AMMUNITION SUPPLY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
a. ATPs. In support of a typical division, three ATPs will normally provide the majority of the ammunition to the combat units. These ATPs are assigned to the FSB supply companies. The ATPs move (less ammunition stocks) whenever the brigade or division moves using organic transportation assets. The ATP's terrain layout will be designed to meet the mission of the ATP and the supported brigade. The divisional ATPs will not normally cover more than 1 square kilometer. The DAO provides mission guidance to these ATPs through a representative assigned to each of the ATPs. These ATPs may provide ammunition as coordinated with the DAO to corps units operating in the brigade area. Each ATP can provide 550 STON of ammunition per day. For light forces, this amount is lessened to 350 STON of ammunition per ATP.
An Ordnance Company, Ammunition (DS) (MOADS/PLS) is able to deploy an ATP in the division rear area. While this corps ATP is manned by personnel from the DS company, the DAO provides mission guidance. This ATP can provide up to 970 STON of ammunition per day. This will normally be provided to corps artillery, aviation units, and other nondivisional units operating in the division sector. The ATP can be used to augment the divisional ATPs and provide high-tonnage artillery ammunition such as the MLRS. When corps artillery and engineer units move from one division to another division in the same corps, they will normally receive ammunition support from the ATPs in the new division areas. ATPs receive ammunition loaded on corps transportation assets.
Under MOADS/PLS the CCLs will arrive in the ATP secured to PLS flatracks also called sideless containers (SCs). These flatracks will be offloaded from the corps transportation assets and set on the ground where they will remain until the PLS-equipped user arrives with his vehicle that is designed to pick up the PLS flatrack and transport it to the user area. Under the initial concept, the only users who will receive PLS will be field artillery units. All other units must still transload ammunition from flatracks to their particular type of ammunition vehicles. This transload is accomplished using the users' resupply vehicles with onboard MHE, such as the HEMTT, or using the ATP's organic MHE. The ATPs will have a limited number of PLS trucks that can move some of the PLS flatracks around as needed within the ATP area. If the ATP must be relocated and has ammunition stocks on hand, transportation assets will have to be requested to make the move.
Under the MOADS/PLS distribution system, the ATPs receive 75 percent of their ammunition in CCLs from the CSA. The remaining 25 percent comes from the ASPs. When an ATP issues ammunition loaded on PLS flatracks to a using unit, the using unit exchanges empty PLS flatracks for loaded PLS flatracks. After an ATP issues CCL ammunition to using units, the combat users reconfigure the load into appropriate LOGPACs.
b. ASPs. An Ordnance Company, Ammunition (DS) (MOADS/PLS) establishes three geographically dispersed ASPs as well as the ATP discussed in paragraph 5-7a. Normally one company will provide ammunition support per division. Each ASP will normally maintain 1 to 3 days of supply (DOS) of ammunition to meet surge and emergency requirements for divisional and nondivisional units. This could be as much as 10,500 STON depending on the situation. The CMMC provides the mission directives and priorities of issues to the ASPs.
Under MOADS/PLS, the ASPs will receive 100 percent of their ammunition stock from the CSAs using corps transportation assets. The ASPs will provide 25 percent of the ammunition going to ATPs. The ASPs must also provide emergency ammunition supply backup in the event the CSA to ATP LOC is interrupted.
The ASPs will be positioned to provide maximum support for the tactical mission. The ASP layout will be designed to accommodate the mission and terrain assigned. It will cover approximately 5 to 6 square kilometers. The distance between the CSA and the ASP will not normally exceed line-haul transportation distance.
Each MOADS/PLS ASP can normally lift 844 STON. Company totals are 2,530 STON (3 x 844) at the ASPs and 970 STON at the ATP. This total lift capability must be applied to ammunition receipts, configuring CCLs, rewarehousing, and issues.
FM 9-6 does not yet address the lift capability of MOADS/PLS units; therefore, the following example will illustrate how the lift capability can be used. If a MOADS/PLS ASP received 281 STON of ammunition that is not configured in CCLs and the ASP was preconfiguring another 281 STON of ammunition, the ASP would be limited to being able to issue only 282 STON of ammunition (281 + 281 + 282 = 844 STON). In an ASP, rather than having an even flow of ammunition with equal amounts of lift required for receipts, configuring, and issues, it will be more realistic for the ASP in MOADS/PLS operations to receive a large portion of the ammunition preconfigured. Ammunition that has been preconfigured in CCLs on PLS flatracks is ready for issue and will require little manpower from the ASP personnel to complete the issue.
If the ASPs had to temporarily perform a CSA's mission (assuming sufficient stocks were on hand), two of the ASPs could surge operations and each issue approximately 1,167 STON of ammunition, and the third ASP could issue 1,166 STON of ammunition (1,167 STON + 1,167 STON + 1,166 STON = 3,500 STON). The 1,167 or 1,166 STON exceeds an ASP's normal lift capability of 843. This can be done for short periods in a surge mode provided most of the onhand stocks have been preconfigured and will require minimal lifting and handling. Also, with the CSA destroyed or cut off, the ASPs will not be conducting receipt operations from the CSA, thus providing more available lift. But at some point the ASPs may be required to receive ammunition shipments from TA.
The ASPs have limited assets for preconfiguring loads and building CCLs. During periods when an ASP is not using its full resources for receiving and issuing ammunition, it can be building its onhand stocks into ready-for-issue CCLs. If a corps plans for its ASPs to provide any large percentage of its ammunition stocks as CCLs continually, these CCLs should be built at the CSAs and delivered to the ASPs ready for issue. Otherwise, the ASP will receive most of its ammunition as breakbulk, single DODIC ammunition. When additional ammunition is required, which was not included in the CCLs received from the CSA, customers will receive it directly from the ASP or through their respective ATP as directed.
c. CSA. One or more Ordnance Company, Ammunition (MOADS/PLS)(CSA) will operate a CSA in the corps rear area. Normally one CSA will provide ammunition support per division. A MOADS/PLS CSA company can normally provide 7,000 STON of lift per day. The basis of allocation for the GS company is one per 3,500 STON of ammunition required per day. When additional ammunition tonnage is needed to support nondivisional, separate brigades or special units, either an additional company needs to be assigned to the CSA or another CSA must be established.
Normally, the CSA will cover an area of about 40 square kilometers. A CSA should be established in a semifixed or field location, and when practical, it should be located near railheads and MSRs. When possible, choose an area with a good road network capable of supporting at least 250 trailer loads of ammunition per day. The CSA should be located within line-haul transportation range of the ASPs and ATPs it will support.
The CSA stockage objective will normally be 7 to 10 DOS of ammunition and will not exceed 25,000 STON. The CMMC will give mission directives, stockage objectives, and priorities of issue. Under MOADS/PLS, the CSA will normally receive 50 percent of its ammunition from the POD and the other 50 percent from a TSA.
Also under MOADS/PLS, a CSA can normally provide a total ammunition lift capability of 7,000 STON per day. Ideally, the CSA should be able to receive 3,500 STON of ammunition, and preconfigure and issue another 3,500 STON of ammunition per day. This is the intent by doctrine, but these numbers are situationally dependent and could be adjusted to fit a specific scenario. Because the CSA's normal lift capability is a total of 7,000 STON, if the CSA is receiving, preconfiguring, and issuing an even flow, a possible breakdown might be receipts of 2,333 STON, reconfiguring 2,333 STON, and issuing 2,334 STON of ammunition (2,333 + 2,333 + 2,334 = 7,000 STON). This type of even flow is not likely. A large percentage of the ammunition the CSA will handle will require little handling with minimal to no preconfiguring; e.g., MLRS ammunition.
The actual tonnage capabilities for the CSA, as well as other supply points, may vary considerably based on the types and configurations of ammunition being received and issued. The tonnage capabilities may surge above the planned peak load or fall well below the planned, normal capabilities due to changes in types and config-urations of ammunition being received and issued and the efficiency with which it is handled.