Camouflage, Concealment, and Decoys Flashcards
What is camouflage, concealment, and decoys (CCD)?
CCD is the use of materials and techniques to hide, blend, disguise, decoy, or disrupt the appearance of military targets and/or their backgrounds
What Army FM covers CCD?
FM 20-3
What is decoying?
Decoying is deploying a false or simulated target(s) within a target’s scene or in a position where the enemy might conclude that it has found the correct target(s)
When do you camouflage a fighting position?
Camouflage as you prepare it
What is concealment?
Protection from enemy observation
Give several examples of natural materials, whichh can be used to camouflage both you and your equipments
Leaves, bushes, grass
How often should you change the camouflage when using natural material?
When it doesn’t look natural and blend in with the natural surroundings
Where should live foliage be gathered?
As far as possible behind your position, so the enemy cannot see where it has been taken from
After camouflaging your position what should you do?
Inspect it from the enemy’s viewpoint at least 35 meters forward
What are two types of cover?
Natural and Man-made
What are some examples of Natural cover?
Logs, trees, stumps, ravines, hollows
What are some examples of Man-made cover?
Fighting positions, trenches, walls, rubble, craters
