1,21 B-CO Cheat Sheet Flashcards
METT-TC
Mission, Enemy, Time, Troops, Terrain, Civilian Considerations
8 Troop Leading Procedures
- Receive the Mission
- Issue the Warning Order
- Make Tentative Plan
- Start Necessary Movement’s
- Reconnaissance
- Complete the Plan
- Issue the Complete Plan
- Supervise and Refine
5 Principles of Patrolling
- Planning
- Reconnaissance
- Security
- Control
- Common Sense
4 Principles of a Raid
- Surprise
- Violence of Action
- Controlled Fire
- Planned Withdrawal
5 Principles of MOUT
- Speed
- Surprise
- Security
- Simplicity
- Violence of Action
3 Kinds of Movement
- Traveling
- Traveling Over Watch
- Bounding Over Watch
7 Danger Areas
- Open Areas
- Road and Trails
- Villages
- Enemy Positions
- Minefields
- Streams
- Wire Obstacles
5 Point Contingency Plan (GOTWA)
G- Where you are going
O- Others you are taking
T- Time you will return
W- What to do if you don’t return
A- Actions on contact for you and me
5 (s) Of an EPW
- Search
- Silence
- Segregate
- Safeguard
- Speed to the rear
5 Paragraphs of an Opord
- Situation
- Mission
- Execution
- Sustainment
- Command and Control
OAKOC
- Observation and fields of fire
- Avenues of Approach
- Key terrain
- Obstacles and movement
- Cover and concealment
5 Colors of a Map
- Black (man made features
- Red/Brown ( relief features/elevation
- Blue (water)
- Green (vegetation)
- Red (populated areas)
5 Major Terrain Features
- Hill
- Valley
- Ridge
- Saddle
- Depression
3 Minor Terrain Features
- Spur
- Draw
- Cliff
2 Supplementary Terrain Features
- Cut
- Fill
3 Types of North
- True North
- Magnetic North
- Grid North
Symptoms of Shock
- Confusion
- Lose of Pain
- Shivering
- Cool Clammy Skin
- Rapid Hart Rate
- Rapid Shallow Breathing
- Blueish Color in Lips, Skin and Nails
Tourniquet
- Never Place on a Joint
- High and Tight
- Never Remove it
- Mark Time
Types of Bleeding
- Capillary (scratch)
- Venous (dark red blood, deep cut)
- Arterial ( bright red, squirting blood)
AVPU
Used to asses the casualty responsiveness. It is done while moving to the casualty under fire and reassessed during tactical field care.
- Alert and Conscious
- Verbal Commands
- Responsive to Pain
- Unresponsive
TC3
- Tactical Care Under Fire (tourniquet)
- Tactical Field Care (treat bleeding, breathing, burning, fractures)
- Tactical Evacuation Care ( care is under casualty evacuation)
Burns
- Thermal
- Chemical
- Laser
- Electrical
9 Line MEDIVAC
- Location of the pick-up site.
- Radio frequency, call sign, and suffix
- Number of patients by precedence
- Special equipment required
- Number of patients
- Security at pick-up site
- Method of marking pick up site
- Patient nationality and status
- NBC Contamination
MIST
M: Mechanism of injury
I: Injury
S: Signs
T: Treatment given
The 8 Cycles of Function
- Feeding
- Chambering
- Locking
- Firing
- Unlocking
- Extracting
- Ejecting
- Cocking
Four Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Stability
- Aim
- Control
- Movement
Max Ordinate
Highest Point of Trajectory
M-4 Sustained Rate of Fire
12-15 rounds a minute
M-4 Rapid Rate of Fire
45 rounds a minute
M-4 Cyclic Rate of Fire
950 Rounds a minute
M-4 Max Effective Range for a Point Target
500 Meters
M-4 Max Effective Range for an Area Target
600 Meters
M-4 Max Effective Range
3600 Meters
Basic Load of Ammunition M-4
210 Rounds total (7 Magazines with 30 rounds each)
M18A1 (Claymore)
The Claymore fires steel balls, out to about 100 m (110 yd) within a 60 degree tv in front of device.
M18A1 Effective firing range
50 Meters
M18A1 Maximum firing range
250 Meters
M18A1 Back Blast
16 Meters
ATAR
Aim
Tie
Arm
Re-aim
M249 (bipod) Max Effective Range for a point Target
600 Meters
M249 (bipod) Max effective Range for an Area Target
800 Meters
M249 Basic Load of Ammunition
1,000 Rounds
M249 Sustained Rate
100 Rounds per Minute ( Change barrel every 10 minutes)
M249 Rapid Rate
200 rounds per minute (change barrel every 2 minutes)
M249 Cyclic rate
650-850 rounds (change barrel every minute)
M240 (Tripod) Max Effective Range for a Point Target
800 Meters
M240 (tripod) Max Effective Range for an Area Target
1,100 Meters
M240 Sustained
100 rounds a minute 6-9 round bursts, with 4 to 6 seconds between bursts (change barrel ever 10 minutes)
M240 Rapid
200 rounds per minute fired in 10-13 round bursts, 2-3 seconds between bursts (change barrel ever 2 minutes)
M240 Cyclic
650 - 950 rounds per minute, continuous burst, barrel change every minute
Max Tracer Burn Out
900 Meters
Grazing Fire
1 meter high out to 600 meters over flat or uniform sloping terrain.
Plunging Fire
Direct fire from a superior elevation resulting in the projectiles striking the target at a high angle
Classes of Fire w/ respect to terrain
Frontal
Flanking
Oblique
Enfilading
Classes of Fire w/ respect to the weapon
Traverse - flank to flank
Search - targets in depth (up and down)
Traverse and Search - in depth / flank to flank (tripod)
Fixed - One Point (tripod)
Free Gun - Total freedom on tripod ( not locked in)
SOSRA
Suppress
Obscure
Secure
Reduce
Assault
ORP
An objective rally point (ORP) is a pre-designated location, a point out of sight, sound, and small-arms range of the objective area. Where a military unit can regroup, reorganize, and prepare.
SLLS
Stop
Look
Listen
Smell
S+O
Surveillance and Observation Team
Three Movement Techniques (IMT)
- Low crawl
- High crawl
- 3-5 buddy rush I’m up he sees me I’m down.
Two types of Bounding
- Successive Bounds
- Alternating Bounds
Common elements of patrol
-Navigation man
-Pace man
-EPW team
-Aid Litter team
-HQ Team
-Surveillance element
Common Elements of Combat Patrol
A-assault
S-support
S-security
B-breach
D-demo
S-search
What are the priorities of work
- Security Plan
- Alert Plan
- Evacuation Plan
- Withdrawal Plan
- Alternate patrol base
- Maintenance Plan
- Hygiene Plan
- Messing Plan
- Water Plan
- Rest Plan
Definition of a Battle Drill
-A collective action rapidly executed without a deliberate decision making process.
MARCH
Massive hemorrhaging
Airways
Respiration
Circulation
Head Injury/Hypothermia
PAWS
Pain
Antibiotic
Wounds
Splinting
What is the definition of an ambush?
An ambush is a surprise attack from a concealed position on a moving or temporarily halted target.
What are the ambush types?
- Area
- Point
What are the ambush formations?
- L-Shaped
- Linear
What is the definition of a raid?
- A raid is an attack, usually small scale, involving a swift entry into hostile territory to secure information, confuse the enemy, or destroy installations followed by a planned withdrawal.
What are common types of rally points?
- Initial
- Enroute
- Objective
- Near & Far side
5Cs for IED
- Check
- Confirm
- Clear
- Cordon
- Control
What are the criteria for a rally point?
- Easily identifiable
- Show no sign of recent enemy activity
- Covered and concealed
- Away from natural lines of drift and high speed avenues of approach.
- Defendable for short periods of time