Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad - Sakai

Contents
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Appendix G
Appendix H
Appendix I
Page
Section III – Reconnaissance Patrols........................................................... 9-22
Control Measures ............................................................................................. 9-24
Actions on the Reconnaissance Objective....................................................... 9-27
Section IV – Area Reconnaissance............................................................... 9-29
Actions from the Objective Rally Point ............................................................. 9-29
Observation Plan for an Area Reconnaissance ............................................... 9-29
Short Range ..................................................................................................... 9-30
Multiple Reconnaissance and Surveillance Teams.......................................... 9-30
Security Element .............................................................................................. 9-30
Surveillance Teams .......................................................................................... 9-30
Section V – Route Reconnaissance ............................................................. 9-31
Conduct ............................................................................................................ 9-31
Section VI – Zone Reconnaissance .............................................................. 9-33
Moving Element Techniques ............................................................................ 9-33
Stationary Element Techniques ....................................................................... 9-36
Multiple Area Reconnaissance......................................................................... 9-37
Section VII – Patrol Preparations.................................................................. 9-37
Preparations ..................................................................................................... 9-37
Section VIII – Post Patrol Activities .............................................................. 9-41
Accounting for Patrol Members ........................................................................ 9-41
MACHINE GUN EMPLOYMENT .......................................................................A-1
SHOULDER-LAUNCHED MUNITIONS AND CLOSE COMBAT
MISSILE SYSTEMS ...........................................................................................B-1
FIRE PLANNING................................................................................................C-1
VEHICLE EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS................................................D-1
HELICOPTER MOVEMENT............................................................................... E-1
OBSTACLE REDUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT.............................................. F-1
OTHER SMALL UNIT ORGANIZATONS..........................................................G-1
SECURITY .........................................................................................................H-1
IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, SUICIDE BOMBERS, AND
UNEXPLODED ORDANCE ................................................................................ I-1
GLOSSARY ..........................................................................................Glossary-1
REFERENCES ..................................................................................References-1
INDEX..........................................................................................................Index-1
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