a. ESM provides the capability to intercept, locate, and identify
enemy emitters (Figure 1-2). This information is needed for planning
jamming, deception, electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM), and
targeting operations. It is integrated with the commander's overall
fire and maneuver plan.
The Assistant Chief of Staff G2,
Intelligence (G2), who coordinates with the Assistant Chief of Staff
G3, Operations (G3), has staff responsibility for ESM operations.
Figure 1-2.
ESM components.
(1) Interception
operations
provide
EW
planners
with
intelligence about the enemy's location, activity, possible future
operations,
and
electronic
disruption
capabilities.
This
intelligence
is
passed
to
the
G3
for
planning
electronic
countermeasures (ECM) and ECCM operations.
Special EW equipment is
organic to military intelligence (MI) units at corps and division.
This provides the means to intercept enemy electronic communications
and non-communications emissions in the high frequency (HF), very HF,
ultra HF, and super HF ranges. This interception capability provides
combat information for the analysts to determine the pertinent
intelligence the commander needs.
(2) Identification operations help
to identify the size
(personnel and equipment), type, echelon, and function of enemy
units.
This information has great significance in the commander's
fire and maneuver plans.
By identifying the enemy unit, the
commander and his staff can better prepare combat operations.
Signals analysts at the MI battalion operations center perform this
function.
They use automated support to collect, manage, analyze,
and report intelligence data.
This intelligence is provided to the
commander and his staff for planning purposes.
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