HIMAD

Patriot / THAAD Gunnery Tables, RSOP,

What is RSOP

Reconnaissance, Selection, and Occupation of Position

What is TC 3-01.86

Air Defense Artillery Patriot Gunngery Program

What is TC 3-01.87

Patriot Battery Techniques

What is the minimum amount of soldiers required for RSOP

10

Who cannot serve multiple roles in RSOP

RTO and Medic

What is the OIC Mission in RSOP

Conduct recon with commander, determine position, detailed layout of FP, ISLB (Intial Search Lower Bound), RS, and equipment emplacement

What is the NCOIC mission RSOP

Assists OIC, PMCS vehicles, radio checks with Battery, supervise fire control, launcher, and security teams on site, emplace ground rods, establish communication

What are the phases of RSOP

Preparation, Movement, Survey, Emplacement

What happens in the Preparation stage

Recon

Name the different ways to conduct recon

Map, Air, and Ground

What are some of the goals of Recon in RSOP?

Primary/Alt. route, overhead clearance, bridge/route classification, Towns/cities on convoy route, major terrain

What are the SOP items in the Recon RSOP

Movement WARNORD, Movement Execution Order, Vehicle Plans (Air, sea, rail, and road)

What happens in the Movement Stage of RSOP

Movement WARNORD notifying the commander

What does the movement stage include

Sectors of fire, danger areas, intelligence, movement techniques

What happens when the movement stage is completed?

Route evaluation, harbor/hide areas, RSOP dismount

What will the RSOP team do as it moves closer to the site

Minesweeping in front of truck, creates an ECP, conduct CBRN drills

What does the RSOP do after the site is clear?

Look at high AoAs, Radar is where the base will rest your site on

What are some of the components of the Survey Stage

FOV, Enough space, easily defendable, natural cover/concealment

What are the slope requirements for Patriot?

AMG: ± 10 cross, ± 0.50 level

Radar: ECS and LS all ± 10

How far out is the clear area for the uprange?

120m the primary target line

Down-Range Considerations

6×15m area with a 10×15m reload area

90m backblast area

LS and RS area is 120-1000m apart

LS is within +90 degrees of PTL

What are some considerations with the grounding rod

8 feet down, 30-45 degree angle

Two methods:

• Trench Method

• Star Method

What is the radar hazard zone?

120 degrees at 500m

What is the ADA Gunnery Program

TC 3-01.86

What ATP is the Patriot Battery Technique

ATP 3-01.87

ATP 3-01.85 is what reference

Patriot Battalion Techniques

Which tables are the written exams for Patriot?

Table 4, 8, 12

Which officer is admistering Table 4 and 8

Battalion or higher Standardized Officer

Who is responsible for administering Table 12 exams

Brigade Standardized Officer

What are the 6 authorized Tests:

1. Tactical knowledge

2. Patriot communications

3. RSOP

4. Early Warning / Mission Command

5. Launcher Operations

6. Patriot Tactical / Communications

When are individuals required to take the Table 4 Patriot gunery test

90 days after arrival

What are some decertification’s in Patriot Gunnery?

• Loss of a primary ECS or BCP

• Failure to maintain minimum certified LS Crews

• Failure to maintain the following crews

  • Two ECS crews (3 members )

  • Two BCP crews (2 members)

  • One Radar Set Crew (4 members)

  • One AMG Crew (3 members)

  • One EPP Crew (2 members)

  • One RSOP crew (10 minimum members)

  • Two missile reload crews (5 members)

  • LS Crews (2 members)

• Units extends past the 90d past the specific date without recertification

• Any crew member in violation of a danger in support of a standalone certification

What is TADSS

Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations

Describe the Troop Proficiency Trainer (TPT)

Used in ECS and ICC in AMBL procedures, most often used

Describe On-Line Training Mode

Allows for specific tasks to be training in tactical scenarios

Describe the Flight Mission Simulator Digital (FMSD)

Real time simulations of the radar, tracks, and interceptors

Describe the Reconfigurable Table Top Trainer (RT3)

Training platform that has multi-level training that supports the Patriot Multi-Echelon Trainer, Patriot Organizational Maintenance Trainer, and Tactical Officer Training

Describe the Live Air Trainer (LAT)

Version of tactical software to track live targets and simulates engagements

Describe an Missile Round Trainer (MRT)

Uses inert rounds with the same weight as a live round for reloading operations

What tables are the Basic Patriot Gunnery?

Table 1, 2, 3, 4

What is Table 1 of Patriot Gunnery

• Basic System Skills

• Twice Weekly

• Learn fundamentals of systems operations

  • PM&E

  • PMCS

What is Table 2 of Patriot Gunnery

• Ready For Action Drills

• Twice Weekly

  • Trains FC and Launcher Crew on configuring the equipment

    • Perform RFA drills with verification of placement and initialization

What is Table 3 of Patriot Gunnery

• Basic Air Battle Management & Missile Reload

• Twice Weekly

  • Trains ECS and BCP on Air Battle Management

  • OE impacts

    • Defense Plan

    • Comms linking up

    • Establish BCP

  • Missile Reload Crew perform reload operations

What is Table 4 of Patriot Gunnery

• Basic Gunnery Certification

  • 90d Timeline

    • Table 4 written exam

    • ABML 5 certification

    • PMCS equipment

    • Basic Knowledge and operation of equipment

What is Table 5 of Patriot Gunnery

• Intermediate Patriot Gunnery

  • Weekly

    • Train, certify, and validate collective crew’s ability on ABM skills

    • ECS crews engage ABTs and TBMs under different situations under conditions of CBRN and changing communications statuses

    • ECS and LS crews demostrate Missile Hazard/Misfire procedures

    • Missile Reload Crews transport or reload (60 min for 6 cans)

What is Table 6 of Patriot Gunnery

• PM&E

  • Weekly

    • Trains RSOP and PM&E to prepare Patriot System and BCP for Tactical Ops

    • Focuses on performance with equipment of PM&E

What is Table 7 of Patriot Gunnery

• Commanders Assessment

  • Done prior to Table 8

    • Assesses crew on movement WARNORD, perform RSOP, Conduct AD Ops, Movement ExORD, and rejoin the AB scenario while conducting reload operations

What is Table 8 of Patriot Gunnery

• Intermediate Gunnery Certification

  • 1 year after assigned to a crew, didn’t come from a certified crew, or 2 years after certification

  • Tests

    • RSOP, AD Ops, establish/operate a Battery Command Post, Conduct sustainment operations, and missile reloads

What is Table 9 of Patriot Gunnery

• Alert State Assumption / RFA

  • Weekly

    • Prepares AMD crews to quickly transition the patriot system to a directed alert state

What is Table 10 of Patriot Gunnery

• Advanced AMD and Missile Reload

  • Weekly

    • Complete site manning crew can work high-intensity AMD scenarios, sustainment ops, misfire procedures, reload ops, and RFAs under difficult operational/environmental/threat conditions

What is Table 11 of Patriot Gunnery

• Commanders Assessment

  • As required

    • Adv. Gunnery levels to assess crews

    • Combines tables 9 and 10

    • Conducts alert state assumption

What is Table 12 of Patriot Gunnery

• Advanced Gunnery Certification

  • Within 18 months of arriving, didn’t come from a certified crew, or every 2 years

  • Tested on bringing system up and alert state designated ABML 4-7, directed state between 1-3, conduct AMD ops using ABML 16 scenarios

What are the Certification requirements for THAAD?

• PMCS

• Crew Drills

• Comms set up

• Monitor and reporting info

• Missile round pallet handling (MPR)

• Written examinations

• Mission briefs

• Alert state assumption

• Air battle management

What Phases of THAAD Gunnery are there?

1. Individual

2. Crew/Battery

3. Collective/Battery

What is Table 1 for THAAD Gunnery

• System Knowledge & PMCS

  • Individual // Weekly

What is Table 2 for THAAD Gunnery

• PM&E and System Power Up/down

  • Individual // Weekly

What is Table 3 for THAAD Gunnery

• System Comms and Basic ABM

  • Individual // Bi-weekly

What is Table 4 for THAAD Gunnery

• Basic Certification 

  • Individual // 90d within arrival

What is Table 5 for THAAD Gunnery

• Alert State Assumption and MRP Reload

  • Crew/Battery // Monthly

What is Table 6 for THAAD Gunner

• Intermediate AMB and MRP De-configure/configure 

  • Crew/Battery // Monthly

What is Table 7 for THAAD Gunnery

• Battery Commanders Assessment

  • Collective/Battery // Quarterly

What is Table 8 for THAAD Gunnery

• Battery Certification

  • Collective/Battery // Annually

What is the THAAD Battery Needs

• 2 TSG crew

• 3 launcher crew

• 1 radar crew

• 2 TBCP crew

• 1 RSOP crew

• 2 MRP crew

How do you decertify in THAAD?

• Exceeds time limit

• Fails to meet standards in certification

• Battery fails to meet minimum number crews

• Battery exceeds certification time limit

What does the THAAD Mission brief include

• Situation

• Mission

• Execution (defense design)

• Sustainment

• Command and Control

• Miscellaneous