Squad Attack
Supresses the enemy and maintains fire superiority.
What is the Supporting Element?
Contact that is made through a direct line-of-sight.
What is Direct Fire?
The 3 D's used to describe the enemy
What is Distance, Direction, and Description?
A squad ATTACK with limited planning, rapid preparation and execution
What is a Hasty Squad Attack?
This is something pre rehearsed and should be muscles memory.
What are Battle Drills?
Prevents people from reloading at the same time and allows continuous fire.
What is Buddy Team?
The group that first receives contact?
What is the Supporting Element?
L.A.C.E. Report
What is Liquids, Ammo, Casualties, and Equipment?
Contact that is made NOT through a direct line-of-sight
What is Indirect Fire?
They are in charge of the Squad.
This is the supporting element's goal.
What is Gain and Maintain Fire Superiority?
This is used to tell a soldier how to engage with their weapon system.
L.O.A.
What is Limit of Advance?
Something that protects you from an incoming projectile by stopping it or deflecting it.
What is a Cover?
These are the two elements of a squad attack.
Support and Assaulting
This element uses the flanks to attack the enemy
What is the Assaulting Element?
The team that did not make the initial contact with the enemy.
The first thing done once the L.O.A. is established.
Something that can hide you from someone or something but not protect you from a projectile.
What is Concealment?
This is the distance from the objective that an LOA should be set at.
35m
The ratio of soldiers vs. enemies that should be used to conduct a safe squad attack (soldiers : enemy)
What is a 3:1 ratio?
During a React To Contact, they initiate fire FIRST.
What is the Enemy?
This stands for METT-TC
Mission, Enemy, Terrain, Troop Availability, Time, and Civilian Considerations
Used to indicate lift and shift fire.
What are Prearranged Signals?
Taking immediate cover and moving to the designated rally point.