Gen Mil Tac Flashcards
Standard battle load
Pistol belt Magazine case E-tool Canteen IFAK
Hasty/skirmirshers position
Shallow pit for temporary, open, and prone firing position for riffle man
Improved one-man fighting position
Wide enough to move shoulders around
Sump built below firing step
Firing step should be deep enough to protect body while firing
Improved two-man fighting position
Each man gains feeling of security
Allows one person to rest while the other stay on watch
Camouflage
Hiding
Concealing your position and equipment by blending in
To avoid detection
Cover
Protection from fire of weapons
Concealment
Protection from aground or air observation
Not from weapons
If caught in light of ground flare
Move out of light quickly and quietly
If caught in light overhead flare
Hit the deck right away
KOCOA
Key terrain Observation & fields of fire Concealment & cover Obstacles to movement Avenues of approach
True north
Line from any position on surface to North Pole
Magnetic north
Symbolized by arrowhead
Indicated by needle of compass
Grid north
Established by vertical grid lines on map
G-M Angle
Difference between grid north and magnetic north
Map orientation
Place map on surface & draw magnetic north line
Open compass and place it over magnetic north line so it points to top oh map & directly over magnetic north line you drew
Turn map without moving compass from its position until north arrow is aligned under index line of compass
3 degree
In each click of lens attic compass bezel ring
Back azimuth
Fwd azimuth + 180 degrees
If sum is greater than 360 degrees back azimuth us fwd azimuth - 180 degrees
Black
Man made
Blue
Water features
Green
Vegetation
Woods
Vineyards
Brown
All relief features like contours
Red
Main roads
Built up areas
Special features
Military grid system
4-digit is 1000 meters
6-digit is 100 meters
8-digit is 10 meters
Straight lines intersecting at right angles & forming series of squares
Intersection
Use to locate unknown point using known position & sighting on unknown point
Resection
Used to locate unknown position of user by sighting on known features
12 steps of planning a patrol
Study mission Plan use of time Stuffy terrain & situation Organized patrol Select men, weapons & equipment Issue warning order Coordinate Make recon Complete detailed plan Issue patrol Supervise, inspect rehearse and re-inspect Execute mission
BAMCIS
Begin planning Arrange recon Make recon Complete plan Issue patrol order Supervise
SMEAC
Situation Mission Execution Admin & logistics Command & signal
SALUTE
Size Activity Location Uniform Time Equipment
SPOT
Modified SALUTE report that gives less detailed information
Security patrol
Recon and combat
Recon Patrol
Sent out to gain info about enemy
Engage in combat only if they have to
Avoid combat to accomplish mission
SAFE
Security
Automatic weapons
Fields of fire
Entrenchment
3 echelons of defense
Security Area
Forward defense
Reserve Area
3 methods of indirect fire support
Grid coordinates
Shift
Polar coordinates
ADDRAC
Alert Direction Description Range Assignment Control
Sector of fire
Aor assigned to squad, crew served weapon to be covered by fire
Limiting Stakes
Aid used to show line of sight along each side of sector of fire during limited visibility
Forward Limit
Established at range at w/c weapon will open fire
3 Firing Position
Primary
Alternate
Supplementary
Principal direction of fire
FPL
Final protective line
Flanking
Interlocking
Grazing fire
EPW
5 S’s + T
Search Segregate Silence Speed to rear Safeguard Tag
FPCONS
Normal Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta
Normal
General threat
Alpha
Increased threat
Bravo
More predictable threat
Charlie
Intel received of some terrorist action
Delta
Attacked has occurred
Standing ROE
Guidance for using force to accomplish mission
3 classes of wires
Tactical
Protective
Supplementary
Tactical wire
Break up enemy attacks
Hold enemy in areas of intense defensive fire
Protective wire
Prevents surprise assaults
Close enough to defense area for day and night watches
Supplementary wire
Hides the make up of tactical wire
Double apron fence
Obstacle
Triple strand concertina wire
Better obstacle than double apron fence
Low wire entanglement
Used where concealment is essential
Tangle foot
To prevent enemy from crawling between fences
Isolation in enemy areas
3 major concerns
Evasion
Survival
Escape
SURVIVAL
Size up situation Undue haste makes waste Remember where you are Vanquish feat & panic Improvise Value living Act like natives Learn basic skills
4 basic fire team combat formations
Column
Wedge
Skirmishers (R &L)
Echelon (R & L)
Column formation
Used when speed & control are governing factors
Good for firing flanks but no good for firing front because it’s limited
Wedge formation
When enemy situation is unknown but contact is possible.
All around protection, flexible and easy to control
Skirmishers (r&l)
Most effective when assaulting known enemy position.
Provides max firepower to front and direction of echelon
Hard to control
Echelon (l&r)
Protect exposed flank
Heavy firepower to front and direction of echelon
Slow and hard to control
Parameters of helo landing zones
10 times height of obstruction
Obstacles on ground should not exceed 1ft in height on level ground & should not be less on sloping ground
Can’t land safely where ground slopes is more than 14 degrees
Pilot acknowledges color after smoke grenades is set off
Medevac 9-line
Location of pick up Radio frequency/call sign # of patients by priority Special equipment needed # of patients by type Security at pick up location Method of marking location # of patients by nationality NBC contamination
Combat arm & hand signals
Used when silence is needed or when comms is weak
Trip flares
Illuminates and warning of enemy
