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38562supported. 5481 The witness plotted certain positions for all artillery groups. 5482 Theattack plan was to come in from five or six directions. 5483 Each direction had oneappointed commander, two or three Special Police units (300-600 members), and thesupport of one specific artillery group. 5484 The direction commanders had coded mapsand were in radio contact with their corresponding artillery commanders and acted,together with the unit commanders accompanying them, as forward-spotters for theartillery and reported back about possible firing corrections. 5485 The witness stated thatthere was no specific advance plan but rather a more ad hoc plan with actions to betaken depending on the circumstances. 5486 One of the direction commanders was Noracwho was with the 9th Guards Brigade. 54871435. Turkalj received from the Internal Control Department a topographical map withpotential target information, such as military targets, and on the basis of this mapdetermined the targets to be engaged. 5488 The witness plotted in total over 100 targetsalong the frontline and some beyond. 5489 The targets included warehouses, commandposts, and assembly posts. 5490 The witness stated that he had no particular informationas to any civilian presence close to the targets, but could, to a certain extent, see on amap how close civilian settlements were to the targets. 5491 The witness informed Sačićof the targets to be engaged and stated that Markač trusted Turkalj and hence did nothave cause to check his judgement. 5492 Targets deep behind the front line were fired atwith smaller numbers of projectiles so as to disrupt them, whereas targets on the frontline, such as enemy strongholds firing upon the Croatian forces, were fired at with muchmore projectiles in order to neutralize them. 5493 There were no rules of engagement for5481 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), p. 78; Josip Turkalj, T. 13556.5482 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), pp. 95-96, 126.5483 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), p. 79.5484 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), pp. 79-80, 96; Josip Turkalj, T. 13700-13701, 13757; see also D1205 (Order by Červenko within letter from Rakić to Ademi, 29 July 1995), p.2.5485 P1149 (Josip Turkalj, witness statement, 4 February 2004), para. 34; P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witnessinterview of 11 March 2005), pp. 80-82, 89-92; P1151 (Josip Turkalj, second witness interview of 11March 2005), pp. 23-24; Josip Turkalj, T. 13597-135985486 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), p. 81.5487 P1150 (Josip Turkalj, witness interview of 11 March 2005), pp. 93-94. There is no indication inTurkalj’s evidence that the 9th Guards Brigade shelled Gračac on 4-5 August 1995, nor did the TrialChamber find any such indication in other evidence or in the final submissions of the parties.5488 Josip Turkalj, T. 13552, 13554-13555, 13567, 13590-13592, 13702-13703.5489 Josip Turkalj, T. 13555.5490 Josip Turkalj, T. 13703.5491 Josip Turkalj, T. 13553-13554, 13568.5492 Josip Turkalj, T. 13552, 13592-13593.5493 Josip Turkalj, T. 13704-13705, 13767.753Case No.: IT-06-90-T 15 April 2011 `