Tactical Movement

Question 1

Organization of a Rifle Squad

Answer 1

Question 2

Squad Formations

Answer 2

• Fire Team Wedge
• Fire Team File
• Squad Column
• Squad Line
• Squad File

Question 3

Squad Movements Techniques

Answer 3

• Traveling
• Traveling Overwatch
• Bounding Overwatch

Question 4

Movement Formations: Purpose

Answer 4

• Contol
• Security
• Flexibility
• Fire Capabilities

Question 5

Fire Team Wedge vs. Fire Team File

Answer 5

Question 6

Squad Column vs Squad File vs Squad Line

Answer 6

Question 7

Movement Techniques

Answer 7

Question 8

Squad Movement Technique: Traveling

Answer 8

• Use when enemy contact is not likely
• Squad column, teams close together
• Speed is essential.
• Not normally used in enemy territory.

Question 9

Squad Movement Technique: Traveling Over Watch

Answer 9

• Used when enemy contact is possible
• Squad Columns, teams further apart
• “Default” Technique

Question 10

Squad Movement Technique: Bounding Overwatch

Answer 10

• Overwatch team is positioned to to cover bounding team movement

Question 11

Why is the squad column the squad’s primary and most commonly used formation?

Answer 11

The squad column is the primary formation used because the amount of control the squad leader has over the squad, the squad’s ability to facilitate manuerver, good dispersion laterally and in-depth, it allows large volume of fire to the flank, though limited to the front, and 360 security.

Question 12

Squad column with fire teams in a column.

Upon contact with the enemy, the lead fire team becomes the ________ fire team?

Answer 12

Base/Support