Target Acquisition Battery

Definition/Scope: (DOD, NATO) The detection, identification, and location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of weapons. There are several types of acquisition batteries: heavy division TAB, Divisional MLRS TAB, IBCT TAP and a separate brigade TAP. FM 1-02

Used For:

Fires WFF

Acronym:

TAB

Broader Terms:

Field Artillery
Fires WFF
weapons locating radar

Narrower Terms:

COLT
counterfire
Divisional MLRS Target Acquisition Battery
Fire Direction Center
Fire Support Officer
fire support plan
Heavy Division Target Acquisition Battery
IBCT TAP
indirect fire support
Separate Brigade Target Acquisition Platoon

Related Terms:

Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company
Fire Support Coordinator
target analysis