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TERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVETERMINAL LEARNING OBJECTIVE
► ACTION: IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES.ACTION: IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES.
► CONDITION: GIVEN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, CONDITION: GIVEN A CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, POWERPOINT SLIDES.POWERPOINT SLIDES.
► STANDARD: BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND CONDUCT STANDARD: BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND CONDUCT MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES IAW FM 3/21.8MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES IAW FM 3/21.8
THE FIRE TEAM COMPONENTSTHE FIRE TEAM COMPONENTS
THE INFANTRYMAN:THE INFANTRYMAN: Supervises, leads, or serves as a member of an infantry activity that employs individual or crew served weapons in support of offensive
and defensive combat operations
Most infantry operates in "Fire Teams" of three to four men, with two or three such teams tosquad. When attacking, each man in the team has a specific job. 1) Fire team leaders control the fire of their soldiers by using standard fire commands (initial and supplemental) containing the following elements: Alert, Direction, Description, Range, Method of fire (manipulation and rate of fire), and command to commence firing
2) The Automatic Rifleman (or light machine gunner) tries to pin the enemy down.
3) The Grenadier (armed, usually, with an M203 or the equivalent) does two things: helps the automatic rifleman isolate the enemy position, and looks for an opening to shoot a grenade at it.
4) One or two men, under cover of the Automatic Rifleman and Grenadier, attempt to close with the enemy position and kill the enemy.
ELO 1ELO 1
FIRETEAM FORMATIONSFIRETEAM FORMATIONS
• WEDGE AND FILE
• USED FOR CONTROL FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY
• LEADERS ARE UP FRONT IN THE FORMATION WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE. “FOLLOW ME AND DO AS I DO.”
• ALL SOLDIERS IN THE TEAM MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THE LEADER
THE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONSTHE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS
WEDGE FORMATIONWEDGE FORMATION
• IS THE BASIC FORMATION FOR THE FIRE TEAM • THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SOLDIERS IS NORMALLY 10 METERS
• EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS DEPENDING ON TERRAIN
• WHEN ROUGH TERRAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY OR OTHER FACTORS MAKE CONTROL OF THE WEDGE DIFFICULT
- NORMAL INTERVAL IS REDUCED SO THAT THE TEAM LEADER CAN SEE HIS OR HER SQUAD
- THE SIDES OF THE WEDGE CAN CONTRACT TO THE POINT WHERE THE WEDGE RESEMBLES A FILE
• WHEN MOVING IN LESS RUGGED TERRAIN WHERE CONTROL IS EASIER, SOLDIERS EXPAND OR RESUME THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS
RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
GRENADIER GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER
FIRE TEAM WEDGEFIRE TEAM WEDGE
RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
FIRE TEAM FILEFIRE TEAM FILE
• USED WHEN THE TERRAIN PRECLUDES THE USE OF THE WEDGE
COMPARISON OF FIRE TEAM FORMATIONSCOMPARISON OF FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS
CHARACTERISTICS
CONTROL FLEXIBILITYFIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS SECURITY
MOVEMENTFORMATION
WHENNORMALLY
USED
FIRE TEAMWEDGE
FIRE TEAMFILE
BASIC FIRE TEAMFORMATION
CLOSE TERRAINDENSE VEGETAT-IONS, LIMITEDVISIBILITY CONDITIONS
EASY
EASIEST
GOOD
LESSFLEXIBLE THAN THE WEDGE
ALLOWS IMMEDIATEFIRES IN ALL DIRECTIONS
ALLOWS IMMEDIATEFIRES TO THE FLANKS. MASK MOST FIRES TO THE REAR
GOOD
LEAST
QUESTIONQUESTION
WHAT FORMATION IS THE BEST TO USE IN WHAT FORMATION IS THE BEST TO USE IN LIMITED VISIBILITY? LIMITED VISIBILITY?
ELO 2ELO 2
SQUAD FORMATIONSSQUAD FORMATIONS
SQUAD FORMATIONSSQUAD FORMATIONS
• SQUAD FORMATIONS DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FIRE TEAMS IN THE SQUAD.
•THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
•SQUAD COLUMN
•SQUAD LINE
SQUAD COLUMNSQUAD COLUMN
• IS THE SQUAD’S MOST COMMON FORMATION
• IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH WITHOUT SACRIFICING CONTOL, WHILE FACILITATING GOOD MANUEVERABILITY
• WHEN THE SQUAD MOVES INDEPENDENTLY OR AS THE REAR ELEMENT OF THE PLATOON, THE RIFLEMAN IN THE TRAIL FIRE TEAM PROVIDES REAR SECURITY
SQUAD COLUMN WITH FIRE TEAMS IN COLUMN.SQUAD COLUMN WITH FIRE TEAMS IN COLUMN.
RIFLEMAN
RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LEADER
(PACE)
(COMPASS)
(POINT MAN)
RIFLEMANRIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
AUTOMATICRIFLEMANGRENADIER GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LINESQUAD LINE
SQUAD LEADER
• THE SQUAD LINE PROVIDES MAXIMUM FIREPOWER TO THE FRONT.
• WHEN THE SQUAD IS ACTING AS THE BASE SQUAD, THE FIRE TEAM ON THE RIGHT IS THE BASE FIRE TEAM
SQUAD FILESQUAD FILE
• IS USED WHEN NOT TRAVELING IN A COLUMN OR LINE
• HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM FILE
• SQUAD LEADER CAN BE MOVED FROM NORMAL POSITION TO THE FIRST OR SECOND POSITION:
- TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THE FORMATION
- EXERT GREATER MORAL PRESENCE BY LEADING FROM THE FRONT
- IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE TO MAKE KEY DECISIONS
• ADDITIONAL CONTROL OVER THE REAR OF THE FORMATION CAN BE PROVIDED BY MOVING A TEAM LEADER TO THE LAST POSTION.
AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
GRENADIER
TEAM LEADER
TEAM LEADER
SQUAD LEADER (NORMAL)
SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL)
RIFLEMAN
TEAM LEADER (OPTIONAL)
RIFLEMAN
SQUAD FILESQUAD FILE
COMPARISON OF SQUAD FORMATIONSCOMPARISON OF SQUAD FORMATIONS
CHARACTERISTICS
CONTROL FLEXIBILITYFIRE CAPABILITIES /
RESTRICTIONS SECURITYMOVEMENTFORMATION
WHENNORMALLY
USED
SQUAD COLUMN
FIRE TEAMFILE
SQUAD PRIMARYFORMATION
WHEN MAXIMUMFIREPOWER IS REQUIRED TO THE FRONT
GOOD
NOT AS GOOD ASSQUADCOLUMN
FACILITATESMANEUVER,GOODDISPERSIONLATERALLYAND IN DEPTH
LIMITEDMANEUVERCAPABILITY(BOTH FIRETEAMS COMMITTED).
ALLOWS LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE TO THE FLANK – LIMMITED VOLUME TO THE FRONT
ALLOWS MAXIMUMIMMEDIATE FIRE TO THE FRONT
ALL - AROUND
GOOD TO THE FRONTLITTLE TO THE FLANKSAND REAR
SQUADFILE
CLOSE TERRAINVEGETATIONLIMITED VISIBILITYCONDITIONS
EASIEST MOST DIFFICULTFORMATIONFROM WHICH TOMANEUVER
ALLOWS MAXIMUMIMMEDIATE FIRE TO THE FLANK MASKSMOST FIRE TO THE FRONT AND REAR
LEAST
QUESTIONQUESTION
WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FORMATION IN SQUAD WHAT IS THE PRIMARY FORMATION IN SQUAD MOVEMENTS?MOVEMENTS?
ELO 3ELO 3
PLATOON FORMATIONSPLATOON FORMATIONS
PLATOON FORMATIONSPLATOON FORMATIONS
• PLATOON FORMATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
- PLATOON IN COLUMN
- PLATOON LINE (SQUADS ON LINE OR IN COLUMN)
- PLATOON VEE
- PLATOON WEDGE
• THE LEADER SHOULD WEIGH THESE CAREFULLY TO SELECT THE BEST FORMATION BASED ON HIS MISSION AND ON METT-T (MISSION, EQUIPMENT, TERRAIN, TROOPS AVAILABLE AND TIME AVAILABLE) ANALYSIS
PLATOON COLUMNPLATOON COLUMN
• IS THE SQUAD’S PLATOON’S PRIMARY MOVEMENT FORMATION
• IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION BOTH LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH AND SIMPLIFIES CONTROL.
• THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD.
NOTE: METT-T WILL DETERMINE WHERE CREW SERVED WEAPONS WILL MOVE IN THE FORMATION. THEY NORMALLY MOVE WITH THE PLATOON LEADER SO HE CAN QUICKLY ESTABLISH A BASE OF FIRE
X
X
TL
ARGRN
R
SL
TL
AR GRN
RPLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREWMG CREW
FO
FO RATELO
TLARGRN
R
SL
GRN
TL RAR
PSG
AID MAIN (CLS)
TL
ARGRN
R SL
TL
GRN
RAR
LEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADERPSG – PLATOON SERGEANTSL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADERGRN- GRENADIERR – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMANRATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATORMG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVERFO- FORWARD OBSERVER
PLATOON PLATOON IN IN
COLUMNCOLUMN LEAD SQUAD
CENTERSQUAD
TRAIL SQUAD
PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – ON - LINEPLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – ON - LINE
• BASIC PLATOON ASSAULT FORMATION • THIS FORMATION ALLOWS THE DELIVERY OF MAXIMUM FIRE TO THE FRONT BUT LITTLE FIRE TO THE FLANKS.
• IS HARD TO CONTROL AND DOES NOT ALOW FOR RAPID MOVEMENT
• WHEN TWO OR MORE PLATOONS ARE ATTACKING, THE COMPANY COMMANDER CHOOSES ONE OF THEM AS THE BASE PLATOON.
• THE BASE PLATOON’S CENTER SQUAD IS ITS BASE SQUAD.
• WHEN THE PLATOON IS NOT ACTING AS THE BASE PLATOON, ITS BASE SQUAD IS ITS FLANK SQUAD NEAREST THE BASE PLATOON.
• THE MACHINE GUNS CAN MOVE WITH THE PLATOON, OR THEY CAN SUPPORT BY FIRE FROM A SUPPORT POSITION.
PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS - ON - LINEPLATOON - LINE, SQUADS - ON - LINE
XX
PLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREW
FO
FO RATELO
R RAR
PSG
AID MAIN (CLS)
MG CREW
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
R R R R
LEFT FLANK SQUAD CENTER SQUAD RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
NOTE: SQUAD LEADER (SL) POSITIONS HIMSELF WHERE HE CAN BEST CONTROL THE SQUADLEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMNPLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMN
• USED WHEN THE PLATOON LEADER DOES NOT WANT TO DEPLOY ALL PERSONNEL ON LINE. AND WHEN HE WANTS THE SQUADS TO REACT TO UNEXPECTED CONTACT.
• IS EASY TO CONTROL AND IS MORE CAPABLE OF RAPID MOVEMENT THE PLATOON-LINE OR SQUADS-ON-LINE FORMATION.
• DOES NOT FACILITATE RAPID MOVEMENT AS WELL AS A PLATOON IN COLUMN
• BASE SQUAD IS THE CENTER SQUAD
• WHEN NOT SERVING AS THE BASE PLATOON, THE FLANK NEAREST THE BASE PLATOON IS THE BASE SQUAD
X
FO RATELO
RPSG
AID MAIN (CLS)
MG CREW
TL TL
GRN AR
RX PLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREW
FO
R
TL
AR GRN
AR
SL
TL
GRN
R
AR GRN
GRN
SL
TL
AR
R
AR
SL
TL
GRN
R
PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMNPLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMN
LEFT FLANK SQUAD CENTER SQUAD RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
LEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
PLATOON VEEPLATOON VEE
• HAS TWO SQUADS UP FRONT TO PROVIDE A HEAVY VOLUME OF FIRE ON CONTACT
• ONE SQUAD SERVES AS EITHER OVERWATCH OR TRAIL FOR THE OTHER SQUADS
• FORMATION IS HARD TO CONTROL
• MOVEMENT IS SLOW
• THE PLATOON LEADER DESIGNATES ONE OF THE FRONT SQUADS TO BE THE PLATOONS BASE SQUAD.
R
R
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
X
X
PLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREWFO
FO RATELO
PSG
AID MAIN (CLS)MG CREW
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
TL
AR
R
R
AR
TL
SL
GRN
TL
GRN
AR
R
R
LEFT FLANK SQUAD
CENTER SQUAD
RIGHT FLANK SQUAD
LEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWFO- FORWARD OBSERVERAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
PLATOON VEEPLATOON VEE
• HAS TWO SQUADS IN THE REAR THAT CAN OVERWATCH OR TRAIL THE LEAD SQUAD
• PROVIDES A LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE TO THE FRONT OR FLANKS.
• IT ALLOWS THE PLATOON LEADER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A SQUAD AND STILL HAVE ONE OR TWO SQUADS FOR MANEUVER.
• THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD
PLATOON WEDGEPLATOON WEDGE
PLATOON WEDGEPLATOON WEDGE
X
X
PLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREWFO
FO RATELO
AR
PSGAID MAIN (CLS)MG CREW TL
TL
SL
GRN
GRN AR
R
R
R
R
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
LEAD SQUAD
R
R
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
GRN AR
LEFT FLANK SQUADRIGHT FLANK SQUAD
LEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADERPSG – PLATOON SERGEANTSL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADERGRN- GRENADIERR – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMANRATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATORMG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
• SINGLE PLATOON FILE WITH A FRONT SECURITY ELEMENT (POINT) AND FLANK SECURITY ELEMENTS.
• USED WHEN VISIBILITY IS POOR DUE TO TERRAIN, VEGETATION, OR LIGHT CONDITIONS.
• DISTANCE IS LESS THAN IN OTHER FORMATIONS, TO ALLOW COMMUNICATION BY PASSING MESSAGES UP AND DOWN THE FILE.
• HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM AND SQUAD FILES
PLATOON FILEPLATOON FILE
POINT SECURITY TEAM
FLANK SECURITYTEAM
TL
GRN
AR R
X
X
PLT LDR
RATELO
MG CREW
FO FO RATELO
R
R
PSG
AID MAIN (CLS)
MG CREW
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TLGRN
AR
TL
AR
SL
GRN
TLGRN
AR
R
R
R
TL
GRN AR
R
PLATOON FILEPLATOON FILE
LEGENDLEGEND
PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADERPSG – PLATOON SERGEANTSL – SQUAD LEADERTL- TEAM LEADERGRN- GRENADIERR – RIFLEMANAR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMANRATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATORMG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREWAID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER
FLANK SECURITYTEAM
COMPARISON OF PLATOON FORMATIONSCOMPARISON OF PLATOON FORMATIONS
MOVEMENT TECHNIQUESMOVEMENT TECHNIQUES
• A MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE IS THE MANNER A PLATOON USES TO TRAVERSE TERRAIN.
• THERE ARE THREE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES:
- TRAVELING
- TRAVELING OVERWATCH
- BOUNDING OVERWATCH
• THE SELECTION OF A MOVEMENT TECHINIQUE IS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENEMY CONTACT AND THE NEED FOR SPEED
• MOVEMENT TECHINQUES ARE NOT FIXED FORMATIONS.
• THEY REFER TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOLDIERS, TEAMS, AND SQUADS THAT VARY BASED ON MISSION, ENEMY, TERRAIN, VISIBILITY, AND ANY OTHER FACTORS THAT AFFECTS CONTROL.
• SOLDIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR FIRE TEAM LEADERS.
• PLATOON LEADER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS LEAD SQUAD LEADER
• LEADERS CONTROL MOVEMENT WITH HAND AND ARM SIGNALS. RADIOS ONLY WHEN NEEDED.
• ANY OF THE THREE MOVEMENTS CAN BE USED WITH ANY FORMATION.
MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERISTICSMOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICS
CONTROL FLEXIBILITY SPEED SECURITY
MOVEMENTFORMATION
WHENNORMALLY
USED
TRAVELING CONTACT NOTLIKELY
MORE LESS FASTEST LEAST
TRAVELINGOVERWATCH
CONTACT POSSIBLE
LESS MORE SLOWER MORE
BOUNDINGOVERWATCH
CONTACT EXPECTED
MOST MOST SLOWEST MOST
NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER WILL DIRECT WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE THE SQUAD WILL USE
TRAVELINGTRAVELING
• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
GRENDIER
RIFLEMAN
SQUAD LEADER
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
TEAM LEADER
GRENDIER
RIFLEMAN
+ 20 METERS
TRAVELING OVERWATCHTRAVELING OVERWATCH
• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS POSSIBLE
• ATTACHED WEAPONS MOVE NEAR THE SQUAD LEADER AND UNDER THIS CONTROL SO HE OR SHE CAN DEPLOY THEM QUICKLY.
TEAM LEADER
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
GRENADIER
RIFLEMAN
SQUAD LEADER
AUTOMATICRIFLEMAN
TEAM LEADER
GRENADIER
RIFLEMAN
+ 50 METERS
BOUNDING OVERWATCHBOUNDING OVERWATCH
• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY EXPECTED OR A DANGER AREA MUST BE CROSSED
• THE LEAD TEAM OVERWATCHES AS SOLDIERS SCAN THE AREA. SQUAD LEADER USUALLY STAYS WITH THE OVERWATCH TEAM.
• THE TRAIL FIRE TEAM BOUNDS AND SIGNALS THE SQUAD LEADER WHEN HIS TEAM COMPLETES ITS BOUND AND IS PREPARED TO OVERWATCH THE MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER TEAM
• BOTH TEAM LEADERS NEED TO KNOW:
- IF SUCCESSIVE OR ALTERNATE BOUNDS WILL BE USED AND WHERE WHICH TEAM THE SQUAD LEADER WILL BE IN.
- ROUTE, DESTINATION, POSSIBLE ENEMY LOCATIONS, ACTIONS TO TAKE WHEN THEY ARIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION, AND HOW HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE HIS OR HER INSTRUCTIONS.
• THE COVER AND CONCEALMENT ON THE BOUNDING TEAM’S ROUTE DICTATES HOW ITS SOLDIERS WILL MOVE
EXAMPLE OF SQUAD LEADER’S ORDER TO BOUNDEXAMPLE OF SQUAD LEADER’S ORDER TO BOUND
SQUAD SUCCESSIVE AND ALTERNATE BOUNDSSQUAD SUCCESSIVE AND ALTERNATE BOUNDS
ACTIONS AT DANGER AREASACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS
• A DANGER AREA IS ANY PLACE ON A ROUTE WERE THE LEADER’S ESTIMATE PROCESS TELLS HIM OR HER THAT THE SOLDIERS MIGHT BE EXPOSED TO ENEMY OBSERVATION, FIRE, OR BOTH. IF A PLATOON MUST CROSS A DANGER AREA IT DOES SO WITH GREAT CAUTION AND AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
• TYPES OF DANGER AREAS:
- OPEN AREAS: CONCEAL THE PLATOON ON THE NEAR SIDE AND OBSERVE THE AREA. POST SECURITY TO GIVE EARLY WARNING. SEND AN ELEMENT ACROSS TO CLEAR THE FAR SIDE. WHEN CLEARED, CROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PLATOON AT THE FAR SIDE.- ROADS AND TRAILS: CROSS ROADS OR TRAILS AT OR NEAR A BEND A NARROW SPOT OR ON LOW GROUND-VILLAGES: PASS VILLAGES ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE AND WELL AWAY FROM THEM. AVOIDE ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY DOGS, WHICH MIGHT REVEAL THE PRESENSE OF THE PLATOON- ENEMY POSITIONS: PASS ON THE DOWNWIND SIDE (THE ENEMY MIGHT HAVE SCOUT DOGS. BE ALERT FOR TRIP WIRES AND WARNING DEVICES- MINEFIELDS: BYPASS MINEFIELDS IF AT ALL POSSIBLE EVEN IF IT REQUIRES CHANGING THE ROUTE BY A GREAT DISTANCE. CLEAR A PATH THROUGH MINEFIELDS ONLY IF NECESSARY.
ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS (CONT.)ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS (CONT.)
- STREAMS: SELECT A NARROW SPOT IN THE STREAM THAT OFFERS CONCEALMENT ON BOTH BANKS. OBSERVE THE FARSIDE CAREFULLY. EMPLACE NEAR AND FAR-SIDE SECURITY FOR EARLY WARNING. CLEAR THE FAR SID, THEN CROSS RAPIDLY BUT QUIETLY
- WIRE OBSTACLES: AVOID WIRE OBSTICALES (THE ENEMY COVERS OBSTACLES WITH OBSERVATION AND FIRE).
• CROSSING OF DANGER AREAS: WHEN A TEAM/ SQUAD CROSSES A DANGER AREA IT MUST:
-DESIGNATE NEAR AND FAR SIDE RALLY POINTS-SECURE THE NEAR SIDE (RIGHT,LEFT FLANKS, AND REAR SECURITY).-RECON. AND SECURE THE FAR SIDE-EXECUTE CROSSING THE DANGER AREA.
CROSSING A DANGER AREA.CROSSING A DANGER AREA.
CROSSING A LARGE OPEN AREA.CROSSING A LARGE OPEN AREA.
SUMMARYSUMMARY
► IN THIS LESSON, WE LEARNED THE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES IN THIS LESSON, WE LEARNED THE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES OF THE INFANTRY FIRETEAM, SQUAD AND PLATOON.WE ALSO OF THE INFANTRY FIRETEAM, SQUAD AND PLATOON.WE ALSO LEARNED WHEN TO USE FORMATIONS SUCH AS THE WEDGE, LEARNED WHEN TO USE FORMATIONS SUCH AS THE WEDGE, FILE AND COLUMN. FILE AND COLUMN.
► IDENTIFYING AND CROSSING DANGER AREAS IN IDENTIFYING AND CROSSING DANGER AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FM 3/21.8.ACCORDANCE WITH FM 3/21.8.
CHECK ON LEARNINGCHECK ON LEARNING