Small Unit Movement Formations

Home , Bounding overwatch, Company (military unit), Grenadier, Infantry, Platoon, Platoon leader

Enabling Learning Objective Show-Me GOLD Program ELO 1 Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

ACTION: Determine the purpose of Fire Team formations.

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

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TERMINAL LEARNING

OBJECTIVE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

ACTION: Identify Movement Formations and Techniques .

CONDITION: Given an instructor, classroom, and SMALL UNIT MOVEMENT prescribed manuals. FORMATIONS STANDARD: IAW ADRP 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

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THE FIRE TEAM COMPONENT Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

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 to squad. 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 RISK ASSESSMENT grenade at it.

4) One or two men, under cover of the Automatic Rifleman and Grenadier, attempt to close with ENVIRONMENTAL the enemy position and kill the enemy.

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1 THE FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS FIRE TEAM FILE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TEAM LEADER

• WEDGE AND FILE

AUTOMATIC • USED FOR CONTROL FLEXIBILITY AND SECURITY RIFLEMAN

• LEADERS ARE UP FRONT IN THE FORMATION WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE.

“FOLLOW ME AND DO AS I DO. ” GRENADIER

• ALL SOLDIERS IN THE TEAM MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THE LEADER

RIFLEMAN

• USED WHEN THE TERRAIN PRECLUDES THE USE OF THE WEDGE

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WEDGE FORMATION COMPARISON OF FIRE TEAM FORMATIONS Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• IS THE BASIC FORMATION FOR THE FIRE TEAM CHARACTERISTICS

• THE INTERVAL BETWEEN SOLDIERS IS NORMALLY 10 MOVEMENT WHEN METERS FORMATION NORMALLY FIRE CAPABILITIES / USED CONTROL FLEXIBILITY RESTRICTIONS SECURITY • EXPANDS AND CONTRACTS DEPENDING ON TERRAIN

• WHEN ROUGH TERRAIN AND POOR VISIBILITY OR OTHER FACTORS FIRE TEAM BASIC FIRE EASY GOOD ALLOWS IMMEDIATE GOOD WEDGE TEAM FIRES IN ALL MAKE CONTROL OF THE WEDGE DIFFICULT FORMATION DIRECTIONS

- NORMAL INTERVAL IS REDUCED SO THAT THE

TEAM LEADER CAN SEE HIS OR HER SQUAD FIRE TEAM CLOSE TERRAIN EASIEST LESS ALLOWS IMMEDIATE LEAST FILE DENSE VEGETAT- FLEXIBLE FIRES TO THE FLANKS. - THE SIDES OF THE WEDGE CAN CONTRACT TO IONS, LIMITED THAN THE MASK MOST FIRES TO VISIBILITY WEDGE THE REAR THE POINT WHERE THE WEDGE RESEMBLES A FILE CONDITIONS

• WHEN MOVING IN LESS RUGGED TERRAIN WHERE CONTROL IS EASIER, SOLDIERS EXPAND OR RESUME THEIR ORIGINAL POSITIONS

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FIRE TEAM WEDGE Enabling Learning Objective ELO 2 Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER ACTION: Determine the purpose of Squad formations.

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The AUTOMATIC GRENADIER AUTOMATIC GRENADIER RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

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2 SQUAD FORMATIONS SQUAD LINE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TEAM LEADER TEAM LEADER • SQUAD FORMATIONS DESCRIBE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FIRE TEAMS IN THE SQUAD. AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC GRENADIER RIFLEMAN GRENADIER RIFLEMAN •THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

•SQUAD COLUMN SQUAD LEADER

•SQUAD LINE • 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

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SQUAD COLUMN SQUAD FILE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• IS USED WHEN NOT TRAVELING IN A COLUMN OR LINE

• IS THE SQUAD ’S MOST COMMON FORMATION • HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM FILE

• IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH • SQUAD LEADER CAN BE MOVED FROM NORMAL POSITION TO WITHOUT SACRIFICING CONTOL, WHILE FACILITATING GOOD THE FIRST OR SECOND POSITION: MANUVERABILITY - TO INCREASE CONTROL OVER THE FORMATION • WHEN THE SQUAD MOVES INDEPENDENTLY OR AS THE REAR ELEMENT OF THE PLATOON, THE RIFLEMAN IN THE TRAIL FIRE - EXERT GREATER MORAL PRESENCE BY LEADING TEAM PROVIDES REAR SECURITY 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.

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SQUAD COLUMN WITH FIRE TEAMS IN COLUMN. SQUAD FILE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TEAM LEADER (POINT MAN)

TEAM LEADER SQUAD LEADER (OPTIONAL)

(COMPASS) GRENADIER AUTOMATIC GRENADIER RIFLEMAN AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN

(PASE) RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN SQUAD LEADER (NORMAL)

SQUAD LEADER TEAM LEADER

GRENADIER TEAM LEADER AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN

TEAM LEADER (OPTIONAL) AUTOMATIC GRENADIER RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

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3 COMPARISON OF SQUAD FORMATIONS PLATOON COLUMN Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

WHEN CHARACTERISTICS MOVEMENT NORMALLY FIRE CAPABILITIES / FORMATION USED FLEXIBILITY SECURITY CONTROL RESTRICTIONS

SQUAD SQUAD PRIMARY GOOD FACILITATES ALLOWS LARGE ALL - ROUND • IS THE SQUAD ’S PLATOON ’S PRIMARY MOVEMENT FORMATION COLUMN FORMATION MANEUVER, VOLUME OF FIRE TO GOOD THE FLANK – LIMMITED DISPERSION VOLUME TO THE FRONT • IT PROVIDES GOOD DISPERSION BOTH LATERALLY AND IN DEPTH LATERALLY AND IN AND SIMPLIFIES CONTROL. DEPTH FIRE TEAM WHEN MAXIMUM NOT AS LIMITED ALLOWS MAXIMUM GOOD TO • THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD. FILE FIREPOWER IS GOOD AS MANEUVER IMMEDIATE FIRE TO THE FRONT REQUIRED TO SQUAD CAPABILITY THE FRONT LITTLE TO THE FRONT COLUMN (BOTH FIRE THE FLANKS NOTE: METT-T WILL DETERMINE WHERE CREW SERVED WEAPONS TEAMS AND REAR WILL MOVE IN THE FORMATION. THEY NORMALLY MOVE COMMITTED). WITH THE PLATOON LEADER SO HE CAN QUICKLY ESTABLISH SQUAD CLOSE TERRAIN EASIEST MOST ALLOWS MAXIMUM LEAST A BASE OF FIRE FILE VEGETATION DIFFICULT IMMEDIATE FIRE TO LIMITED FORMATION THE FLANK MASKS VISIBILITY FROM MOST FIRE TO THE CONDITIONS WHICH TO FRONT AND REAR MANEUVER

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Enabling Learning Objective PLATOON IN COLUMN ELO 3 Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD TL

GRN AR R SL LEAD TL AR GRN SQUAD R ACTION: Determine the purpose of Platoon formations. X PLT LDR FO RATELO

FO RATELO CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals. MG CREW MG CREW LEGEND TL GRN AR CENTER PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER R PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SQUAD STANDARD: IAW FM 3-0, FM 3-21.8, and FM 3-21.10. Achieve a SL – SQUAD LEADER SL TL- TEAM LEADER GRN minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing. GRN- GRENADIER AR TL R R – RIFLEMAN AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR X PSG MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW AID MAIN (CLS) AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER TL TRAIL AR GRN SQUAD R SL TL GRN AR R

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PLATOON FORMATIONS PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – ON - LINE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• BASIC PLATOON ASSAULT FORMATION • PLATOON FORMATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING • THIS FORMATION ALLOWS THE DELIVERY OF MAXIMUM FIRE TO - PLATOON IN COLUMN THE FRONT BUT LITTLE FIRE TO THE FLANKS.

- PLATOON LINE (SQUADS ON LINE OR IN COLUMN) • IS HARD TO CONTROL AND DOES NOT ALOW FOR RAPID MOVEMENT

• WHEN TWO OR MORE PLATOONS ARE ATTACKING, THE COMPANY - PLATOON VEE COMMANDER CHOOSES ONE OF THEM AS THE BASE PLATOON.

- PLATOON WEDGE • THE BASE PLATOON ’S CENTER SQUAD IS ITS BASE SQUAD.

• THE LEADER SHOULD WEIGH THESE CAREFULLY TO SELECT THE • WHEN THE PLATOON IS NOT ACTING AS THE BASE PLATOON, ITS BASE BEST FORMATION BASED ON HIS MISSION AND ON METT-T SQUAD IS ITS FLANK SQUAD NEAREST THE BASE PLATOON. (MISSION, EQUIPMENT, TERAIN, TROOPS AVAILABLE AND TIME AVAILABLE) ANNALSIS • THE MACHINE GUNS CAN MOVE WITH THE PLATOON, OR THEY CAN SUPPORT BY FIRE FROM A SUPPORT POSITION.

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4 PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS - ON - LINE PLATOON VEE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TL TL TL TL TL TL

• HAS TWO SQUADS UP FRONT TO PROVIDE A HEAVY VOLUME OF FIRE AR GRN GRN AR AR GRN GRN AR AR GRN GRN AR ON CONTACT

SL SL SL • ONE SQUAD SERVES AS EITHER OVERWATCH OR TRAIL FOR THE OTHER SQUADS X PSG R R X PLT LDR R R R R AR RATELO • FORMATION IS HARD TO CONTROL

AID MAIN (CLS) FO • MOVEMENT IS SLOW MG CREW

FO RATELO MG CREW • THE PLATOON LEADER DESIGNATES ONE OF THE FRONT SQUADS TO BE LEFT FLANK SQUAD CENTER SQUAD RIGHT FLANK SQUAD THE PLATOONS BASE SQUAD.

NOTE: SQUAD LEADER (SL) POSITIONS HIMSELF WHERE HE CAN BEST CONTROL THE SQUAD LEGEND

PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER TL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMAN AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER

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PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMN PLATOON VEE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TL TL

GRN AR GRN • USED WHEN THE PLATOON LEADER DOES NOT WANT TO DEPLOY ALL AR R PERSONNEL ON LINT. AND WHEN HE WANTS THE SQUADS TO REACT TO R SL UNEXPECTED CONTACT. SL X PLT LDR TL TL RATELO AR GRN • IS EASY TO CONTROL AND IS MORE CAPABLE OF RAPID MOVEMENT GRN AR FO THE PLATOON-LINE OR SQUADS-ON-LINE FORMATION. FO RATELO MG CREW R R X • DOES NOT FACILITATE RAPID MOVEMENT AS WELL AS A PLATOON IN LEFT FLANK SQUAD PSG COLUMN AID MAIN (CLS) MG CREW RIGHT FLANK SQUAD • BASE SQUAD IS THE CENTER SQUAD TL

AR GRN

• WHEN NOT SERVING AS THE BASE PLATOON, THE FLANK NEAREST THE SL R BASE PLATOON IS THE BASE SQUAD TL

GRN AR LEGEND R CENTER SQUAD PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER TL- TEAM LEADER GRN- GRENADIER R – RIFLEMAN AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER “Forever Forward” “Forever Forward”

PLATOON - LINE, SQUADS – IN - COLUMN PLATOON WEDGE Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

TL TL TL

AR GRN GRN AR AR GRN

R • HAS TWO SQUADS IN THE REAR THAT CAN OVERWATCH OR TRAIL THE R PLT LDR R X X PSG LEAD SQUAD

FO RATELO MG CREW SL SL SL • PROVIDES A LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE TO THE FRONT OR FLANKS. MG CREW AID MAIN (CLS) TL TL TL • IT ALLOWS THE PLATOON LEADER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A SQUAD AR GRN AR GRN AR GRN AND STILL HAVE ONE OR TWO SQUADS FOR MANEUVER.

FO RATELO R R R • THE LEAD SQUAD IS THE BASE SQUAD

LEFT FLANK SQUAD CENTER SQUAD RIGHT FLANK SQUAD

LEGEND

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5 PLATOON WEDGE COMPARISON OF PLATOON FORMATIONS Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

LEGEND TL PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT SL – SQUAD LEADER AR GRN TL- TEAM LEADER R GRN- GRENADIER SL R – RIFLEMAN AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN TL RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR GRN AR MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW R AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER LEAD SQUAD

X PLT LDR RATELO FO MG CREW FO RATELO X PSG AID MAIN (CLS) TL MG CREW TL GRN AR R AR GRN SL R SL TL AR TL GRN GRN AR R R RIGHT FLANK SQUAD LEFT FLANK SQUAD

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PLATOON FILE Enabling Learning Objective ELO 4 Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• SINGLE PLATOON FILE WITH A FRONT SECURITY ELEMENT (POINT) AND FLANK SECURITY ELEMENTS. ACTION: Determine the purpose of Movement Techniques.

• USED WHEN VISIBILITY IS POOR DUE TO TERRAIN, VEGITATION, OR LIGHT CONDITIONS. CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

• DISTIANCE IS LESS THAN IN OTHER FORMATIONS, TO ALLOW STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The COMMUNICATION BY PASSING MESSAGES UP AND DOWN THE FILE. Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry • HAS THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE FIRE TEAM AND SQUAD Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall FILES testing.

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PLATOON FILE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD • A MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE IS THE MANNER A PLATOON USES TO TRAVERSE TERRAIN.

TL • THERE ARE THREE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES: AR GRN POINT SECURITY R TEAM - TRAVELING SL - TRAVELING OVER - WATCH X PLT LDR - BOUNDING OVER – WATCH FO FO RATELO RATELO • THE SELECTION OF A MOVEMENT TECHINIQUE IS BASED ON THE LIKELIHOOD OF ENEMY MG CREW TL TL CONTACT AND THE NEED FOR SPEED MG CREW GRN AR GRN TL R • MOVEMENT TECHINQUES ARE NOT FIXED FORMATIONS. AR R GRN AR R • THEY REFER TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SOLDIERS, TEAMS, AND SQUADS THAT VARY BASED ON SL FLANK SECURITY FLANK SECURITY TL TEAM MISSION, ENEMY, TERRAIN, VISIBILITY, AND ANY GRN OTHER FACTO THAT AFFECTS CONTROL. TEAM AR LEGEND R AID MAIN (CLS) • SOLDIERS MUST BE ABLE TO SEE THEIR FIRE TEAM LEADERS. PLT LDR – PLATOON LEADER PSG – PLATOON SERGEANT X PSG SL – SQUAD LEADER TL GRN • PLATOON LEADER SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE HIS LEAD SQUAD LEADER TL- TEAM LEADER AR GRN- GRENADIER R R – RIFLEMAN SL • LEADERS CONTROL MOVEMENT WITH HAND AND ARM SIGNALS. RADIOS ONLY WHEN NEEDED. AR- AUTOMATIC RIFLEMAN TL RATELO – RADIO / TELEPHONE OPERATOR GRN MG CREW – MACHINE GUN CREW AR • ANY OF THE THREE MOVEMENTS CAN BE USED WITH ANY FORMATION. AID MAN – COMBAT LIFE SAVER R “Forever Forward” “Forever Forward”

6 MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES AND CHARACTERISTICS BOUNDING OVERWATCH Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY EXPECTED OR A DANGER AREA MUST BE CROSSED

CHARACTERISTICS • THE LEAD TEAM OVERWATCHES FIRST SOLDIERS SCAN THE AREA. SQUAD MOVEMENT WHEN LEADER USUALLY STAYS WITH THE OVERWATCH TEAM. FORMATION NORMALLY USED CONTROL FLEXIBILITY SPEED SECURITY • THE TRAIL FIRE TEAM BOUNDS AND SIGNALS THE SQUAD LEADER WHEN HIS TEAM COMPLETES ITS BOUND AND IS PREPARED TO OVERWATCH THE TRAVELING CONTACT NOT MOORE LESS FASTEST LEAST LIKELY MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER TEAM

• BOTH TEAM LEADERS NEED TO KNOW: TRAVELING CONTACT LESS MORE SLOWER MORE OVERWATCH POSSIBLE - IF SUCCESSIVE OR ALTERNATE BOUNDS WILL BE USED AND WHERE WHICH TEAM THE SQUAD LEADER WILL BE IN.

BOUNDING CONTACT MOST MOST SLOWEST MOST - ROUTE, DESTINATION, POSSIBLE ENEMY LOCATIONS, ACTIONS TO TAKE OVERWATCH EXPECTED WHEN THEY ARIVE AT THEIR DESTINATION, AND HOW HE OR SHE WILL RECEIVE HIS OR HER INSTRUCTIONS.

• THE COVER AND CONCEALMENT ON TH BOUNDING TEAM ’S ROUTE NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER WILL DIRECT WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE THE SQUAD WILL USE DICTATES HOW ITS SOLDIERS WILL MOVE

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TRAVELING EXAMPLE OF SQUAD LEADER ’’’S ORDER TO Show-Me GOLD BOUND Show-Me GOLD

• USED WHEN CONTACT WITH ENEMY IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC GRENDIER RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

SQUAD LEADER

+ 20 METERS

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC GRENDIER RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

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TRAVELING OVERWATCH SQUAD SUCCESSIVE AND ALTERNATE BOUNDS Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• 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

AUTOMATIC GRENDIER RIFLEMAN RIFLEMAN

+ 50 METERS

SQUAD LEADER

TEAM LEADER

AUTOMATIC GRENDIER RIFLEMAN

RIFLEMAN

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7 TRAVELING (PLATOON) BOUNDING OVERWATCH (PLATOON) Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD • BOUNDING OVERWATCH IS USED WHEN CONTACT IS EXPECTED • THE PLATOON LEADER DETERMINES AND DIRECTS WHICH MOVEMENT TECHNIQUE THE PLATOON WILL USE. • COMPONENTS FOR A BOUNDING OVERWATCH ARE:

• TRAVELING IS USED WHEN ENEMY CONTACT IS NOT LIKELY AND SPEED IS NEEDED - ONE SQUAD BOUNDING, THIS SQUAD BOUNDS FROWARD TO A CHOSEN POSITION, THEN IT BECOMES THE OVERWATHCING ELEMENT. THE BOUNDING SQUAD CAN USE EITHER TRAVELING LEAD SQUAD IN TRAVELING OVERWATCH FORMATION OVERWATCH OR BOUNDING OVERWATCH OR INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES (LOW AND HIGH CRAWL, AND SHORT + 20 METERS RUSHES BY FIRE TEAM OR PAIRS).

PLATOON HQ / WEAPONS - ONE SQUAD OVERWATCHING. THIS SQUAD OVERWATCHES THE BOUNDING SQUAD FROM A COVERED POSTION FROM WHICH IT + 20 METERS CAN SEE AND SUPPRESS LIKELY ENEMY POSITIONS. SOLDIERS USE SCANNING TECHNIQUES TO VIEW THEIR ASSIGNED SECTOR. NOTE: THE PLATOON LEADER REMAINS WITH THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD

+ 20 METERS NORMALLY THE PLATOONS ’S MACHINE GUNS ARE LOCATED WITH THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD ALSO PLATOON SERGENAT, AIDMAN, WEAPONS (OPTIONAL) - ONE SQUAD AWAITIN ORDERS. ONE SQUAD IS UNCOMMITTED AND + 20 METERS READY FOR EMPLOYMENT AS DIRECTED BY THE PLATOON LEADER. THE PLATOON SERGEANT AND THE LEADER OF THE SQUAD AWAITING ORDERS POSITION THEMSELVES CLOSE TO THE PLATOON LEADER.

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TRAVELING OVERWATCH (PLATOON) BOUNDING OVERWATCH (PLATOON) (CONT.) Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD • CONSIDERATIONS PRIOR TO BOUNDING

- THE REQUIERMENTS OF THE MISSION - WHERE THE ENEMY IS LIKELY TO BE • TRAVELING OVERWATCH IS USED WHEN CONTACT IS POSSIBLE BUT SPEED - THE ROUTES TO THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSITION IS NEEDED - THE ABILITY OF AN OVERWATCHING ELEMENT ’S WEAPONS TO COVER THE BOUND • THE PLATOON LEADER MOVES WHERE HE OR SHE CAN BEST CONTROL THE - THE FIELDS OF FIRE AT THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSTION PLATOON • INSTRUCTIONS FROM PLATOON LEADER BEFORE THE BOUND

• THE PLATOON SERGEANT IS FREE TO MOVE THROUGHOUT THE FORMATION - THE DIRECTION OR LOCATION OF THE ENEMY TO ENFORCE, NOISE AND LIGHT DISCIPLINE, AND DISTANCES BETWEEN - THE POSITONS OF THE OVERWATCHING SQUAD SQUADS - THE NEXT OVERWATCH POSTIONS - THE ROUTE OF THE BOUNDING SQUAD • THE LEAD SQUAD USES TRAVELING OVERWATCH AND THE TRAILING - WHAT TO DO AFTER THE BOUNDING SQUAD REACHES THE NEXT POSITION - WHAT SIGNAL THE BOUNDING SQUAD WILL USE TO ANOUNCE IT IS SQUADS USE TRAVELING. PREPARED TO OVERWATCH -HOW THE SQUAD WILL RECEIVE THEIR NEXT ORDERS

• MACHINE GUN PLACEMENT, THE MACHINE GUNS ARE NORMALY EMPLOYED IN ONE OF TWO WAYS. - ATTACH BOTH GUNS TO THE OVERWATCH SQUAD(S) - ONE MACHINE GUN WITH THE OVERWATCH SQUAD AND THE OTHER WITH THE BOUNDING SQUAD. THIS TECHNIQUE REQUIRES TH GUNS TO MOVE BETWEEN THE SQUADS AS THEY LEAVE THE OVERWATCH TO JOIN THE BOUNDING SQUAD. “Forever Forward” “Forever Forward”

EXAMPLE OF PLATOON LEADER ’’’S ORDER FOR TRAVELING OVERWATCH (PLATOON) BOUNDING OVERWATCH Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

LEAD SQUAD IN TRAVELING OVERWATCH FORMATION

+ 50 TO 100 METERS

PLATOON HQ / WEAPONS

+ 20 METERS

PLATOON SERGENAT, AIDMAN, WEAPONS (OPTIONAL)

+ 20 METERS

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8 PLATOON BOUNDING OVERWATCH ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS (CONT.) Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

- 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 : AVOIDE WIRE OBSTICALES (THE ENEMY COVERS OBSTACLES WITH OBSERVATION AND FIRE).

• CROSSING OF DANGER AREAS: WHEN A PLATOON 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.

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Enabling Learning Objective CROSSING A DANGER AREA. ELO 5 Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

ACTION: Determine the purpose of Danger Areas.

CONDITION: Given an instructor and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

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ACTIONS AT DANGER AREAS CROSSING A LARGE OPEN AREA. Show-Me GOLD Show-Me GOLD

• A DANGER AREA IS ANY PLACE ON A ROUTE WERE THE LEADER ’S ESTIMATE PROCESS TELLS HIM OR HER THAT THE PLATOON 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.

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9 CROSSING A SMALL OPEN AREA Show-Me GOLD

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TERMINAL LEARNING

OBJECTIVE Show-Me GOLD

ACTION: Identify Movement Techniques.

CONDITION: Given an instructor, classroom, and prescribed manuals.

STANDARD: IAW 3-0 Unified Land Operations, FM 3-21.8 The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad, and FM 3-21.10 The Infantry Rifle Company. Achieve a minimum passing score of 80% in overall testing.

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