112 Convoy Flashcards
Convoy Planning Elements:
-Route Reconnaisances
Done by map or by first hand knowledge
-Pay attention to objects on/or near roadways
Convoy Planning Elements:
-Convoy Troop leading procedures (RIMIRCIS)
- Receive the mission
- Issue WARNO
- Make tentative Plan
- Initiate movement
- Reconnoiter
- Complete Plan
- Issue Convoy Brief
- Supervise
Convoy Planning Elements:
-What are the General Planning Considerations (RAPR)
- Receive Mission
- Analyze capabilities
- Plan Mission
- Rehearse
Responsibility of Convoy Personnel:
-What are the 13 convoy personnel
- Convoy Commander
- Assistant to the Convoy Commander
- Lead Vehicle Commander
- Vehicle Commander
- Driver
- Crewed Served Weapons Operators
- Combat Life Savers/Medics
- Designated Marksman
- Litter Team
- Landing Zone Team
- Assault Team
- Recovery Team
- Security Personnel
Describe Vehicle Hardenings
- provides protection against enemy fire and explosives
- kevlar blankets
- armor plating
- ballistic glass
- sand bags
What is a strip map
It is an easily used navigational aid.
1. starting point 2. check points 3. critical points
Describe vehicle communications
- Vehicle Internal
- Truck-to-Truck
- External to convoy
a. Must be secure capable - Alternate communications
a. Hand signals, pyrotechnics, vehicle signs, etc.
Security Actions:
-Short Halt
Used to for Slow traffic and protects the rear of the convoy
Security Actions:
-Blocking
Used to physically block the road with a vehicle to prevent traffic from intermingling with your convoy
Security Actions:
-Bumping
Replacement of one blocking vehicle with another
Security Actions:
-Deliberate High Clear
- Lead vehicle stops short of overpass to provide cover
- Second vehicle go up, off-ramp to observe top of overpass
Clearing Techniques:
-Deliberate low clear
Lead vehicle stops short of overpass and takes up cover position on opposite side
Clearing Techniques:
-Hasty clear
Lead vehicle observes the top of overpass, each passing vehicle provides a weapon to observe overpass
as each vehicle passes under the overpass, weapons face rear and continue to cover the pass (vehicles stay on the move)
What are the (4) battle drills
- Down Driver, vehicle cmdr takes the wheel
- Bailout, dismount and assume fire position at rear of vehicle
- Hasty Vehicle Recovery, vehicle cmdr hooks up disabled vehicle, steer and brakes, moves to rally point
- In-Stride vehicle Recovery, pulling up along side the vehicle
Battle Drills, Dismount/Re-mount procedures
- call made by vehicle cmdr
- protect space between vehicles
- rear security stays to side of vehicles
- use weapons to motion civilians back
- fire back if fired upon
- Re-mount when vehicles move forward
When reacting to contact, how do you blow through (un-escorted)?
- Speed up
- Return Fire
- Move to rally point
- Report
- Continue mission
Battle Drills, React to Contact: Recovery No Obstacle
- Dismount
- Provide 360° security
- Recover casualties
- Continue mission
Battle Drills, when reacting to contact, how do you do a recovery (obstacle)?
- Dismount
- Provide 360° security
- Recover casualties
- Wait for QRF (quick, reaction, force)
Battle Drills, what is a hasty attack using a convoy?
Turn all weapons in the direction of attack and continue convoy
Dismount/Remount procedures
Used when not in contact, but in proximity of persons who may pose a threat
Convoy Configurations:
-File
Advantages: Simplicity minimizes IED blasts
Disadvantages:
- weak left flank security
- reduced field of view
- reduced headlight coverage at night
Convoy Configurations:
-Staggered
Advantage:
- all around security
- greater headlight coverage
- ease of manuevering during contact
Disadvantages
- more vulnerable to IED attacks
- more C&C required
- more experienced drivers
Convoy Configurations:
-Offset
Advantages:
- combines flexibility of stagger w/ease of file formation
- lets convoy cmdr’s control third-party traffic
Disadvantages:
- vulnerable to IED blasts
- difficult to C&C
Convoy Configurations:
-Inverted “T”
Advantages: Limits third-party vehicle infiltration
Disadvantages:
- Requires experienced drivers
- weak left flank
- difficult to C&C without sufficient comms
Convoy Configurations:
-Diamond
Advantages: Limits third-party vehicle infiltration
Disadvantages:
- requires experiences drivers
- difficult to C&C without sufficient comms
Observation and Fields of Fire:
-Driver
Observes 0900-1300
-Field of Fire 0900-1100
Observation and Fields of Fire:
-Vehicle CMDR
Observes 1100-1500
Field of Fire 1300-1500
Consideration of IED or VBIED
3 things to watch for
- abandoned vehicles
- vehicles parked where they don’t belong
- vehicles with loose wires hanging off them
Reacting to an IED:
Use the 5 C’s
- Confirm, the suspected IED sighting
- Clear, the area surrounding IED (min 300m)
- Cordon, secure the area
- Control, entry/exit
- Check for secondary devices
Mission Planning (SMEAC)
S-ituation M-ission E-xecution A-dministration and Logistics C-ommand and Control
Operational Risk Management (RDRA)
- Risk vs Mission
- Danger areas
- Risk mitigation
- Assessment
