SUT II Flashcards
SOF Attributes (PRACTICE)
Professionalism
Personal Responsibility
Adaptability
Capability
Team Player
Integrity
Courage
Perseverance
PINPOINT
Pinpoint the objective and its suitability
ID left, right and center of the kill zone
No obstacles to LOA
Point out two claymore trees
Observe clear fields of fire
Identify support then assault positions
No dead space
Travel to ID security spots
TLPs
1.) Receive the mission
2.) Issue the Warno
3.) Make a tentative plan
4.) Initiate movement
5.) Conduct recon
6.) Complete the plan
7.) Issue the order
8.) Supervise and refine
5 Paragraphs of an OPORD
1.) Situation
2.) Mission
3.) Execution
4.) Sustainment
5.) Mission/Command
5 Principles of Patrolling
1.) Planning
2.) Recon
3.) Security
4.) Control
5.) Common Sense
3 Types of combat patrolls
1.) Ambush
2.) Raid
3.) Security
EWAC
Engagement
Withdrawal
Compromise
5’s & T
Search
Silence
Segregate
Safeguard
Speed to the rear
Tag
GATE (Recon)
Gather intel
Avoid detection
Task org
Employ security
VWCPT
Visibility
Wind
Cloud Cover
Precipitation
Temperature
5 C’s (SSE)
Confirm
Clear
Cordon
Control
Call
OAKOC
Observations and fields of fire
Avenues of approach
Key terrain
Obstacles
Cover and concealment
GOTWA
Going
Others
What
Actions on contact
Definition of an ambush
A surprise attack from a concealed location on a halted or temporarily halted target IOT kill/capture personnel or equipment
Definition of a raid
A surprise attack which involves a swift entry into hostile territory to destroy instillations, gather intel, liberate prisoners, and/or kill/capture personnel with a planned withdrawal
What is a battle drill?
A collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision making process
What is leadership?
Influencing people by providing purpose, motivation and direction while operating to accomplish the mission and improve organization
2 Ambush categories
1.) Hasty
2.) Deliberate
Ambush formations
1.) Linear
2.) L-Shaped
3.) V-Shaped
Fundamentals of an ambush
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fires
Fundamentals of a raid
Speed and surprise
Violence of action
Coordinated fires
Planned withdrawal
METT-TC
Mission
Enemy
Troops
Time
Terrain
Civilian considerations
3 Principles of leadership
Be
Know
Do
SOSRA
Suppress
Obscure
Secure
Reduce
Assault
PLOT-CR
Purpose
Location
Observer
Trigger
Commo
Resources
5 F’s
Food
Fire
Fuel
Feces
Freshly turned earth
SLLS
Stop
Look
Listen
Smell
COOLENT
Cover and concealment
Off natural lines of drift
Out of sight, sound, small arms
Large enough for the entire patrol
Near a source of water
Tough terrain
Max time in PB base
24 hours
Types of recon
Zone
Area
Route
Movement techniques
Traveling, Traveling Overwatch, Bounding Overwatch
5 point contingency plan
GOTWA
SPARC
Sectors of fire
Priority of targets
Assault lanes
Rates of fire
Camo
Claymore distance and kill zone
16m
50m with 60 degree fan
SALUTE
Size
Activity
Uniform/Unit
Time
Equipment
M4 Max effective range
500m (point)/600m (area)
M249 max effective range
600m/800m (Bipod pt/area)
1000m tripod area
3600m max
M240 max effective range
600m/800m (Bi pt/area)
800m/1,100m (tri pt/area)
Suppression 1,800m
3,725m max
M249 Rates of fire
850 rpm (Cyclic)
100 rpm (Rapid)
50 rpm (Sustained)
M240 Rates of fire
950-650 rpm (Cyclic)
200 rpm (Rapid)
100 rpm (Sustained)
Back blast of an AT4
100m w/90 degree cone
3 Primary organization elements of a combat patrol
Security
Assault
Support
