Section I. It attempts to achieve suppressive fires with one fire team and maneuvers the other team to attack the enemy in the flank. Normally, it takes a platoon to clear a building. SHARP Points of Contact 17 2. (4) Once the obstacle has been breached, the breaching fire team leader and the automatic rifleman move to the far side of the obstacle and take up covered and concealed positions with the rifleman and grenadier. 1st Rapid Response Force - Policies and Field Manuals, An Introduction to the 1st Rapid Response Force, MOUT - Military Operations in Urban Terrain, Aviation Policy and Training Requirements, The first squad takes contact, becomes decisevly engaged and communicates the contact information whilst suppresing the target, Second squad move to flank and push through the contact. volume and accuracy of the enemyâs return fire. (5) The platoon leader assesses the situation. (h) Collect and report enemy information and materiel. The lead fire team and the squad leader move to the forward-most secure corner or intersection. Handover of responsibility for direct fires from the base-of-fire element to the assault element is critical.). a. (2) Ensures that the trailing fire team moves up and is ready to pass the lead at his direction. Suicide Ideation/Attempt Response Battle Drill 19 4. A Deliberate Crossing is the slowest and most secure way of crossing a linear danger area. This involves one team first setting security on the near side of the LDA, seeking cover and concealment, from which the other team can be covered as they move across the LDA. They arrive at a corner or intersection. a. The size and shape of the room may cause the soldier entering the room to move to the left or right. (The platoon leader, his RATELO, the platoon FO, one machine gun team, and the squad leader of the next squad, as well as the platoon sergeant and the other machine gun team, are already moving forward IAW (1) Allowing for cook-off (two seconds maximum) and shouting FRAG OUT, the second soldier prepares and throws a grenade around the corner. 7. They require leaders to make decisions rapidly and to ⦠They provide standardized actions that link soldier and collective tasks at platoon level and below. (The platoon must prepare to defeat an enemy counterattack. a. The squad/platoon leader directs one fire team/squad in contact to support the disengagement of the remainder of the unit. This drill assumes that the squad is on line, being engaged from the 12 o clock. 3. The platoon base-of-fire element shifts direct fires away from the breach point and continue to suppress key enemy positions. Squad Attack Battle Drill 2. Once the assaulting squad(s) has seized the enemy position, the platoon leader establishes local security. They define our normal response to situations in ideal conditions however, your squad leader will have received training on their use and implementation. a. The platoon leader determines that he can maneuver by indentifyingâ. b. The platoon leader leaves guides to guide the company through the breach point. c. Determines whether or not he can gain and maintain suppressive fires with his element already in contact (based on the volume and accuracy of enemy fires against the element in contact). Immediately, both soldiers move in opposite directions down the trench, continuing to fire three-round bursts. 16. The squad leader assesses the situation to determine if he can continue clearing the building. (f) The squad leader directs the next team to move. (Based on the terrain and the volume and accuracy of the enemyâs fire, the moving fire team/squad may need to use fire and movement techniques. Find all information about U.S. Military Training. They identify key actions that leaders and soldiers must perform quickly. (2) The base-of-fire element shifts direct fires away from the entry point and continues to suppress adjacent enemy positions or isolate the trench as required. REQUIRED ACTIONS: (Figures 4-9 and must pick up and maintain fire superiority throughout the assault. 10. 30 September 1988. This results from continual practice. The setting of this battle drill is that a squad is moving as two distinct fire teams, with the squad leader in the rear half or centre of the element. d. A covered and concealed route to the entry point. a. The fire team initiating contact establishes a base of fire and suppresses the enemy in and around the building. Soldiers receiving fire take up nearest positions that afford protection from enemy fire (cover) and observation (concealment). The squad leader determines whether or not his squad can continue to clear rooms and still maintain suppressive fires outside the building. 7. By Staff Sgt. The platoon FO lifts indirect fires or shifts them beyond the building. (2) Once in position, the squad leader gives the prearranged signal for the supporting fire team to lift fires or shift fires to the opposite flank of the enemy position. Soldiers move in rushes or by crawling. The squad/platoon leader reports, reorganizes as necessary, and continues the mission. g. Calls for and adjusts indirect fire (mortars or artillery). This involves moving the field of fire away from the direction of the friendly forces. b. (4) Requests indirect fires, if necessary, through the platoon leader. If the answer is NO or the assaulting fire team cannot continue to move, the squad leader deploys the assaulting fire team to add its fires against the enemy, reports to the platoon leader and requests instructions. (3) Sustains suppressive fires at the lowest possible level. a. (1) The platoon performs the following tasks (only after it completes the consolidation of the objective): (b) Redistribute and resupply ammunition. Its fire teams/squads are in the assigned position to conduct the next mission. d. The squad leader reports to the platoon leader that he has entered the trench and secured a foothold. Battle Drills are practiced responses to a given situation that represent the ideal mechanism for the response. (2) The next soldier ensures that he has a full magazine, moves up abreast of the lead soldier, taps him and announces TAKING THE. b. Both soldiers halt and take up positions to block any enemy movement toward the entry point. a. (The assaulting fire team (3) The platoon FO shifts indirect fires to isolate the enemy position. 6 ⦠Infantry Battle Drills ¶ Battle Drills are practiced responses to a given situation that represent the ideal mechanism for the response. e. The squad continues the mission after receiving instructions from the platoon leader. If the platoon has not been detected, STEPS 1 and 2 consist of positioning the support element and identifying the enemyâs positions. (4) Redistribute critical equipment (for example, radios, NBC, NVDs). The platoon leader plans when and how his base-of-fire element initiates contact with the enemy to establish a base of fire. Soldiers (teams/squads) not receiving fires move by a covered and concealed route to a vulnerable flank of the enemy position and assault using fire and movement techniques. The platoon sergeant also moves forward with the second machine gun team and links up with the platoon leader, ready to assume control of the base-of-fire element.). If the enemy initiates contact, the platoon takes the following actions: (1) The squad in contact reacts to contact (Battle Drill 2). (5) Soldiers take up hasty defensive positions. They will instead remain in position to allow the platoon to pass through. b. Chapter 4 - BATTLE DRILLS. (1) If the answer is YES, he directs the squad (with one or both machine guns) to continue suppressing the enemy: (a) The squad in contact destroys or suppresses enemy weapons that are firing most effectively against it; normally crew-served weapons. SITUATION: The platoon is operating as part of a larger force. The breach squad executes actions to breach the obstacle. (The platoon follows the success of the squadâs flanking attack with the remaining squads as part of the platoon attack.). The squad leader reports the progress of the clearing operation. b. (4) Buddy teams fire their weapons so that both are not reloading their weapons at the same time. On the platoon leaderâs signal, the base-of-fire elementâ. Teams use the wedge formation when assaulting. The enemy initiates contact. The mission of the Infantry is to close with the enemy by means of fire and maneuver in order to destroy or capture him, or to repel his assault with fire, close combat, and counterattack. Shift fires as the soldiers in the kill zone assault through the ambush. 6. Infantry Battle Drills ¶ Battle Drills are practiced responses to a given situation that represent the ideal mechanism for the response. 5. (6) The squad leader posts an OP to warn of enemy activity. If the answer is YES, the fire team leader continues to suppress the enemy: (1) The fire team destroys or suppresses enemy crew-served weapons first. This team immediately seeks a covered and concealed position to engage the contact with suppressing fire. Squad Attack; Battle Drill 2. The platoon leader reports, reorganizes as necessary, and continues the mission. The squad leader tells the team securing that corner or intersection that his squad is ready to continue clearing the trench. He determines if the remaining man in his team is required to assist in clearing the room. Because it is so large, it will be presented over three pages, this ⦠b. b. (3) The platoon leader positions keys weapons to cover the most dangerous avenue(s) of approach. The platoon FO lifts indirect fires or shifts them beyond the obstacle. On the platoon leaderâs signal, the base-of-fire element lifts fires or shifts fires to the opposite side of the bunker from which the squad is assaulting. Platoon Attack (Dismounted) Battle Drill 1A. The squad leader designates the entry point of the building. (1) The squad leader signals for the supporting fire team to move up into a designated position. Rules of engagement (ROE) can prohibit the use of certain weapons until a specific hostile action takes place. A Hasty Crossing is a faster but still relatively secure crossing method of crossing an LDA that can be used if there is a low risk of contact and a desire to cover ground faster. This will help your squad to become more effective at handling situations that are commonly encountered in your particular discipline. This manual will be presented in full, page by page, all 154 pages with the ammendments included, front cover to back cover. This section discusses combat formations of Infantry fire team, squad, platoon and mounted platoon. The first soldier in the room decides where the next man should position himself and gives the command NEXT MAN IN, LEFT (or RIGHT). Once the far side security has been set the Fire Team Leader will radio the Squad Leader that it is safe for the next team to cross. If the squad(s) in contact together with the machine gun(s) can suppress the enemy, the platoon leader determines if the remaining squad(s) not in contact can maneuver. b. 12. (Squad leaders relay requests through the platoon leader. b. Battle drills are an effective tool for trained infantrymen in short intense battles usually with plenty of outside supporting fire. If the answer is NO, the squad leader then deploys the fire team not in contact to establish a support-by-fire position. (2) The breaching fire team leader positions himself and the automatic rifleman on one flank of the breach point to provide close-in security. (4) The platoon sergeant begins coordination for ammunition resupply. (The assault squad may add its fires to the base-of-fire element. Battle Drill 1A. The assaulting squad executes actions to enter the trench and establish a foothold. They must include the precise use of weapons in their planning for MOUT missions. Once the smoke has propagated, the fire team will direct his team to retreat backwards to a covered position if possible, but no further than 1 minutes sprint. The squad leader directs the team to continue and clear the next room. Covered and concealed flanking route to the enemy position. 9. Once in position, he shouts NEXT MAN IN (RIGHT or LEFT). 10. Team leaders lead their teams by example; for example, âFollow me, do as I do.â. This drill is a successive bounding manoeuvre, meaning that the teams should end on line with each other and should not retreat past the other team. He will decide between conducting a flanking manoeuvre, breaking contact, or setting up a support by fire position for a platoon level action. paragraph 5, above). It provides techniques for employment of Infantry platoons and squads in conducting decisive actions. The squad continues suppressing enemy positions and responds to the orders of the platoon leader. DANGER______________________________________________________If walls and floors are thin, they do not provide protection from hand grenade fragments. NOTE: The discussion that follows assumes that the infantry squad is supported only by the platoonâs organic weapons. (a) The team leader selects the route that allows him to reach his objective, while providing the best available cover and concealment for his team. This includes how the platoon will employ its organic weapons including snipers and other weapon systems it may have in support; for example, AC 130 or AH 64 aircraft. 14. From this position the team will emplacement and signal to the squad leader that the second fire team should now retreat. CHAPTER 3 - BATTLE DRILLS AND CREW DRILLS Section I - BATTLE DRILLS Battle Drill 1. b. Determines whether or not his squad/platoon must move out of an engagement area. He then moves through the obstacle and joins the breaching fire team, leaving the grenadier and rifleman of the supporting fire team on the near side of the breach to guide the rest of the platoon through. Revision ab8de27e. The platoon leader directs the base-of-fire element to move to its next location. He makes the following assessment: Location of enemy position(s) and obstacles. The platoon leader either redesignates one of the base-of-fire squads to move up and knock out the next bunker; or, directs the assaulting squad to continue and knock out the next bunker. All leaders must be aware of the ROE. (a) The squad leader designates one fire team to support the movement of the other team by fires. In a far ambush (beyond hand-grenade range). The assaulting squad takes action to knock out the next bunker (see The preferred method of entering a building is to use a tank main gun round; direct-fire artillery round; or TOW, Dragon, or Hellfire missile to clear the first room. You Squad Leader will train you in more Battle Drills depending on your element’s role and his insight into your squad. Enjoy! The first two soldiers (rifleman and grenadier) of the assault fire team move to the edge of the trench; parallel to the trench and on their backs; on the squad leaderâs command, cook-off grenades (two seconds maximum), shout FRAG OUT, and throw the grenades into the trench. 6. DANGER _____________________________________________________________While clearing rooms, soldiers must be alert for trip wires and booby traps. After an hour of drill on that level, the company moved onto regimental level drills and parades. The first one is in response to one of the sections being engaged by an enemy position. At the same time, the platoon FO shifts indirect fires to isolate enemy positions. f. Reports the situation to the platoon leader/company commander and begins to maneuver. (b) The remaining squads (not in contact) take up covered and concealed positions in place and observe to the flanks and rear of the platoon. (Soldiers perform individual tasks to CTT or SDT standard.). SITUATION: The squad/platoon is under enemy fire and must break contact. In the event that the deliberate crossing is part of a larger platoon crossing the near side team will not collapse. (The squad leader must quickly prepare to defeat any enemy counterattack. 6. Break Contact; Battle Drill 4. If the answer is (The base-of-fire element must be able to identify the near flank of the assaulting squad(s).). (Assaulting fire teams should enter the building at the highest level possible.). The squad will then approach the edge of the LDA man by man, with the next man moving across when he is shoulder to shoulder with the man behind him. This process flow aides in understanding all players (entities) and tasks associated with completing the Battle Drill. Platoon Attack (Mounted) Battle Drill ⦠They provide for a smooth transition from one activity to another; for example, from movement to offensive action to defensive action. (1) Immediately, the lead soldier stops and moves against one side of the trench, ready to let the rest of the team pass. c. Team leaders provide ammunition, casualty, and equipment (ACE) reports to the squad leader. (4) The assaulting squad(s) fight through enemy positions using fire and maneuver. The trailing fire team leader ensures that follow-on squads relieve his buddy teams to maintain security. Once the overwatch team has shifted their fires, the assaulting element will form on line and push through the objective, coming to a halt on the far edge of the objective to the side on which they assaulted from. The squad leader deploys his squad to provide effective, sustained fires on the enemy position. Fires must be well-aimed and continue at a sustained rate with no lulls. (2) The fire team places smoke (M203) on the enemy position to obscure it. He identifiesâ. Size of enemy force engaging the squad. The squad leader of the trail squad moves to the front of his lead fire team. SITUATION: The platoon identifies enemy in bunkers while moving as a part of a larger force. 6. (5) The squad leader positions himself where he can best control his teams. The team leader then leads his team, from up front, in a shallow wedge throughout the attack. The squad leader directs one fire team to assault and one fire team to support by fire initially, then follow and support the assaulting fire team. He also gives instructions for lifting and shifting fires. The squad/platoon leader orders a distance and direction, or a terrain feature, or last objective rally point for the movement of the first fire team/squad. The designated squad moves to and establishes a base of fire. (1) The fire team leader and the automatic rifleman remain in place and add their fires to suppressing the bunker (includes the use of LAW/AT4s). Enter/Clear a Trench; Battle Drill 8. b. 4. (1) Destroys or suppresses enemy crew-served weapons first. 1. d. The breaching fire team, with the squad leader, move to the breach point using the covered and concealed route. Soldiers rotate the lead to change magazines and prepare grenades. The assaulting squad passes the squad that has secured the foothold and executes actions to take the lead and clear the trench. h. The trailing fire team secures intersections and marks the route within the trench as the squad moves forward. 2. 2. a. b. 3. 2. c. The squad leader moves to a position where he can observe the enemy and assess the situation. This decision making process is covered in a higher level training and is not documented in this course. 9. Your element leader will select a method based on the speed and security with which he wishes to cross the LDA. (All movement must be made in the trench to avoid casualties by friendly fires.). Consolidate. List of ARTEP 7-8-Drill Battle Drills for the Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad . (b) Fire team members conduct individual movement techniques as individuals or buddy teams, while maintaining their relitive position in the assault formation. 2. The obstacle and enemy positions covering it by fire. 7. (3) The squad leader of the trail squad moves to the front of his lead fire team. The squad leader designates a lead fire team and a trail fire team. They select the next covered position before moving. The leader should consider changing the direction of movement once contact is broken. The squad leader determines if the fire team in contact can gain suppressive fire based on the volume and accuracy of the enemy fire. a. The team/squad leaders maintain contact with the squad/platoon leader. c. The platoon sergeant moves forward with the second machine gun team and assumes control of the base-of-fire element. d. The squad leader consolidates the ACE report and passes it to the platoon leader (or platoon sergeant). React to Contact; Battle Drill 3. (The number of enemy automatic weapons, the presence of any vehicles, and the employment of indirect fires are indicators of the enemy strength.). He does not block the entrance way. He makes the following assessment: Location of enemy positions and obstacles. Soldiers maintain contact with their team leaders and report the location of enemy positions. Soldiers in the kill zone continue suppressive fires and shift fires as the assaulting team/squad fights through the enemy position. The entire fire team follows him to the next corner or intersection. Among the infantry's basic fundamentals are the principles of war, the elements of combat power, and the tenets of AirLand Battle. Obscuring the enemy position with smoke (M203). The platoon leader uses formations for several purposes: to relate one squad to another on the ground; to position firepower to support the direct-fire plan; to establish responsibilities for area of operation security among squads; or to aid in the execution of battle drills. (c) The platoon FO calls for and adjusts fires based on the platoon leaderâs directions. 4. Mechanized infantry battle and crew drills describe how platoons and squads apply immediate action and fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations and equipment malfunctions. REQUIRED ACTIONS: ( Figures 4-11 and 4-12.). i. The squad leader gives the order for the squad to conduct a break contact rear and selects a team to move first. REQUIRED ACTIONS: (Figures 4-13 and The platoon leader moves into the trench with the assaulting squad. Soldiers not in the kill zone immediatelyâ. The platoon and squad shift direct fires and continue to suppress the enemy in adjacent positions and to isolate the building. a. Team/squad leaders locate and engage known or suspected enemy positions with well-aimed fire, and pass information to the squad/platoon leader. (5) The squad leader develops an initial fire support plan against an enemy counterattack. Normally, the squad will become the base-of-fire element for the platoon. The platoon leader determines if the squad in contact can gain suppressive fire against the enemy based on the Infantry soldiers drilled as squads and in company formations, each man getting accustomed to orders and formations such as marching in column and in a "company front", how to face properly, dress the line, and interact with his fellow soldiers. Crossing by Force refers the the practise of moving straight across the linear danger area without regards to special security or crossing techniques. Provides the learner with step-by-step instructions to complete the Battle Drill (business process). (g) If necessary, the team leader directs soldiers to bound forward as individuals within buddy teams. g. If the lead soldier finds that he is nearly out of ammunition before reaching a corner or intersection, he announces AMMO. The size of the gate will be defined by the availability of cover and concealment but could be as small as a few metres or as large as one hundred metres. His platoon may have to operate with âno fireâ areas. Each soldier continues until he reaches the first corner or intersection. Examples of Linear Danger Areas (LDAs) include roads, runways, large clearings in forests as well as rivers and / or fords. The platoon FO calls for and adjusts indirect fires as directed by the platoon leader. The platoon is most vulnerable at the conclusion of the assault.). One soldier goes high, the other low, to prevent firing at one another. When both soldiers are in position, the senior soldier gives the command NEXT MAN IN (RIGHT or LEFT). 5. 1. 15. Destroying or suppressing enemy crew-served weapons first. In all cases, each soldier uses individual movement techniques as appropriate. An Infantry battle drill describes how platoons and squads apply fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations. (1) The squad leader marks the entry point. The squad continues to suppress the enemy and responds to orders from the platoon leader. 17. 1. Cram.com makes it easy to get the grade you want! The platoon leader leads the assault squad through the breach in the obstacle and positions them beyond the breach to support the movement of the remainder of the platoon or assaults the enemy position covering the obstacle. After the explosion, the next soldier enters the building and positions himself to the right (left) of the entrance, up against the wall, engages all identified or likely enemy positions with rapid, short bursts of automatic fire, and scans the room. The squad leader of the squad in contact reports the enemy size and location, and any other information to the platoon leader. (b) The squad in contact places screening smoke (M203) to prevent the enemy from seeing the maneuver element. INTRODUCTION This section defines and describes the format for battle drills. The platoon leader designates the entry point of the trench line and the direction of movement once the platoon begins clearing. FM 25-101 defines a battle drill as âa collective action rapidly executed without applying a deliberate decision-making process.â, a. Characteristics of a battle drill areâ. (2) The platoon leader assigns sectors of fire for each squad. (1) The assaulting fire team approaches the bunker from its blind side and does not mask the fires of the base-of-fire element. The platoon leader completes the squad leaderâs assessment of the situation. paragraphs 8 through 12, above. He allows the fire team to pass him. The platoon sergeant positions soldiers and machine guns to suppress the trench and isolate the entry point. Initiate immediate suppressive fires against the enemy. The team leader signals to the squad leader when they are in position and ready to support. 2. On order, he lifts fires or shifts them to isolate the enemy position, or to attack them with indirect fires as they retreat. g. The squad leader reports to the platoon leader and consolidates as needed. The platoon leader determines that he can maneuver by identifyingâ. At this time the near side security team will pick up and move their position across the road. The platoon leader directs one of the base-of-fire element squads to move into the trench and begin clearing it in the direction of movement from the foothold. (3) The assault fire team leader and the automatic rifleman remain in a position short of the trench to add suppressive fires for the initial entry. Drills provide small units with standard procedures essential for building strength and aggressiveness. The platoon leader rotates squads to keep soldiers fresh and to maintain the momentum of the assault. SITUATION: A squad or platoon receives fires from enemy individual or crew-served weapons. This technique works by the first fire team providing suppressive fire onto the objective whilst the second fire team moves via a concealed route to the flank of the enemy position. (3) The squad leader positions key weapons. The platoon leader controls the movement of his squads. The platoon leader determines which bunker is to be assaulted first and directs one squad (not in contact) to knock it out. (The platoon leader may direct the platoon sergeant to position this squad and one or both machine gun teams in a better support-by-fire position.). They should not expose themselves through open windows or doors. b. There are three methods that can be used to cross a LDA. (3) The platoon leader consolidates ACE reports and passes them to the company commander (or XO). e. Determines the next course of action (for example, fire and movement, assault, breach, knock out bunker, enter and clear a building or trench). Soldiers practice infantry battle drills. In this case there are only 3. Infantry battle drills describe how platoons and squads apply fire and maneuver to commonly encountered situations. (3) The grenadier and rifleman of the breaching fire team probe for mines, and cut the wire obstacle, marking their path as they proceed. c. The lead fire team passes the element securing the foothold. 3. The Hasty Crossing is sometimes reffered to as “Scrolling” a road. Equal Opportunity Response Battle Drill (EO) 18 a. EO Points of Contact 18 3. Armando Limon February 9, 2018. If directed, he assumes control of the base-of-fire element and positions the machine guns to add suppressive fires against the enemy. Leaders relay all commands and signals from the platoon chain of command. The platoon leader designates one squad as the breach squad, and the remaining squad, as the assault squad once the breach has been made. Nothing is left out. The platoon continues suppressing enemy positions and responds to the orders of the company commander. DANGER _____________________________________________________________The fire teams must maintain sufficient interval to prevent them from being engaged by the same enemy fires.