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OBJECTIVE
TO IMPART TO THE STUDENTS
THE DIFFERENT KINDS OFBASIC UNIT FORMATION AND
MOVEMENTS OF TEAM,SQUAD AND PLATOON.
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SCOOPE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS MOVEMENT/ FORMATIOINS USED SQUAD FORMATIONS PLATOON TACTICS PLATOON FORMATIONS
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MOVEMENT/ FORMATIOINSUSEDThis section discusses
formations, movement
techniques, and actions during
movement for infantry
platoons and squads.
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FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS Formations are arrangements of
elements and soldiers in relation toeach other. Squads use formations for
control flexibility and security.
Leaders choose formations based on
their analysis of the factors of METT-
T. Figure 2-6, compares formations.
Leaders are up front in formations.
This allows the fire team leader tolead by example, "Follow me and do
as I do." All soldiers in the team must
be able to see their leader.
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MOVEMENT/ FORMATIOINS USEDa. Wedge. The wedge is the basic formationfor the fire team. The interval betweensoldiers in the wedge formation is normally
10 meters. The wedge expands andcontracts depending on the terrain. Whenrough terrain, poor visibility, or otherfactors make control of the wedge difficult,
fire teams modify the wedge. The normalinterval is reduced so that all teammembers can still see their team leader andthe team leaders can still their squad
leader. The sides of the wedge can contractto the point where the wedge resembles asingle file. When moving in less ruggedterrain, where control is easier, soldiers
expand orresume their original positions.(Figure 2-4).
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MOVEMENT/ FORMATIOINSUSED
b.File. When the terrain precludes useof the wedge, fire teams use the fileformation (Figure 2-5)
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SQUAD FORMATIONS Squad formations describe the
relationships between fire teams inthe squad. They include the squad
column and squad line. A comparison
of the formations is in Figure 2-10.
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SQUAD FORMATIONS a. Squad Column. The squad column is
the squad's most common formation.
It provides good dispersion laterally
and in depth without sacrificing
control, and facilitates maneuver. The
lead fire team is the base fire team.When the squad moves independently
or as the rear element of the platoon,
the rifleman in the (rail fire teamprovides rear security (Figure 2-7).
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SQUAD IN COLUMN,DIAMOND
Characteristics Easy to control Facilitate rapid movement better than a line butnot as well as rifle Provides good all-around local security Makes the best use of movement techniques
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SQUAD FORMATIONS b. Squad Line. The squad line provides
maximum firepower to the front(Figure 2-8). When a squad is acting as
the base squad, the fire team on the
right is the base fire team.
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SQUAD LINE WEDGE
Characteristics>Allows for speed amount of immediate fireforward>Covers maximum frontage>Is not easy to control as column or file
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SQUAD FORMATIONS c. Squad File. When not traveling in a
column or line, squads travel in file.
The squad file has the samecharacteristics as the fire team file. Ifthe squad leader desires to increase
his control over the formation, exertgreater morale presence by leadingfrom the front, and be immediatelyavailable to make key decisions, he
will move forward to the first orsecond position. Additional controlover the rear of the formation can beprovided by moving a team leader to
the last position. (Figure 2-9.)
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SQUAD FILE Characteristics
>Provides maximum control.>Provides maximum frontage.>Facilities speed movement>Less flexibility than wedge ordiamond.>Provides immediate rifle flanks,but makes most soldiers fires
to the front and rear.
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PLATOON TACTICS
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PLATOON FORMATIONS Platoon formations include the
platoon column, the platoon line(squads on line or in column), the
platoon vee and the platoon
wedge. The leader should weighthese carefully to select the best
formation based on his mission
and on METT-T analysis. Acomparison of the formations is in
Figure 2-17.
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CHARACTERISTICS ANDTACTICS
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PLATOON FORMATIONS a. Platoon Column. This formation is
the platoon's primary movementformation (Figure 2-11). It provides
good dispersion both laterally and in
depth, and simplifies control. The leadsquad is the base squad.
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PLATOON FORMATIONS NOTE: METT-T will determine where crew-served
weapons move in the formation. They normally
move with the platoon leader so he can quicklyestablish a base of fire.
b. Platoon-Line, Squads-on-Line. This formationallows the delivery of maximum fire to the front butlittle fire to the flanks (Figure 2-12). This formationis hard to control, and it does not lend itself well torapid movement. When two or more platoons areattacking, the company commander chooses oneof them as the base platoon. The base platoon's
center squad is its base squad. When the platoon isnot acting as the base platoon, its base squad is itsflank squad nearest the base platoon. The machineguns can move with the platoon, or they cansupport by fire from a support position (not shown).
This is the basic platoon assault formation.
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PLATOON FORMATIONS c. Platoon-Line, Squads-in-Column. The
platoon leader can use this formation when
he does not want to deploy all personnel online, and when he wants the squads toreact to unexpected contact (Figure 2-13).This formation is easier to control, and itlends itself better to rapid movement than
the platoon-line or squads-on-line formation;however, it is harder to control than anddoes not facilitate rapid movement as wellas a platoon column. When two or moreplatoons are moving, the companycommander chooses one of them as thebase platoon. The base platoon's centersquad is its base squad. When the platoonis not the base platoon, its base squad is its
flank squad nearest the base platoon.
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PLATOON FORMATIONS d. Platoon Vee. This formation has
two squads up front to provide aheavy volume of fire on contact
(Figure 2-14). It also has one squad in
the rear that can either overwatch or
trail the other squads. This formationis hard to control; movement is slow
The platoon leader designates one of
the front squads to be the platoon'sbase squad.
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PLATOON FORMATIONS e.Platoon Wedge. This formation has
two squads in the rear that can
overwatch or trail the lead squad
(Figure 2-15). It provides a large
volume of fire to the front or flanks. It
allows the platoon leader to makecontact with a squad and still have
one or two squads to maneuver. The
lead squad is the base squad.
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PLATOON FORMATIONS f. Platoon File. This formation may be set up
in several methods. One method is to havethree-squad files follow one another usingone of the movement techniques. Anothermethod is to have a single platoon file witha front security element (point) and flank
security elements. This formation is usedwhen visibility is poor due to terrain,vegetation, or light conditions. (Figure 2-16.) The distance between soldiers is less
than normal to allow communication bypassing messages up and down the file. Theplatoon file has the same characteristics asthe fire team and squad files.
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SUMMARY
FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS MOVEMENT/ FORMATIOINS USED SQUAD FORMATIONS PLATOON TACTICS PLATOON FORMATIONS
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