Introduction

As a trooper in the Hammer’s Fist, you will need to become a well-balanced individual as you move up in rank.   A combination of training and experience will allow you to survive the field and move up in position.   The knowledge you will gain in this course will allow you to understand the basics of the intelligence field and allow you to use the information that you encounter in the field in the best way possible.

Sources, Types and Levels

7 Basic Sources of Intelligence

• TECHINT
• SIGINT
• IMINT
• HUMINT
• OSINT
• MASINT
• CI

TECHINT — (Technical Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered through finding foreign material and using it to further gains. An example is if a trooper finds a new weapon or piece of equipment that the enemy is employing. It works it’s way up the chain of command until it comes to Intelligence and is analyzed for use against the enemy.

SIGINT — (Signals Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered through the use of sophisticated sensors that are used to gather radio transmissions (analog/digital) along with other EM emissions from highly technical communications gear.

IMINT — (Imagery Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered through the use of a combination of satellites, space platforms, gun cameras, etc. that produce images that can be used in a number of ways. Possible uses of IMINT are topographical maps, targeting charts, and overlays.

HUMINT — (Human Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered by on the ground personnel, either members of the EH or locals who are recruited into becoming agents. Forms of HUMINT are information from interrogations, results of target surveillance, and deep cover agents.

OSINT — (Open Source Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered that is open to the general public. Examples include public events, manuscripts, unclassified materials, and vid transmissions.

MASINT — (Measurements and Signature Intelligence) It is intelligence gathered through technical sensors where data (metric, plasma, hyrdromagnetic, angle, spatial, wavelength, time dependence, and modulation) is quanitatively and qualitatively analyzed and transformed into usable scientific and technical intelligence.

CI — (Counter-Intelligence) It is the information gathered and activities conducted against espionage, enemy intelligence missions, assassinations, and other activities sponsored/conducted by enemy/foreign personnel. The four areas of counterintelligence are: Operations; Investigations; Collection and Reporting; and Analysis, Production, and Dissemination.

While some of these forms of intelligence gathering may not be of importance to you now, they might be in your later years in the Hammer’s Fist so learn them now. The major ones that you will deal with on the battlefield are SIGINT, HUMINT, and IMINT. These three will help you complete your Operation Orders with the most up to date information possible. The following sections provide more information on these important types of intelligence.

IMINT
IMINT is the only discipline that allows the commander to See the Battlefield in real time as the operation progresses. In order for you to support your tactical commander and allow him to better see the battlefield, it is important that you have an understanding of the assets that are available to support the tactical mission.

Aerial sensors are employed to conduct both reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Its important you remember that reconnaissance is performed over specific targets at specific times, while surveillance is performed over typically larger areas over long periods of time. IMINT is very important because it provides visual images that allow you to plan your tactics and overall strategy more effectively.

HUMINT
HUMINT is the oldest form of intelligence. This is information gathered from human sources. Obviously this can include spies, but HUMINT does NOT mean espionage. In fact, in the military context HUMINT more often comes from our own troops. Patrols, forward observers, and in particular trained observers provide a steady stream of reporting, and since all of that comes from humans, its HUMINT. Just talking with the locals often produces valuable information, and all of that is HUMINT.

Troopers must be very wary of information that is given by locals. Sometimes even the information given under interrogation is false. Always prepare contingency plans when operating on local information in case something goes wrong. Money is often a good way to get good information, but it also has its disadvantages due to someone having more or they might even have loyalty to your enemy.

SIGINT
SIGINT is the interception of electronic emissions of all types to gather information on a target. This can involve listening in on enemy radio conversations, monitoring enemy radar sites to keep track of what they're up to, and decryption/encryption technology.

SIGINT awareness is important because you don’t want to give away your plans by allowing your signals to be read. At the same time you want to use their signals as much as possible to figure out locations, times, and strengths of enemy formations and movements. Beware the enemy tricking you with false information. Always try and corroborate your data before acting on it.

Levels of Intelligence
There are three levels of intelligence: Strategic, Operational, and Tactical.

Strategic Intelligence is that which effects the entire war or a large area of the fighting in a sector. This would be items that the Admiral, Field Marshal, or General Staff would use in determining strategy.

Operational Intelligence is information that is used by the planners of an operation such as the attack on a planet or a raid on enemy territory. This would also be the level of information used by a battalion staff.

Tactical intelligence is that which is used on the company/platoon level. This is the type of intelligence that most troopers are experienced with and should know how to use it effectively.

Intelligence Reports

Order of Battle
This is a comprehensive listing of all known enemy and friendly combatants in an area. Also include all support and logistical units involved in the general area as well as all possible reinforcements that might effect the outcome of any conflict that will occur. Put as much information as you can into this as it will be what the commanders use to plan their operation. Include name of units, personnel strength, weapons types, biographies of commanders, and any other important facts.

Briefing
This is a very important tool to convey important information in a formal manner to the people who need it. You must be succinct, informative, and above all the information given must be useful. Do not waste your commander’s time giving him useless information. It is your job to know what is chaff and what is important.

Four types of briefings:

Information
Decision
Mission
Staff

Information
This type of briefing is given to inform the audience. Special attention must be given to dealing primarily with facts in a brief presentation. Do NOT include conclusions, recommendations, or require decisions. The information briefing presents intelligence information on 1) Estimates 2) Analysis 3) Current Order of Battle holdings and 4) Situation Summaries.

Decision
This style of briefing is used to obtain an answer or a decision. It is also used to give facts, recommendations, and conclusions for the commander on which to base his decision. Another time this style is used is to present a completed staff study on a topic of interest to the commander.

Mission
This format is used to brief the commanders and personnel of a unit on the intelligence aspects of a mission they are preparing to embark upon. Information that is vital to mission should be presented in this briefing. All enemy fortifications, unit holdings, OB, insertion and extraction routes, and the OPORD are examples of included information.

Staff
During a staff briefing, each major section of a unit may be called upon to present their items of information that deal with a particular subject or topic. The principle behind the staff briefing is for a unified concept to be developed from the compilation of the various sources. The commander then bases his decision upon the recommendations and information given by the staff officers.

Standard Format (Information)
Introduction
Greeting/Self Identification/Purpose of the Briefing
Body
Summary of Known Information/New Information/Visual Aids
Conclusion
Ask for Questions/Concluding Statements

Standard Format (Mission)
Introduction
Greeting/Self Identification/Mission
Body
Mission Objectives/OPORD/Order of Battle/Visual Aids
Close
Ask for Questions

Standard Format (Decision and Staff)
Introduction
Greeting/Classification/Purpose/Procedure/Coordination
Body
Assumptions/Facts Bearing on the Problem/Discussion/Conclusions/Recommendations
Close
Ask for Questions/Request a Decision
Follow-Up
Inform the staff secretary, chief of staff, or XO of the commander’s decision if they are not present at the briefing.

Intelligence Summary
The Intelligence Summary (INTSUM) is a situational report of enemy activity. It is disseminated every 6 to 24 hours depending on the incoming information or change in enemy activity. In peacetime it is published weekly.

INTSUM Required Items
Issuing Unit
The Acronym INTSUM
Date/Time of the Report
Brief Discussion of the Enemy’s Capabilities and Vulnerabilities
Conclusions

Standard Format of an INTSUM
1) Issuing Unit
2) Time and date of issue
3) Summary of enemy activity for a period
a. Ground Activity
b. Trace of forward elements
c. Potential targets for nuclear weapons
d. WMD activity
e. Air/Naval Activity
f. Other (new tactics, ELINT, CI)
4) Enemy Personnel and equipment losses
a. Personnel (KIA, WIA, MIA)
b. POW’s
c. Equipment destroyed or captured
5) New obstacles and barriers
6) Administrative activities
7) New Identification
a. Units
b. Personalities
8) Enemy Movements
9) Estimated number and types of vehicles, vessels, and other craft.
10) Weather and Terrain conditions
11) Brief Discussion of capabilities and vulnerabilities
12) Conclusions

INTSUM Uses
The INTSUM is used to update various other intelligence reports such as the Intelligence Annex, Intelligence Estimate, and the Analysis of the Area of Operations/Analysis of the Area of Battlefield.

Intelligence Estimate (IE)
The intelligence estimate is a report of your analysis of the intelligence factors affecting the area of operations (AO) and mission. It provides the commander and other intelligence officers with an analysis of enemy strengths and capabilities that may affect their missions.

IE Purpose
The primary purpose of the IE is to determine what courses of action the enemy is probably going to take in an area. Other purposes are to disseminate information and intelligence to lower and higher commands for use in their planning and decision making, disseminate your analysis to subordinate intelligence officers, to determine the priority intelligence requirements (PIR) for a specific area that must be collected, and to identify gaps in current intelligence information.

IE Format
Heading —Issuing Unit, Location, date/time
IE #
References including charts/maps identification information
Paragraph 1 — Statement of the unit’s mission
Paragraph 2 — Assessment of the Area of Operations (AO)
Ground Weather, Atmospheric Conditions, Cosmic Conditions
Terrain/Planetary/System/Sector Analysis
Other Strategic Characteristics
Paragraph 3 — Enemy Situation
Enemy Disposition
Identification/Composition of Enemy Units in the AO
Enemy Strength in Committed/Reinforcing Forces and other Capabilities
Present/Recent Enemy Activities
Enemy Peculiarities/Weaknesses
Paragraph 4 — Assessment of Enemy Capabilities in the AO
Analysis/Discussion of each capabilities
Paragraph 5 — Probable Course of Enemy Action and Vulnerabilities in the AO

Intelligence Annex
The purpose of the Intelligence annex is to provide an intelligence estimate that can be delivered with the OPORD or OPLAN that contains the information that is mission essential. It gives specific instructions for intelligence collection gathering, provides orders or guidance on the disposition of EPW’s/captured documents & materials/Counterintelligence (CI)/implementation of operations security (OPSEC) measures, announces the commander’s PIR, and to request information from lower, higher, and adjacent headquarters.

Intelligence Annex Format

Heading — Issuing Unit, Location, Time/Date
Annex Title/Designator
References identifying all attached information
Paragraph 1 — Summary of the enemy situation
Paragraph 2 — Commander’s PIR
Paragraph 3 — Information collection tasked to subordinate commands and requests for information from other commands.
Paragraph 4 — Measures for Handling EPW’s/ Captured Documents & Materials
Paragraph 5 — Equipment Allocated/Required by Units by Category
Paragraph 6 — Guidance on CI and OPSEC in the AO
Paragraph 7 — Supplemental Information
Paragraph 8 — Additional Instructions not covered elsewhere

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