment $ 15,477,162
Total $ 19,644,194
NEW TOE OLD TOE DELTA
Number: 06467A000 NA NA
Title: Field Artillery Battery, MLRS Battalion, Division XXI
Personnel (O/WO/NCO/ENL/AGG):
BTOE 5/0/38/51/94 NA NA
OTOE 5/0/36/49/90 NA NA
Costs: (Objective TOE)
Personnel $ 2,805,796
Equipment $20,395,382
Total $23,201,178
NEW TOE OLD TOE DELTA
Number: 06399F000 NA NA
Title: Target Acquisition Battery, MLRS Battalion, Division XXI
Personnel (O/WO/NCO/ENL/AGG):
BTOE 2/6/26/39/73 NA NA
OTOE 2/6/26/33/67 NA NA
Costs: (Objective TOE)
Personnel $ 2,194,836
Equipment $14,362,862
Total $16,557,698
1 APRIL 1999 FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS), HEAVY DIVISION
DESIGNATION: ___ BATTALION (MLRS), ___ FIELD ARTILLERY
1. MISSION. TO PROVIDE FIELD ARTILLERY MEDIUM RANGE
ROCKET AND LONG RANGE MISSILE FIRES IN SUPPORT OF THE
HEAVY DIVISION AND TO DETECT AND LOCATE ENEMY INDIRECT
FIRE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE DIVISION'S AREA OF INTEREST.
2. ASSIGNMENT. ORGANIC TO A HEAVY DIVISION ARTILLERY,
06300F000.
3. CAPABILITIES.
A. AT LEVEL 1, THIS UNIT PROVIDES:
1) MEDIUM RANGE ROCKET AND LONG RANGE MISSILE FIRES
ON PREPLANNED TARGETS AND TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY THAT
INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, ENEMY ACQUISITION COMMAND
AND CONTROL FACILITIES, LONG RANGE THEATER MISSILE SYSTEMS
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE (SAM) SITES, LOGISTICS SUPPORT
AREAS AND HEAVILY ARMORED MOBILE FORMATIONS IN SUPPORT OF
ARMY DEPTH AND SIMULTANEOUS ATTACK DOCTRINE.
2) GENERAL TARGET ACQUISITION BY MEANS OF WEAPONS
LOCATING RADAR.
3) REGISTRATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF FRIENDLY ARTILLERY
FIRE BY RADAR TECHNIQUES.
4) ORGANIC COMMUNICATIONS ASSETS AND SUPPORT
PERSONNEL.
5) TRANSPORTATION (WITHIN THE DIVISION ZONE OF
OPERATIONS), STORES AND LOADS ROCKETS AND MISSILES AND
PERFORMS LIMITED INSPECTION OF MUNITIONS AND ASSOCIATED
EQUIPMENT.
6) RELIGIOUS, LEGAL, COMBAT HEALTH SUPPORT, FINANCE,
FOOD SERVICE SUPPORT, PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
SERVICES, LOGISTIC SUPPORT AND UNIT MAINTENANCE FOR THE
FIELD ARTILLERY MAINTENANCE SUPPORT TEAM (TOE 09528LW00).
7) FIRE SUPPORT ELEMENTS (FSE) TO THE DIVISIONAL
AVIATION BRIGADE, THE ATTACK HELICOPTER BATTALION AND THE
CAVALRY SQUADRON, AND FIRE SUPPORT TEAMS (FIST) FOR THE
CAVALRY TROOPS.
B. THE COLUMNS UNDER LEVELS 2 AND 3 ADAPT THIS TABLE
FOR REDUCED OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN DECREMENTS OF 10%,
FROM APPROXIMATELY 90% FOR LEVEL 2, TO APPROXIMATELY 80%
FOR LEVEL 3.
C. THIS UNIT IS NOT ADAPTABLE TO TYPE B ORGANIZATION.
D. THE COLUMNS DESIGNATED BY LEVEL 1 THROUGH 3 ARE
DESIGNED TO RELATE TO THE CATEGORIES ESTABLISHED BY AR
220-1, UNIT STATUS REPORTING.
E. INDIVIDUALS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT MEDICAL
PERSONNEL AND THE CHAPLAIN, CAN ASSIST IN THE COORDINATED
DEFENSE OF THE UNIT'S AREA OR INSTALLATION.
F. THIS UNIT PERFORMS QUALITY ASSURANCE OF UNIT
MAINTENANCE. ELEMENTS OF THIS UNIT PERFORM UNIT
MAINTENANCE ON ORGANIC EQUIPMENT.
G. THIS UNIT IS DEPENDENT ON:
1) THE APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE CORPS OR
DIVISION FOR RELIGIOUS, LEGAL, COMBAT HEALTH SUPPORT,
FINANCE, AND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
2) THE APPROPRIATE ELEMENTS OF THE CORPS FOR THE
DELIVERY OF MLRS AMMUNITION TO THE BATTALION TRAINS.
4. BASIS OF ALLOCATION. ONE PER HEAVY DIVISION.
5. CATEGORY. THIS UNIT IS DESIGNATED A CATEGORY I
UNIT. (FOR UNIT CATEGORIES, SEE AR 71-31.)
6. MOBILITY. FOR MOBILITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONAL
COMPONENTS OF THIS UNIT, SEE SECTION I, GENERAL, OF THE
RESPECTIVE TABLES OF ORGANIZATION AND EQUIPMENT LISTED AS
PARAGRAPHS IN SECTION II OF THIS TOE.
7. DOCTRINE. THE FOLLOWING DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS ARE
APPLICABLE TO THE OPERATION OF THIS UNIT:
FM 6-2, FIELD ARTILLERY SURVEY
FM 6-20, FIRE SUPPORT IN THE AIRLAND BATTLE
FM 6-20-2, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
DIVISON ARTILLERY, FIELD ARTILLERY
BRIGADE AND CORPS ARTILLERY
FM 6-20-10 TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE
TARGETING PROCESS
FM 6-60, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES
FOR MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM (MLRS)
OPERATIONS
FM 8-35, EVACUATION OF THE SICK AND WOUNDED
FM 9-13, AMMUNITION HANDBOOK
FM 100-5, OPERATIONS
FM 101-5, STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS
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