110 Tactical Measures Fundamentals Flashcards
How do you avoid all unnecessary movement?
- Exposé nothing that reflects light
- Blend with the background
- Remain in the shade
- Avoid the skyline
- Distort or change the regular outline of objects
Off-center vision method
Looking 6-10 degrees above, below, or to either side of the object rather than directly at it.
Scanning method
Looking from right to left or left to right using a slow, regular scanning movement.
Is Scanning method effective at night?
Yes
Search field of view using the strip method
Look first at the ground nearest you. Begin observing close to your post and search a narrow strip 50 meters or less deep, going from right to left, parallel to your front.
How do you preserve night vision?
- One eye opened and the other closed
- Red Light
How do you enhance hearing?
Open your mouth
Remove helmet
Hold ear to the ground
What does SALUTE stand for?
S- Size and/or strength A- Activity or actions L- Location and direction of movement U- Unit Identification T- Time of observation E- Equipment and weapons
What’s SMEAC stand for?
S- Situation M- Mission E- Execution A- Admin & Logistics C- Command & signal
What’s info in the S in SMEAC contain?
Environment
Enemy Forces
Friendly Forces
Attachment and Detachments
What’s info in the M in SMEAC contain?
Mission aka the objective
What’s info in the E in SMEAC contain?
Rally points
Time of assembly in the assembly area
Estimate time of patrol debriefing upon return
Location of departure and re-entry of friendly lines
Details on formations and order of movement
What’s info in the A in SMEAC contain?
Info regarding rations and ammo Location of distribution point Corpsman Aid station Supply matters
What’s info in the C in SMEAC contain?
Location of Patrol Leader Location of assistant patrol leader Location of subordinate leaders Radio call signs and frequencies Password and countersign
Define the acronym SAFE
S- Security
A- Automatic Weapons
F- Field of Fire
E- Entrenchment
At least how many feet deep does the fire step need to be?
4ft
How wide should the one man fighting hole be?
Wide enough to accommodate the shoulders of a man sitting on the fire step.
What does the two man fighting hold consist of?
Two adjacent one-man fighting holes.
Approximately how high and thick should the parapet be on the two man fighting hole?
3 ft thick and 1/2 foot high
Advantages of a two-man fighting position
It allows continuous observation, mutual assistance and reassurance and the redistribution of ammunition between the occupants.
Disadvantages of two-man fighting position
Less protection against a tank crossing along the long axis, as well as less protection against strafing, bombing, and shell fragments.
What does APLS stand for?
Armor Protection Level System
What are the Armor Protection Levels?
APL0 to APL3
APL0 is…
No body armor worn
APL1 is…
Vest/PC with Soft Armor Only
APL2 is…
Vest/PC with front and back hard armor plates
APL3 is…
Vest/PC with Front, Back, and Side hard armor plates
Camouflage
Yourself, your equipment, and your position from looking like what they really are. You can also use both natural and man made materials.
Cover
Anything that gives protection from bullets, fragments of exploding rounds, flame, nuclear effects and biological and chemical agents. Can be natural or man made.
Concealment
Anything that hides you from enemy observation. Do not protect you from enemy fire.
When is the high crawl used?
- Cover and/or concealment are available
- Poor visibility reduces enemy observation
- Greater speed of movement is required
To perform the high crawl
- Keep your body off the ground
- Rest weight on forearms and lower legs
- Cradle rifle in arms, keeping muzzle off the ground
- Keep knees well behind the buttocks to stay low
- Move forward, alternately advancing right forearm and left knee, then left forearm and right knee
When is the low crawl used?
- Cover and concealment are scarce
- The enemy has good observation over the area in which the scout is moving
- Speed is not essential
To perform the low crawl
- Keep your body as flat as possible against the ground
- Grasp the rifle sling at the upper sling swivel
- Let the balance of the rifle rest on the forearm and let the butt of the rifle drag on the ground
- Keep the muzzle off the ground
- Start forward by pushing your arms forward and pulling the right leg forward
- Move forward by pulling with arms and pushing with right leg. Change the pushing leg frequently to avoid fatigue
To perform the back crawl
- Slide head first on your back
- Push yourself forward with your shoulders and heels
- Carry your weapon lengthwise on your body
How many Priorities are there?
5
1-1A-2-3-4
What is Priority 1?
Urgent: Emergency cases that should be evacuated ASAP and within two hours in order to save life, limb or eyesight, to prevent complications of serious illness or to avoid permanent disability.
What is Priority 1A?
Urgent-Surgical: Assigned to patients who must receive far forward surgical intervention to save life and to stabilize them for further evacuation.
What is Priority 2?
Priority: Assigned to sick and wounded personnel requiring prompt medical care and must receive it within four hours or his condition could deteriorate to URGENT precedence.
What is Priority 3?
Routine: Assigned to sick and wounded personnel requiring evacuation and should be evacuated within 24 hours.
What is Priority 4?
Convenience: Assigned to patients for whom evacuation by vehicle is a matter of medical convenience rather then necessity.
What dictates the size of the landing zone?
Type of helicopter
What should the landing site not contain?
High obstacles or debris, which will be blown by rotor wash.
What type of tools would be used to clear a landing site?
Chain saws, hatchets, K-bars, entrenching tools and explosives (i.e. TNT and C4)
When using smoke it is best to?
Use smoke downwind from the landing points so as not to obscure vision during landing
What type of security needs to placed at site?
All around security (360-degree perimeter defense)
What two lines are changed during peacetime and wartime?
Line 6 and Line 9
What is the 1st line to the 9 line?
Location of pickup
What is the 2nd line of the 9 line?
Radio Frequency, Call Sign and suffix
What is the 3rd line of the 9 line?
Number of Patients by Precedence A-Urgent B-Urgent-Surg C-Priority D-Routine E-Convenience If two or more categories must be reported insert "Break" between category
What is the 4th line of the 9 line?
Special Equipment Required A-None B-Hoist C-Extraction Equipment D-Ventilator
What is the 5th line of the 9 line?
Number of Patients by Types
What is the 6th line of the 9 line (WARTIME)?
Security of Pickup Site N-No enemy troops in area P-Possibly enemy troops in area (approach with caution) E-Enemy troops in area (approach with caution) X-Enemy troops in area (armed escort required)
What is the 6th line of the 9 line (PEACETIME)?
Number and type of wound, injury or illness
*specific information regarding wound (i.e. gunshot or shrapnel)
What is the 7th line of the 9 line?
Method of Marking Pickup Site A-Panels B-Pyrotechnic signal C-Smoke Signal D-None E-Other
What is the 8th line of the 9 line?
Patient Nationality and Status A- U.S. Military B- U.S. Civilian C- NON U.S. Military D- NON U.S. Civilian E- EPW
What is the 9th line of the 9 line (WARTIME)?
NBC Contamination
A- Nuclear
B- Biological
C- Chemical
What is the 9th line of the 9 line (PEACETIME)?
Terrain Description (i.e. lake, mountain, tower)
Is the off-center vision method effective at night?
No
Column Formation
- Raise either arm to the vertical position.
- Drop the arm to the rear, describing complete circles in a vertical plane parallel to the body.
Echelon Left/Right
- Extend one arm 45 degrees below the horizontal, palms to the front. The lower arm indicates the direction of echelon.
Skirmishers Left/Right
- Raise both arms lateral until horizontal, arms and hands extended palms down.
- If it is necessary to indicate a direction, move in the desired direction at the same time.
Wedge Formation
Extend both arms downward and to the side at an angle of 45 degrees below the horizontal, palms to the front.
Fire Team
The right arm should be placed diagonally across the chest.
Fire Team
The right arm should be placed diagonally across the chest.
Squad
Extend the hand and arm toward the squad leader, palm of the hand down; distinctly move the hand up and down several times from the wrist, holding the arm steady.
Platoon
Extend both arms forward, palms of the hands down toward the leaders (or units) for whom the signal is intended, and describe large vertical circles with hands.
Close Up
Start the signal with both arms extended sideward, palms forward, and bring palms together in front of the body momentarily
Open Up/Extended
Start the signal with the arms extended in front of the body, palms together, and bring the arms to the horizontal position at the sides, palms forward. When repetition of this signal is necessary,
Halt/Stop
Carry the hand to the shoulder, palm to the front; then thrust the hand upward vertically to the full extent of the arm and hold it in that position until the signal is understood.
Dismount/Take Cover
Extend the arm sideward at an angle of 45 degrees above the horizontal, palm down, and lower it to side.
Hasty Ambush Left/Right
Raise fist to shoulder level and thrust it several times in the desired direction