Battle Drills
A type of Collective Action
What is a Battle Drill?
A geographic space, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contribute materially to achieving success
What is a Decisive Point?
Surprise, Concentration, Tempo, Audacity
What are characteristics of offensive operations?
Said by the last soldier in a line during a certain battle drill when the other Squad passes the solider.
What is LOA?
One-third is for a leader to plan and two-thirds is dedicated to subordinates to plan.
What is the 1/3, 2/3 plan?
A Soldier announces "INCOMING", everyone immediately assume the prone position or move to immediate available cover during initial impacts.
What is Battle Drill 9? React to Indirect Fire
Unrestricted, Restricted, Severly Restricted
What are the Classifications of Terrain?
Movement to Contact, Attack, Exploitation, Pursuit
What are the 4 Offensive Tasks?
Assists the commander in making timely and effective decisions. It identifies reconnaissance objectives and drives the commander's reconnaissance guidance.
What is CCIR?
Any member of the patrol can do this
Who can call a halt?
Signals to change the fields of fire is done by the SL to properly engage and fix the enemy. Both squads go through the killzone
What is Battle Drill 2A? Squad Assualt
streets, roads, trails, and streams
The attacker masses the effects of combat power at the decisive point to achieve the unit’s purpose
What is Concentration?
The standard evaluation tool for terrain in the US, an acronym that details every major factor soldiers must consider in regard to terrain
What is OAK-OC
Contact is not for certain but could potentially happen.
When do we do Traveling Overwatch?
Done when the situation is towards the enemy's favor
What is Battle Drill 3? Break Contact
Needs Countering or Detour Bypass Method
What are Small Open Areas?
A simple plan of action that is boldly executed. Takes prudent risks.
What is Audacity?
Used for surveying if potential enemies are nearby, a 4-step process is done to ensure that an area is clear.
What is SLLS?
This is done if the enemy ratio is 3-1 towards the enemy's favor.
When do we break contact?
Soldiers return fire and seek the nearest cover/concealment. The element in contact immediately returns well-aimed fire on known enemy position(s).
What is Battle Drill 1? React to Direct Fire Contact
A combination of traveling overwatch and bounding overwatch is used
What are Large Open Areas?
Mass the effects of fire
Destroy the greatest threat first
Avoid target overkill
Employ the best weapon for the target
Minimize friendly exposure
Plan and implement fratricide avoidance measures
Plan for extreme limited visibility conditions
Develop Contingencies
What are the Fire Control Principles?
Used by the United States military to help commanders remember the considerations in the planning of any operation.
What is METT-TC?
Not to be used for more than 24 hours or repeated twice, priorities in order include, Maintenance, Hygiene, Mess Plan, and Rest
What is a Patrol Base?