During proactive counterfire, which enemy elements are targeted?

During proactive counterfire, which enemy elements are targeted?

• A. Enemy command and control.
• B. Enemy sensors.
• C. Enemy platforms.
• D. Enemy indirect fire systems, including command and control, sensors, platforms, and logistics networks.

Answer: (D)

Proactive counterfire aims to crack the enemy’s indirect-fire capability by hitting all the elements that make up their indirect-fire system, not just a single piece. The indirect-fire system includes command and control, sensors, platforms, and logistics networks. Destroying or degrading command and control disrupts the enemy’s ability to decide, coordinate, and assign fires, which slows or halts the firing process. Targeting sensors reduces the enemy’s ability to detect, track, and cue their fires, making their targeting less accurate and timely. Attacking platforms removes the actual weapons that deliver indirect fire. Striking logistics networks cripples resupply, maintenance, and recovery, preventing sustained operations and forcing the enemy to reconstitute their system. Because proactive counterfire seeks to deny the enemy the capacity to observe, decide, shoot, and resupply, the most effective choice is the one that encompasses all these elements. Focusing on just one element leaves gaps in the enemy’s capability, allowing them to continue firing or quickly reconstitute their system.

Proactive counterfire aims to crack the enemy’s indirect-fire capability by hitting all the elements that make up their indirect-fire system, not just a single piece. The indirect-fire system includes command and control, sensors, platforms, and logistics networks.

Destroying or degrading command and control disrupts the enemy’s ability to decide, coordinate, and assign fires, which slows or halts the firing process. Targeting sensors reduces the enemy’s ability to detect, track, and cue their fires, making their targeting less accurate and timely. Attacking platforms removes the actual weapons that deliver indirect fire. Striking logistics networks cripples resupply, maintenance, and recovery, preventing sustained operations and forcing the enemy to reconstitute their system.

Because proactive counterfire seeks to deny the enemy the capacity to observe, decide, shoot, and resupply, the most effective choice is the one that encompasses all these elements. Focusing on just one element leaves gaps in the enemy’s capability, allowing them to continue firing or quickly reconstitute their system.